Moving the discussion on another thread about 'sandbagging' to here
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Below see page 4, 9.2 C
http://www.avca.org/includes/media/docs/SAND-VOLLEYBALL-NCAA-RULES-MODIFICATIONS3(11).pdf
Because Tiegs was unable to play when the dual tournament started on Saturday, she was not allowed to play on Sunday. Riggs moved up to 1 and that necessitated the juggling of the lower pairs 3-5.
As for the question of Johnson-Jackson playing at 5 last year, that's where they played all season, including when they beat Hawaii last year. And they played at No. 5 in 2012