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Post by justagameright on Aug 28, 2012 19:14:42 GMT -5
UVC prediction 1 Medaille 2 Naz 3 Stevens 4 NYU 5 Elmira 6 New Paltz 7 Vassar 8 DYouville Yeah, No way in HELL this is the way the UVC breaksdown. |
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Post by justagameright on Aug 28, 2012 19:40:09 GMT -5
There will be at least one new conference and could harm two existing conferences as many new teams are on the court this year and in 2014. This will make for more strange bedfellows. Also, Pool B seems to be on the table this year which will give independents a better chance to get into the tournament. BBK, You can't just through that type of tease out there and not follow it up with some information. What new conferences are forming, who is it going to affect, and how does the Pool B selection inclusion affect existing power conferences (UVC & CVC)? Isn't it January yet????? This is what I've heard: This new conference will predominately affect the UVC with some trickle down affect to the CVC. PSU-Altoona is adding and starting this season. They are in the Allegheny Mountain Conference with Medaille, D'youville, PSU-Behrend and Hilbert which would bring the AMCC up to 5. Rumor has it that they have been in contact with a school from the CVC to get them to 6 and then they need one more to get to the lucky number of 7. My guess is that they would go after another CVC to get them to 7. Possibilities:Theil, EMU, Cairn University (formally PBU) and Stevenson. Also, the NEAC now has school that are sponsoring mens volleyball. Keuka College, Cazenovia, Gallaudet, Lancaster Bible, Wells College, and pulling SUNY IT from the UVC gives them 6. Not sure if another school in that conference is planning on adding. I don't for see any breakups happening this season. Most likely these schools will pay a fine to get out of their respective conference and be in affect for the 2014 season. |
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Post by bbk on Aug 28, 2012 19:54:42 GMT -5
BBK, You can't just through that type of tease out there and not follow it up with some information. What new conferences are forming, who is it going to affect, and how does the Pool B selection inclusion affect existing power conferences (UVC & CVC)? Isn't it January yet????? This is what I've heard: This new conference will predominately affect the UVC with some trickle down affect to the CVC. PSU-Altoona is adding and starting this season. They are in the Allegheny Mountain Conference with Medaille, D'youville, PSU-Behrend and Hilbert which would bring the AMCC up to 5. Rumor has it that they have been in contact with a school from the CVC to get them to 6 and then they need one more to get to the lucky number of 7. My guess is that they would go after another CVC to get them to 7. Possibilities:Theil, EMU, Cairn University (formally PBU) and Stevenson. Also, the NEAC now has school that are sponsoring mens volleyball. Keuka College, Cazenovia, Gallaudet, Lancaster Bible, Wells College, and pulling SUNY IT from the UVC gives them 6. Not sure if another school in that conference is planning on adding. I don't for see any breakups happening this season. Most likely these schools will pay a fine to get out of their respective conference and be in affect for the 2014 season. And just a reminder that Marymount in VA hired former BYU HC Patchell to helm that program. This means they will try to join a conference also. They use to be in a conference with Gallaudet. The CVC will die on the vine unless some schools jump into that mosh pit. The UVC will most likely find one for #7. AMCC will get a 6 & 7. The NEAC will have their 7 and then some. Fines will be miniscule most likely and bracket expansion could be on the horizon |
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Post by justagameright on Aug 28, 2012 20:03:57 GMT -5
This is what I've heard: This new conference will predominately affect the UVC with some trickle down affect to the CVC. PSU-Altoona is adding and starting this season. They are in the Allegheny Mountain Conference with Medaille, D'youville, PSU-Behrend and Hilbert which would bring the AMCC up to 5. Rumor has it that they have been in contact with a school from the CVC to get them to 6 and then they need one more to get to the lucky number of 7. My guess is that they would go after another CVC to get them to 7. Possibilities:Theil, EMU, Cairn University (formally PBU) and Stevenson. Also, the NEAC now has school that are sponsoring mens volleyball. Keuka College, Cazenovia, Gallaudet, Lancaster Bible, Wells College, and pulling SUNY IT from the UVC gives them 6. Not sure if another school in that conference is planning on adding. I don't for see any breakups happening this season. Most likely these schools will pay a fine to get out of their respective conference and be in affect for the 2014 season. And just a reminder that Marymount in VA hired former BYU HC Patchell to helm that program. This means they will try to join a conference also. They use to be in a conference with Gallaudet. The CVC will die on the vine unless some schools jump into that mosh pit. The UVC will most likely find one for #7. AMCC will get a 6 & 7. The NEAC will have their 7 and then some. Fines will be miniscule most likely and bracket expansion could be on the horizon I forgot to mention the Dominican University, IL may be adding mens volleyball. They will more than likely join the CVC if they do actually add. If the above mentioned schools drop out of the UVC they will still be at 7 with Naz, Elmira, NYU, Stevens, Vassar, SUNY New Paltz, Bard. |
