Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
PROVO — Collegiate sports don't provide many names bigger than Texas, Michigan and Florida, but when it comes to the regional round of the NCAA women's volleyball tournament, all of them are underdogs. The favorite is the No. 4-seeded BYU Cougars, a team that last Saturday punched a ticket to the round of 16 for the seventh straight season.
Although this year, it's a bit different.
For starters, BYU is hosting one of the four regional semifinal rounds for the first time since 1986, back when the tournament included just 32 teams.