After the rumor only started circulating last week that Texas and Oklahoma were interested in joining the Southeastern Conference, it’s become a reality with dizzying speed. The SEC voted to approve their application this week and the schools have accepted the invitation. The Longhorns and the Sooners will officially join in 2025. But due to, let’s call it corporate/inter-conference intrigue, they could be joining much… sooner.

Texas volleyball is one of the sport’s powerhouses. They’ve won three national championships (AIAW in 1981, and NCAA in 1988 and 2012) and have appeared in all but two NCAA Tournaments, including the last 17 in a row. They’ve reached the NCAA Final Four 14 times. And they’ve been ranked in the top ten of the AVCA Coaches Poll in 27 seasons.

Oklahoma volleyball has been to the NCAA Tournament 12 times, and advanced to the Sweet 16 three times (1988, 2006 and 2010). Since 2010, they’ve finished in the top three of the Big 12 Conference 5 times.

The Lady Vols have a 1-10 record vs Texas. The first meeting was in 1980, and the last in 1992. Their only when came in 1982.

Tennessee is 2-1 all-time vs Oklahoma. They won the first meeting in 1981, lost the second in 1997, then swept the Sooners during their Sweet Sixteen run in 2010.