The Wisconsin women’s volleyball team earned the number three seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament and will take on Howard in the first round

Earning their highest seed ever, the Wisconsin Badgers women’s volleyball team secured the number three seed in the NCAA Tournament Sunday night after finishing the regular season with a 25-4 record, 17-3 in conference.

When you find out you're the No. 3 seed‼️ pic.twitter.com/jr55TWWmQW — Wisconsin Volleyball (@BadgerVB) November 28, 2016

Big Ten foes Nebraska and Minnesota earned the number one and two seeds. The Badgers went 0-3 versus those two teams this season.

Wisconsin will take on the Howard Bison out of the MEAC conference. The Bison finished the season as conference champs and a 26-5 record. The game will take place this Thursday, December 1 at 7:30 CT at the UW Field House.

The winner of this game will take on the winner of the next matchup down in the bracket between in-state rival Marquette and Washington State.

Wisconsin will look to make another run at a national title this season. The Badgers lost to conference rival Penn State in 2013 in the national title as the 12-seed. The Badgers were knocked out of last year’s tournament in the third round when they fell to Florida three sets to two.