Two Florida Universities make it to the Sweet 16's of the NCAA Tournament

It is exciting to know that two teams from Florida; Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles have a chance to compete in the Final Four!!

The Sweet 16 of Volleyball is this weekend, December 11th and 12th. Both UF and FSU face tough matches on Friday.


NCAA Southeast Regional: Four of the sixteen teams will be playing in Gainesville Friday at 3:30pm , Baylor vs. California , ranked 9th in the nation. Penn State , ranked #1 in the nation and last years champion, will be competing against The Florida Gators - ranked 16th, at 6pm on Friday in the O’Connell Center.

Florida State the top seed in this bracket and the ACC champion will be playing in Minneapolis , Minnesota , against a talented Kentucky team (SEC Champion) on Friday December 11th.

See a great Video of FSU in Minneapolis on Seminoles.com

Winners of these two games will be competing Saturday, December 12th at 4pm in the Regional finals to participate in the Final Four in Tampa .

You can see The NCAA Volleyball Bracket by clicking here:

Stay tuned to the report to see how our Florida teams do and follow the tournament to see who will be in the Final Four in Tampa.

SPECIAL THANKS TO GUEST WRITER CRISTY MACHADO WHO TOOK THE TIME TO HIGHLIGHT THE TWO FLORIDA UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE STILL COMPETING IN THE NCAA DIV I TOURNAMENT.