Oklahoma City – Following an exciting end to the regular season, Nelson will be the top seed in the upcoming Sooner Athletic Conference Volleyball Championship that will begin with first-round contests at four home sites around the league.
 
The Lions claimed their fifth regular-season title and fourth outright crown to earn the top seed. Texas Wesleyan garnered the No. 2 seed in the tournament, while Science & Arts earned the No. 3 seed via a tiebreaker over No. 4 seed Wayland Baptist.
 
Nelson will open the tournament by hosting No. 8 seed Mid-America Christian at the Shaeffer Center in Waxahachie, Texas, with a 6 p.m. start. The Lions won the regular season title with an overall record of 25-5 and a conference mark of 21-1. The Evangels completed the season with an overall record of 17-12 and a conference mark of 12-10. Nelson won the regular-season series with a pair of 3-0 sweeps.
 
The Rams will welcome No. 7 seed John Brown to the Sid Richardson Center in a 6 p.m. start on Tuesday evening. Texas Wesleyan completed the regular season with an overall record of 19-11 and a league mark of 16-6. The Golden Eagles enter the tournament with an overall record of 17-13 and a conference mark of 13-9. John Brown won both of the regular-season matches this season by scores of 3-0 and 3-1.
 
Science & Arts will start the tournament by welcoming No. 6 Oklahoma City to the Drover Fieldhouse at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The Drovers wrapped up the regular season with an overall record of 21-9 and a conference record of 15-7. The Stars join the field with an overall mark of 19-9 and a league record of 13-9. The two teams split their regular-season matches, with both scores being 3-2.
 
Wayland Baptist starts tournament action by hosting No. 5 College of the Ozarks at the Hutcherson Center with a 7 p.m. start. The Pioneers finished the regular season with an overall record of 19-11 and a conference mark of 15-7. The Bobcats are in the tournament with an overall record of 17-11 and a league mark of 14-8. The two squads split their regular-season meetings, with Wayland Baptist claiming a 3-0 win at home while College of the Ozarks won the contest at home 3-2.
 
The winners of the first-round contests will head to the Shaeffer Center in Waxahachie, Texas, for the semifinals on Friday, November 13, with the championship match set for 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 14.