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D3 in 2019
Aug 14, 2018 14:31:12 GMT -5
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Post by Dimatteo69 on Aug 14, 2018 14:31:12 GMT -5
Holy crap, that’s amazing!! Did you play on the same team with Lloyd Ball and Clay Stanley? You must be good if you can name drop like that Yeah im kind of a big deal.
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Post by volleybum14 on Aug 16, 2018 11:56:21 GMT -5
Anybody care to post their predictions this year? Pre-season poll? I would, but I prefer criticizing other people You’re going to take away my chance in criticizing your projection? Come on, where is the fun of that! I’d say: 1. Springfield 2. Kean 3. Carthage 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Yes to Springfield and Carthage. No to Kean being that high. Losing both middles and 2/3 their serve receive is going to hurt. My best uneducated guess goes like: 1. Springfield 2. Carthage 3. Stevens 4. Bendecitine 5. New Paltz 6. NYU 7. Southern Virginia 8. Stevenson 9. UC Santa Cruz 10. Kean 11.Cal Lutheran 12. Elms 13. Rivier 14. Marymount 15. Lancaster Bible/St. Joes/Vassar/Nazareth
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Post by bbk on Aug 16, 2018 12:57:22 GMT -5
your #4 will have to be removed due to this. The list looks good though.
"Due to acceptance into the Division II membership process, Benedictine will not be eligible to compete in NCAA DIII Championships. The Eagles are eligible to win regular-season league titles and can also have student-athletes earn All-Conference honors. During this time, Benedictine will begin implementing Division II policies and procedures, but will not offer student-athletes any athletic scholarships."
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Post by volleybum14 on Aug 16, 2018 14:15:04 GMT -5
your #4 will have to be removed due to this. The list looks good though. "Due to acceptance into the Division II membership process, Benedictine will not be eligible to compete in NCAA DIII Championships. The Eagles are eligible to win regular-season league titles and can also have student-athletes earn All-Conference honors. During this time, Benedictine will begin implementing Division II policies and procedures, but will not offer student-athletes any athletic scholarships." Correct me if I'm wrong but this does not prevent inclusion in the coaches poll..
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Post by volleybum14 on Aug 30, 2018 13:29:20 GMT -5
Yes to Springfield and Carthage. No to Kean being that high. Losing both middles and 2/3 their serve receive is going to hurt. My best uneducated guess goes like: 1. Springfield 2. Carthage 3. Stevens 4. Bendecitine 5. New Paltz 6. NYU 7. Southern Virginia 8. Stevenson 9. UC Santa Cruz 10. Kean 11.Cal Lutheran 12. Elms 13. Rivier 14. Marymount 15. Lancaster Bible/St. Joes/Vassar/Nazareth Care to explain how Carthage, a team that never makes it past the quarterfinals, is somehow your number 2? History of other preseason polls...
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Post by Scipio Aemilianus on Aug 30, 2018 16:44:18 GMT -5
Yes to Springfield and Carthage. No to Kean being that high. Losing both middles and 2/3 their serve receive is going to hurt. My best uneducated guess goes like: 1. Springfield 2. Carthage 3. Stevens 4. Bendecitine 5. New Paltz 6. NYU 7. Southern Virginia 8. Stevenson 9. UC Santa Cruz 10. Kean 11.Cal Lutheran 12. Elms 13. Rivier 14. Marymount 15. Lancaster Bible/St. Joes/Vassar/Nazareth Care to explain how Carthage, a team that never makes it past the quarterfinals, is somehow your number 2? Tradition. History. Culture. The coaches always gotta put Carthage top 3 with UC Santa Cruz top 10. That way UC Santa Cruz can get into the top 5 by February and then leave the top 15 by March. And Carthage can get pushed up to 2 and then start receiving #1 votes after beating nobody and then stay in top 3 until April when they slowly fade into the oblivion and lose in their first real meaningful NCAA game along with Kean. It's a great tradition that follows history and is part of the culture of D3 MVB. (Sidenote: would love to see a Carthage vs Kean quarterfinal and see if they can manage to escape that matchup without two losing teams)
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Post by bbk on Aug 31, 2018 10:48:45 GMT -5
I absolutely hate polls. Many know this but I will state for the record that they are necessary evils for the fans, parents and admins.
