The Sett, Elite 8: No. 8 Florida

Mark Kuhlmann/NCAA Photos “Last” Year In Gator Volleyball

Mary Wise took over the Gators program in 1991 and immediately create the SEC’s powerhouse in volleyball, winning the regular conference every year between 1991 and 2008, only splitting twice. That translated to six Final Fours, but nothing further. Since then, other SEC teams have upped their level of competition, including last year when Kentucky beat the Gators twice to force a “split” of the title. (They both get a banner, but you lose twice to a team with the same record you can’t split, those are the rules.)

Unlike football, Florida volleyball schedules aggressively out of conference. They may have been swept by Stanford and…