DALLAS – WKU Volleyball owns the top overall seed in the 2020-21 Conference USA Tournament set for April 1-3 at Southern Miss' Wellness/Volleyball Facility.
 
(RV) Rice and No. 18 WKU polished off perfect records in conference play to claim the East and West regular season titles, and will be the No. 1 seeds for the 2020 Conference USA Volleyball Championship. The single-elimination tournament, which was postponed to the spring semester due to COVID-19, features the league's top eight teams seeded in a cross-divisional format for Thursday's opening round. All matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
WKU (18-0, 12-0 C-USA) locked up the East Division title last Sunday and is the tournament's overall top seed by way of RPI. The Hilltoppers are set to face the West's No. 4 seed North Texas (11-10, 6-6) in the first match of the week at noon CT Thursday.
 
The two semifinal matches will take place at noon and 2:30 p.m. CT Friday, with the championship set for noon CT Saturday, all to be aired live on ESPN+. Coverage of the event including the tournament bracket, schedule, watch links, team information, results and recaps can be found on conferenceusa.com.

2020 Conference USA Volleyball Championship Schedule
Hattiesburg, MS | Wellness/Volleyball Facility
 
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday, April 1
Match 1: (1E) No. 18 WKU vs. (4W) North Texas – 12 PM, ESPN+
Match 2: (2W) UTEP vs. (3E) Marshall – 2 PM, ESPN+
Match 3: (1W) Rice (RV) vs. (4E) Middle Tennessee – 5 PM, ESPN+
Match 4: (2E) Charlotte vs. (3W) UAB – 7 PM, ESPN+
 
SEMIFINALS
Friday, April 2
Match 5: Match #1 Winner vs. Match #2 Winner – 12 PM, ESPN+
Match 6: Match #3 Winner vs. Match #4 Winner – 2:30 PM, ESPN+
 
CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, April 3
Match 7: Match #5 Winner vs. Match #6 Winner – 12 PM, ESPN+
 
 
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How to Follow WKU Volleyball: For complete information on WKU Volleyball, follow the team on Twitter at @WKUVolleyball and head coach Travis Hudson at @TravisHudsonWKU. The team is also on Instagram and Facebook.