Without the benefit of an automatic bid despite winning the Liberty League Championship Tournament title on Saturday, the Clarkson University Volleyball team will be watching and listening with great interest Monday morning, when the NCAA Division III Volleyball selection show will announce the teams that will compete for the 2009 National Championship.

To check on the status of the Clarkson University Volleyball team's postseason dreams, follow the selection show on at 11:00 am on Monday. You can follow live at
http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=ncaa&media=144155.  

The Golden Knights, who entered the weekend ranked fourth in the New York Region and finished the season with a 28-6 record overall and a 24-3 record in the New York and the surrounding states, won the conference tournament for the first time in the program's history on Saturday. However, the Liberty League has just five teams and does not receive an automatic bid. That said, the Liberty League's top team, not necessarily the one that wins the conference championship tournament, normally gains admittance to the NCAA Tournament.

Fortunately for Clarkson, it was the top team in the conference all season long. Including the conference tournament, the Golden Knights went 9-1 against teams in the league and were awarded the top seed. Also, none of the other four teams has surpassed Clarkson in any of the first three regional ranking polls.