Besides, unfavorable seeds didn’t stop the Cougars from advancing to the Sweet 16 the past five seasons. Why should it now?
All 16 seeded teams get to host the first two rounds of the tournament, making the order of seeding not quite as important as in other NCAA sports, such as basketball.
BYU (28-2) plays host to American (26-7), the Patriot League champion, at 7 p.m. Friday at Smith Fieldhouse in a first-round match. Oregon and Kennesaw State will tangle at 4 p.m. Friday. First-round winners will play at 7 p.