Nebraska volleyball went end-to-end as the dominant program in the country throughout the entire regular season. On Sunday, the Huskers were rewarded for their efforts.

Nebraska earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament after winning the outright Big Ten championship (the program's first conference title since 2017) with a 28-1 overall record and a 19-1 mark in the league. It's the first time since 2016 that the Huskers have landed the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament, which first began using the top four national seeds (or highest remaining seed in each region) for regional sites. The Huskers were also the top overall seed in 2000, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

The Huskers, who have been ranked as the country's No. 1 team for five straight weeks (including three consecutive) following their victory in the 1-2 national showdown with Wisconsin in late October, also learned their road to winning a sixth national championship.

Capturing that crown has been the No. 1 goal all season for John Cook's program as it seeks the fifth national title under the legendary coach. The following is the Huskers' setup for the first and second rounds:

All Times Central

1 Nebraska (28-1) vs. Long Island University (13-18) – Friday at 7 p.m. (ESPN+)***

Delaware (24-4) vs. 8 Missouri (17-12) – Friday at 4:30 p.m. (ESPN+)

>>> Second Round: Saturday at 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

***Or 30 minutes after the conclusion of the 4:30 p.m. match but no sooner than 7 p.m.

5 Georgia Tech (22-6) vs. South Alabama (22-8) – Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

Florida Gulf Coast (26-6) vs. 4 Florida (18-9) – Thursday at 6 p.m.

3 Arkansas (25-5) vs. Stephen F. Austin (29-4) – Friday at 7 p.m.

TCU (16-14) vs. 6 Florida State (23-8) – Friday at 4:30 p.m.

7 James Madison (21-9) vs. Baylor (16-12) – Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

Wofford (23-7) vs. 2 Kentucky (19-7) – Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

The NCAA Division I volleyball tournament consists of 64 teams with 32 auto bids to the conference winners and 32 at-large bids.

The tournament selection committee selects the top 16 teams to be awarded with national seeds for the tournament and host regional sites.

Nebraska, as one of the four 1-seeds, will host its first-round matchup in addition to its matchups in the second round, Sweet 16 and Elite Eight if it continues to advance. The Final Four will then advance to the 2023 NCAA DI women's volleyball championship – hosted this year at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida – with the semifinal matches on Dec. 14 and the finals on Dec. 17.

Here's the NCAA tournament schedule by round:

First and second rounds: Thursday-Friday, Nov. 30-Dec. 1 OR Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 2-3

Regionals: Thursday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 9

National Semifinals: Thursday, Dec. 14

>> Semifinal 1: Begins at 7 p.m. on ESPN

>> Semifinal 2: Begins approx. 30 minutes following Semifinal 1 on ESPN

National Championship: Sunday, Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. on ABC

Teams are grouped in fours and seeded 1-8 for the bracket, but only the top 16 teams will host. Here are this year's four 1-seeds and the top 16 seeds, in order of overall seed:

No. 1: Nebraska, Stanford, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh

No. 2: Louisville, Oregon, Texas, Kentucky

No. 3: Creighton, Purdue, Tennessee, Arkansas

No. 4: Washington State, Kansas, BYU, Florida