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The first weekend of the NCAA volleyball tournament provided its share of upsets, but the top four seeds advanced without much drama. So No. 1 Nebraska, No. 2 Minnesota, No. 3 Wisconsin and No. 4 Texas get to be hosts for the regional semifinals and finals on Friday and Saturday. Heres a look at what weve seen so far, and what may be in store.Can anybody beat the home teams?This year the NCAA went away from predetermined sites for the regionals, which had been the format since 2003, and opted to have the highest remaining seed in each region host. Its safe to say the top four project as overwhelming favorites to advance to the final four in Columbus, Ohio, on Dec. 15 and 17.Why? Their combined record at home this season is 59-3.Minnesota was 15-0 at the Sports Pavilion both this season and in 2015. The Golden Gophers havent lost at home since falling on Oct. 22, 2014, to Nebraska in five sets.Wisconsin is 13-1 at UW Field House this season; its home loss was to Minnesota on Oct. 12. Meanwhile, the Badgers handed Texas -- 15-1 at home -- its only defeat at Gregory Gymnasium this year, on Sept. 18. Texas has lost at home only eight times since 2007.Defending NCAA champion Nebraska is 16-1 this year in the Devaney Center, falling only to Ohio State on Oct. 1.A big part of these teams success is their fan support. Nebraska leads the nation in average attendance at home matches (8,199), with Wisconsin third (5,915), Minnesota fourth (4,766) and Texas ninth (2,250).Theyre always great, Nebraska libero Justine Wong-Orantes said of the Huskers faithful. But I think I felt it more now that its tournament time. They know when were struggling and when we need to be picked up.Lincoln regional: Morning madnessNobody shows up like Nebraska fans. But for the semifinal, theyll need to do it on a weekday morning. With all the regionals being held in the Central time zone, somebody has to go early. Turns out it will be the match between two enormous heavyweights in the sport.The four-time champion Huskers will face seven-time champ Penn State at 11 a.m. CT Friday. What a way to start the regional semifinals.The Big Ten-champion Huskers swept both their early-round foes, New Hampshire and TCU, and the program now has 100 victories all time in the NCAA tournament. The Huskers beat the No. 16 seed Nittany Lions twice this season, although the match at Penn State went five sets.Nebraska leads their series 18-10 and has won five of the last six meetings. Penn State, at 24-9, has its most losses since 1987, when the Nittany Lions went 27-9 and lost in the NCAA tournaments first round.While one semifinal is an all-Big Ten affair, the other matches two Pac-12 teams. Conference champion Washington, the No. 8 seed led by league player of the year Courtney Schwan, beat Arizona in both their regular-season meetings. But the Wildcats, despite losing four of their last six matches in the regular season, are coming off an upset of No. 9 seed Michigan State.Arizona, at 20-14, has the most losses of any team in the Sweet 16. But the Wildcats made it this far, and thats what matters.Austin regional: Giants and sleepersConsistency remains the Longhorns hallmark, even if this season cost coach Jerritt Elliott some shut-eye.This season hasnt been as easy as seasons past -- Ive lost a lot more sleep, he said about trying to solve some of Texas supposed shortcomings. Still, here is Texas in the Sweet 16 for the 11th consecutive season. The Longhorns have made the final four seven of the last eight years.The problem, though, has come in finishing the job. For all their success, the Longhorns have just two NCAA titles: in 1988 and 2012. Theyve had a few stinging upsets in recent years, including 2014, when they lost to BYU in the national semifinals.Now Texas will face the No. 13 seed Cougars in the regional semis. The Longhorns are 65-9 in NCAA matches played in Austin, Texas.The Longhorns didnt win the Big 12 title this season; Kansas did. But that ended up being the highlight of the Jayhawks season, as the No. 5 seeds were upset in the second round by Creighton. The Bluejays, who are in their second consecutive Sweet 16, won two five-set matches to get here.Creighton will take on No. 12 seed Michigan. Of the six Big Ten teams still in the tournament, the Wolverines are the only one in this regional.Madison regional: Unseeded but still kickingWhile Wisconsin and No. 6 Stanford breezed into the Sweet 16, their opponents, Ohio State and Florida State, had to grind through five-set matches to advance.Ohio State outlasted No. 14 seed Kansas State 17-15 in the fifth behind Taylor Hughes second triple-double of the season (41 assists, 15 digs, 14 kills). The Buckeyes are two matches away from playing in the final four in their hometown, but Wisconsin -- which swept Ohio State in both their Big Ten matches this season -- is a daunting roadblock.Wisconsin was especially impressive in its second-round sweep of Washington State, holding the Cougars to zero hitting percentage in the final two sets. Coach Kelly Sheffield said of his Badgers, I think our team just keeps getting better and better.In the other semifinal, six-time NCAA champ Stanford meets Florida State for the first time. The Cardinal swept Denver and Boise State in the first two rounds and have won 13 of their last 14 matches.Rookies are leading the way for Stanford, including Pac-12 freshman of the year Kathryn Plummer. Stanford is the top blocking team in the nation but must be wary of Florida State, which rallied from a deep hole to stun No. 11 seed Florida in one of the most dramatic matches of the tournament. The Gators were just two points away from a sweep, but the Seminoles came back and took the fifth set 15-12.We were in it to win a national championship and we had the talent to do so, Florida libero Caroline Knop said after the loss. Unfortunately, tonight we werent tough enough.Minneapolis regional: A little bit of