UCSB is the favorite in my mind. they lost 3-2 to Davis in Davis, blowing 4 match points, while playing without Eva Travis. Both with quality middles and pins, UCSB plays that 6-2. Davis is the better serving team. has to go 4 or 5 sets

Beach - Poly difficult to determine. Beach got waxed badly up in Poly, receiving was poor, the infamous delay of returning from the locker room penalty, flailing substitutions. Beach swept Poly a long time ago. Poly played poorly to get swept by Irvine no less last week. Likely to also go 4 or 5 sets, IMO more of an even match up. Poly's experienced setter Bullis actually did not play due to injury n last years BWCT semi win over Beach nor the final vs. Hawai.