Elephant Bar Tourney Brackets

[Mac]

[swingaway]

Acrobat version:

middlehitter.com/middlehitter/MHPR/ebar07_bracket.pdf

[volleyfred]

Good seeding.

[Mac]

Maybe some people ought to actually go to the Elephant Bar for some drink and vittles and let 'em know you're there because they've sponsored the tournament. Ya never know if a sponsor feels their investment is paying back an ROI.

[swingaway]

ucsbgauchos.cstv.com/sports/m-volley/spec-rel/010407aac.html


UCSB to Host 43rd Annual Elephant Bar Collegiate Invitational Jan. 5-6
Seven of the eight participating teams are ranked in the nation's top-15.


Printable Tournament Bracket (.pdf)


Jan. 4, 2007

Santa Barbara, Calif. - The UCSB men's volleyball team will open its 2007 regular season by hosting the 43rd Annual Elephant Bar Collegiate Invitational Jan. 5-6. Seven other Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) teams will travel to Santa Barbara to participate as the Gauchos take on USC Friday at 1 p.m. in Robertson Gymnasium.

Friday's matches will take place in both Robertson Gymnasium and the Thunderdome. All of Saturday's matches, as well as all of UCSB's matches, will be played in Rob Gym.

UC Irvine enters the tourney as the No. 1 seed and is followed by UCLA, UCSB, Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State, USC, Pacific, and Stanford.

Seven of the eight teams are ranked in the top-15 in the country. According to the CSTV/AVCA Preseason Coaches Poll, UC Irvine is first, UCLA third, UC Santa Barbara sixth, Cal State Northridge ninth, Long Beach State 10th, USC 12th, and Pacific tied for 14th.

UCLA, the reigning national and MPSF champion, has advanced to the title match in the Elephant Bar Invitational in each of the past four years. Long Beach won the crown in 2006, while the Bruins won back-to-back titles in 2004 and 2005. The Anteaters from UC Irvine took top honors in 2003.

On Friday, each team will play twice - once at 1 p.m .and again at 7 p.m. Saturday's matches will be played at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.

Adult ticket prices are $10 for a one-day pass and $15 for an all-tournament pass. For those 13 and under and UCSB students with a valid ID, a one-day pass is $5 and an all tournament pass is $10. Tickets are available for purchase at each venue both days.

The Gauchos opened their 2007 campaign with a 3-0 exhibition victory over Thompson Rivers University Tuesday. Senior opposite Evan Patak led all players with 18 kills.





43rd ANNUAL UCSB/ELEPHANT BAR COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL
Friday, January 5, 1 p.m.
Match 1: #1 UC Irvine vs. #8 Stanford (court 1)
Match 2: #4 Cal State Northridge vs. #5 Long Beach State (court 2)
Match 3: #3 UCSB vs. #6 USC (court 4)
Match 4: #2 UCLA vs. #7 Pacific (court 3)

Friday, January 5, 7 p.m.
Match 5: winner of match 1 vs. winner of match 2 (court 2)
Match 6: winner of match 3 vs. winner of match 4 (court TBD)
Match 7: loser of match 1 vs. loser of match 2 (court 1)
Match 8: loser of match 3 vs. loser of match 4 (court TBD)

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Saturday, January 6, 11 a.m.
Match 9 (7th/8th place): loser of match 7 vs. loser of match 8 (court 4)

Saturday, January 6, 1:30 p.m.
Match 10 (5th/6th place): winner of match 7 vs. winner of match 8 (court 4)

Saturday, January 6, 4 p.m.
Match 11 (3rd/4th place): loser of match 5 vs. loser of match 6 (court 4)

Saturday, January 6, 6:30 p.m.
Match 12 (1st/2nd place): winner of match 5 vs. winner of match 6 (court 4)

Courts 1, 2, and 3 are located at the Thunderdome. Court 4 is located at Robertson Gymnasium.

--www.UCSBgauchos.com--

[BearClause]

I know this is off topic, but I ate at an Elephant Bar Restaurant (Emeryville) for the first time today. The wait was a little long to get in, as there were a lot of mid-sized groups of people there for an after-church lunch. The strawberry lemonade was quite good, with real strawberry puree, and I had a half order of BBQ pork ribs, with cole slaw, fries, and cinnamon apples. I wasn't even sure what "Elephant Bar" was until I saw the restaurant at the Bay Street shopping complex in Emeryville. I heard the name used with this tournament, but I never knew exactly what it was.

[baywatcher]

Been to the Elephant Bar tournament for three years now; gone to the restaurant each time and let them know i was there because they sponsor the tournament. Food is OK and not too expensive.

[BearClause]

baywatcher said:

Been to the Elephant Bar tournament for three years now; gone to the restaurant each time and let them know i was there because they sponsor the tournament. Food is OK and not too expensive.

Certainly it was fine (with good sized portions) and well-priced compared to the other options in the area. I could eat there for about what Denny's would cost, and the atmosphere was considerably better. I only wished they had seated myself and my father closer to the bar so we could have watched the Giants-Eagles game.

[swingaway]

Had dinner after the tournament in Santa Barbara. Plenty of options and OK food. Saw a good portion of the Santra Barbara squad there.

[bunnywailer]

E-bar used to be the only place to get decent grub after UCSB matches. But now with the new shopping center on Hollister and Los Carneros, there's alot more options.

They also just opened up a new L&L's in that shopping center. Woo hoo!

[gobruins]

BearClause - you were probably better off not being too close to the bar. What with the elephant being there. :-)

[BearClause]

gobruins said:

BearClause - you were probably better off not being too close to the bar. What with the elephant being there. :-)

We were actually placed next to the fiberglass (or whatever it was) elephant. My dad asked if it was animated, just in case it started to move while he was eating.

[baywatcher]

Hawaiian influence is everywhere in vball! Cheering on an L & L in Santa Barbara? Have to try to find it for lunch next year. Short ribs and macaroni salad. Know the shopping center, I think, but didn't drive in there this year and didn't see any L&L. There is an elephant Bar in Concord, California, which is in the midst of many club county wide tournaments, wso may try that between the 7th and 9th place matches late in the evening.