Twice during the regular season, the Boise State women’s volleyball team took a moral stand by forfeiting matches against San Jose State rather than competing against a player believed to be transgender.

The Spartans are set to play Boise State, which won a quarterfinal match over Utah State Wednesday. The Broncos forfeited two matches to San Jose State in the regular season.

Boise State advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West women's volleyball tournament by beating Utah State on Wednesday night

No. 11 Boise State (10-1, 7-0 Mountain West Conference) closes the regular season at 10 a.m. Mountain time Friday against non-conference opponent Oregon State (

There’s a lot we’ve got to get better at,” coach Leon Rice said. “ ... That’s why you come to these, so you can improve and continue to get better.”

The Big 12’s top-ranked team, No. 16 Arizona State, was five spots behind Boise State in the rankings released Tuesday.

Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State held onto the top spots in the latest edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, the selection committee announced. Three other schools dropped from the projected list.