everythingFour different conferences are represented at Minnesota. The Big Tens Gophers, who have made four trips to the final four, will take on SEC co-champion Missouri, which got some revenge against Purdue with a 3-1 victory in the second round. The Tigers were 35-0 in 2013 before falling to the Boilermakers in the second round.No. 15 seed Missouri is in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2010 and has never made the final four.I really thought that for us to have a shot, we were going to have to play really clean, Tigers coach Wayne Kreklow said. We talked a lot about that: staying aggressive but being smart.The Tigers will need more of that against Minnesota, which is led by Big Ten player of the year Sarah Wilhite and setter of the year Samantha Seliger-Swenson. The Gophers swept North Dakota and Hawaii, the latter match impacted when Big West player of the year Nikki Taylor, a senior, was lost three points in with an ankle injury.In the other semifinal, North Carolina is seeking to make its second regional final in the past three years. But the ACC-champion Tar Heels have not faced a Pac-12 team this season. They play the Pac-12s UCLA, which has won four NCAA titles, the most recent in 2011. 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Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot. DAVIE, Fla. -- Ryan Tannehill was back at the Miami Dolphins complex Monday, his left knee injury less serious than first feared.The injury was diagnosed as a sprained ACL and MCL, coach Adam Gase said, meaning Tannehill will avoid surgery.It remains unlikely hell play again this season, and Matt Moore will make his first start since 2011 on Saturday against the New York Jets.When Tannehill was hurt Sunday against Arizona, the Dolphins (8-5) feared a torn ACL that would require surgery and a long, arduous rehabilitation. The Dolphins learned the final diagnosis late Sunday.Better than what we thought, Gase said. I was happy for him. Thats a hard injury to come back from and rehab. Its a long, long process.ACL surgery generally requires at least a nine-month recovery. Gase said the Dolphins dont know how long Tannehill will be sidelined by the sprained knee, but its questionable whether he would be available even deep into the postseason.Its not going to be one game, Gase said. It will be longer than that.Tannehill should be available to take part in the Dolphins offseason program, however.In Arizona, Campbell said he spoke with Tannehill by phone on Monday.I reached out and I apologized to him, Campbell said. It definitely wasnt on purpose. I wasnt trying to hurt the guy. Thats not who I am. Ive never been that kind of guy. I never will be that kind of guy. I know how hard people work to play this game.While Tannehill was at the team complex Monday, Moore was absent -- his wife was having their third child. But hell soon be cramming as the new No. 1 quarterback.Matt is going to go hard, teammate Byron Maxwell said. Hes going to go down fighting. Hes not afraid of the moment. Hes ready for it.Tannehill limped out of Sundays win in the third quarter after being hit by defensive tackle Calais Campbell as he released a completion. Miami led 21-9 when Tannehill was hurt and won 26-23 on a last-second field goal.The victory didnt lighten the Dolphins glum mood. Tannehill was red-eyed on the sideline as the game ended and left the stadium on crutches.Weve got to rally and try to finish this thing for him, safety Michael Thomas said. He was having a great season. Everybody was rallying behind him. So its tough.Everybody is emotional about it. But its a next-man-up mentality, and weve just got to find a way to keep this thing rolling.After a slow start when he came off the bencch against Arizona, Moore led a late drive that ended with the game-winning field goal.ddddddddddddhe Dolphins won for the seventh time in the past eight games and forged a tie with Denver in the race for the final AFC wild-card berth.Only two Dolphins on the active roster have been with the team longer than Moore, a 10-year veteran who joined Miami in 2011.He has 25 starts but none since the Dolphins drafted the durable Tannehill, who started 77 consecutive games in his first five NFL seasons despite taking 213 sacks.Moore has thrown 16 passes in the past four seasons, including five Sunday. He has a 13-12 record as a starter -- giving him a career winning percentage better than Tannehill -- but this week will be the first time Moore has started for a team with a winning record.Moore has 33 touchdown passes, 28 interceptions and a reputation for being an aggressive risk-taker.I know Matt will do whatever we need him to do to win a game, Gase said. I like the fact that hes not afraid to scramble outside the pocket and kind of play a little looser than a lot of coaches like. I like calling plays for him, because you never know what youre going to experience in that play.The new backup quarterback is expected to be rookie Brandon Doughty, a seventh-round draft pick from Western Kentucky who grew up near the Dolphins complex.Tannehill likely finishes 2016 with career highs in passer rating (93.5), completion rate (67.1 percent) and yards per attempt (7.7).It has been his first year working with Gase, a quarterback expert who frequently praised Tannehill for his improvement -- and resilience.I dont know if Ive been around anybody tougher, Gase said. The guy has taken a lot shots since Ive been here, unfortunately. He just keeps bouncing back.On Saturday the Dolphins will also be without center Mike Pouncey, who wont practice this week, Gase said.It will be the fifth game in a row Pouncey has missed because of a hip injury that has limited him to five games this season.--AP Sports Writer Bob Baum in Phoenix contributed to this report.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Steven Wine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Steve-Wine. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/steven-wine ' ' '