From LBPOSTSports.com: There is no joy in Mudville today, as the CIF state regional volleyball brackets were released, with one noticeable omission: the Wilson Bruins. The same Bruins who finished their season ranked number 8 in the country by ESPN didn’t make the list of eight SoCal teams entered into the bracket, and the same Bruins who took eventual champion Loyola to five sets in their semifinal loss—Loyola went on to sweep Mater Dei in the final.
It might seem ridiculous that one of the final four teams in the sectional bracket didn’t make the eight-team state regional bracket, especially since that team was clearly the second or third best team in the bracket. If it seems that way, it’s because…well, because it is. Well, you’re wondering, doesn’t a state bracket contain teams from more than just Wilson’s Southern Section? Yes, it does—but because of the quality of the SS, four of the eight Division One entrants are from that section—the other four are from the San Diego, Central, and City sections. That means that even though four teams from Wilson’s section made it in, and even though the Bruins were one of the final four teams left in their section, they still get left out. In case you’re interested, here’s how these things happen.
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