But the Wildcats claimed the division's #1 seed in the MEAC
Championships by virtue of the tiebreaker, which came down to the number of
total sets lost in head-to-head competition. Florida A&M, the preseason
favorite in the Southern Division and winner of six straight matches, claimed
the No. 2 seed.
FAMU advanced to tournament championship match with wins over Morgan
State and Northern Division champion Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). It lost the
title game 3-0 to three-time defending champion Howard University.
Two FAMU athletes, Maria Yvette Garcia and Nicole Abreu,
were named to the 2017 MEAC Volleyball All-Tournament Team.