PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pitt's women's volleyball team is ready to kick off its quest for a national championship. Pitt has earned the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament for the first time in program history. The Panthers are set to host the first two rounds of the tournament and head into their first match with a 29-1 record.

PITTSBURGH — The road to another championship for the City of Pittsburgh starts this week. The Pitt women’s volleyball team is the number one overall seed in the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history. Volleyball fans from all around are expected to fill the stands at the Petersen Events Center, and bring some big bucks to the area

The Pittsburgh Panthers, a program that is 29-1 and has made the final four three years in a row, were named the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA women's volleyball tournament on Sunday, and will look to bring the ACC its first national title in the sport.

Pitt's women's volleyball team has earned the overall No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament. Pitt has been a No. 1 seed in the tournament the past three years, making it to the Final Four each time.

The most remarkable success story in local sports in 2024 is the recent domination of the Pitt Panthers women’s volleyball program.

The full 2024 bracket, led by No. 1 seeds Pitt, Penn State, Nebraska, and Louisville, is listed below. As a reminder, 31 of these teams qualified automatically by winning their conference, while 33 received at-large bids.

Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Penn State and Louisville earned top regional seeds Sunday in the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament and an inside track to the national semifinals.

Pitt Panthers volleyball earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will host through to the Final Four (as long as they win), but the location for where they'll play is changing. The Panthers normally hosts the first two rounds at the Petersen Events Center and then plays both the Third Round (Sweet 16) and Quarterfinals (Elite Eight) matches at Fitzgerald Field House.