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Post by topgun2 on Aug 28, 2012 22:04:45 GMT -5
Preseason top 15
1 Springfield
2 Juniata
3 UCSC
4 Carthage
5 Naz
6 Stevens
7 NYU
8 Rivier
9 Medaille
10 MIT
11 Elmira
12 Vassar
13 MSOE
14 Baruch
15 Kean
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Post by vballer13 on Aug 29, 2012 0:25:18 GMT -5
The CVC will die on the vine unless some schools jump into that mosh pit. The UVC will most likely find one for #7. AMCC will get a 6 & 7. The NEAC will have their 7 and then some. Why is CVC going to die? |
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Post by justagameright on Aug 29, 2012 17:55:41 GMT -5
The CVC will die on the vine unless some schools jump into that mosh pit. The UVC will most likely find one for #7. AMCC will get a 6 & 7. The NEAC will have their 7 and then some. Why is CVC going to die? read up a few threads and it will explain why it may die. |
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Post by noreaster on Aug 30, 2012 12:27:27 GMT -5
BBK, You can't just through that type of tease out there and not follow it up with some information. What new conferences are forming, who is it going to affect, and how does the Pool B selection inclusion affect existing power conferences (UVC & CVC)? Isn't it January yet????? This is what I've heard: This new conference will predominately affect the UVC with some trickle down affect to the CVC. PSU-Altoona is adding and starting this season. They are in the Allegheny Mountain Conference with Medaille, D'youville, PSU-Behrend and Hilbert which would bring the AMCC up to 5. Rumor has it that they have been in contact with a school from the CVC to get them to 6 and then they need one more to get to the lucky number of 7. My guess is that they would go after another CVC to get them to 7. Possibilities:Theil, EMU, Cairn University (formally PBU) and Stevenson. Also, the NEAC now has school that are sponsoring mens volleyball. Keuka College, Cazenovia, Gallaudet, Lancaster Bible, Wells College, and pulling SUNY IT from the UVC gives them 6. Not sure if another school in that conference is planning on adding. I don't for see any breakups happening this season. Most likely these schools will pay a fine to get out of their respective conference and be in affect for the 2014 season. I believe the CVC was only a 2 year committment because they expected the landscape to change quite a bit. I think they need to decide to continue the league, not decide to leave the league. Is Marymount starting in '13 or '14? |
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Post by vballer13 on Aug 30, 2012 12:27:51 GMT -5
because amcc is going to try to pull away two teams? that still leaves the cvc at 8 with 3 strong teams and a solid set of second tier teams. i dont think the cvc will die. it was far and away the best conference last year and will be just that again this year. i like hearing about the additions to the division III world though.
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Post by noreaster on Aug 30, 2012 18:29:47 GMT -5
because amcc is going to try to pull away two teams? that still leaves the cvc at 8 with 3 strong teams and a solid set of second tier teams. i dont think the cvc will die. it was far and away the best conference last year and will be just that again this year. i like hearing about the additions to the division III world though. Ok, using your logic, they have 3 studly teams, and 5 also-rans. MSOE and Fontbonne may be locked into playing with those teams but you don't think Stevenson and Cairn would welcome a conference they can be competitive in? One that doesn't require a playoff match in Milwaukee every other year? |
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Post by bbk on Aug 30, 2012 20:06:08 GMT -5
because amcc is going to try to pull away two teams? that still leaves the cvc at 8 with 3 strong teams and a solid set of second tier teams. i dont think the cvc will die. it was far and away the best conference last year and will be just that again this year. i like hearing about the additions to the division III world though. You may be right but according to many, $$$ will be saved with van trips within 3 hours or so. Cairn will try to attach itself with the other bible school. Stevenson may be looking for a new coach and also a new home with a school in DC and Marymount who starts in 2014. Thiel will move to AMCC almost as quickly since they share Erie with PSU Behrend. In this scenario, CVC is D.O.A |
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Post by jadedoppo23 on Sept 4, 2012 22:07:08 GMT -5
are any schedules out? or confirmed matches/ dates to look forward too? or when will they be?
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Post by bbk on Sept 5, 2012 23:04:57 GMT -5
UVC weekends are 2nd weekends of February (@ Medaille) and March (@suny New Paltz) In those weekends West plays East.
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Post by noreaster on Sept 6, 2012 0:05:52 GMT -5
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Post by gmuvolleyballfan on Sept 7, 2012 16:07:41 GMT -5
Question for those in this thread. Does DIII have a limit on how many players can be on a team like DI and DII does? The reason I ask is because last season I remember seeing one DIII teams roster, and it seemed ridiculously and unnecessarily large (I forget exactly who, maybe Carthage?). They had something like 25-28 players.
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