UVC - could be any of 5 teams with MIT being the darkhorse. There most likely will be 3 teams making the NCAA Tournament CVC - I expect Kean, SVU to be toward the top of the table w/ Rutgers being the darkhorse. This will all depend if divisions stay the same as 3 newcomers enter the CVC and Thiel leaves. CUNY - Hunter Baruch until proven otherwise. 1 team NCAA conference GNAC - a crapshoot with 4 teams in the hunt. J & W have most returning talent w/ Rivier, Wentworth, Lasell MAC - 3 teams can contend but I expect Stevenson to rule the roost. NEAC - Elms or Endicott Skyline - St. Joseph's soaring above all else NEAC - Lancaster Bible NACC - Most likely 3 teams with 1 who cannot accept an NCAA bid. So Dominican and MSOE could be the lucky one. MCVL - 4 squads have a chance with Carthage having a great chance to win the bid. Darkhorse - Fontbonne
I have zero idea if the AMCC receive a bid this year so no prediction
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Post by pavolleypro on Aug 31, 2018 20:45:55 GMT -5
They do not compete in a volleyball conference, but rather for an at-large bid every year. If by league you meant division, then D3. Yeah...thats what I thought....then Springfield winning every year doesn't interest me very much. Too much of a competitive and recruiting edge. I doubt I have to explain why.
akbar or nevolleyballer can you please enlighten me as to how Springfield does it? I have been out of the D3 loop, but my grandson is being recruited by 12 D3's, but not Springfield. I know Sullivan is great and they recruit PR hard, but is there more to it? Do they have resources available that other D3's don't to get such high level players?
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Post by Shoot talker on Sept 1, 2018 21:33:39 GMT -5
Holy crap, that’s amazing!! Did you play on the same team with Lloyd Ball and Clay Stanley? You must be good if you can name drop like that Yeah im kind of a big deal. I thought we had software in place to filter out bots???
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Post by Shoot talker on Sept 1, 2018 21:52:21 GMT -5
Yeah...thats what I thought....then Springfield winning every year doesn't interest me very much. Too much of a competitive and recruiting edge. I doubt I have to explain why.
akbar or nevolleyballer can you please enlighten me as to how Springfield does it? I have been out of the D3 loop, but my grandson is being recruited by 12 D3's, but not Springfield. I know Sullivan is great and they recruit PR hard, but is there more to it? Do they have resources available that other D3's don't to get such high level players? I think part of it really is Charlie. He has produced so much success there, and has an extensive coaching background both at the collegiate level and international level. I also think that he has refined his recruiting with his success, and having that connection to PR has helped immensely (7 of his 17 players this past season were from PR, and 1 is from Barbados). As far as resources, he is constrained by the same rules as all other D3 programs, but colleges offer different levels of merit scholarships and grants, so I am not sure if Springfield College's packages are more lucrative than other colleges. The college also does a nice job of supporting it's sports teams. I have followed SC volleyball for many years (even before Charlie Sullivan took over, I live close by), and have had the opportunity to chat with Charlie and watch his teams play and practice at times). Like other successful collegiate and professional teams, once there is sustained success, those teams start to draw in the better players just because of that success.
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Post by pavolleypro on Sept 3, 2018 20:14:37 GMT -5
Shoot Talker Thanks for the insight! Success breeds success I guess. It sounds like there is little chance of Springfield's run ending time soon, unless Charlie leaves. He must have had a ton of offers.
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Post by TheReignman on Sept 26, 2018 11:49:45 GMT -5
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Post by xee on Sept 26, 2018 17:53:08 GMT -5
lol if benedictine is so bad they can't even qualify for D2, how can they expect to compete at the D3 level? wouldn't be surprised if they moved down to D4 within the next couple of years
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Post by orangecurtain on Sept 26, 2018 20:36:41 GMT -5
lol if benedictine is so bad they can't even qualify for D2, how can they expect to compete at the D3 level? wouldn't be surprised if they moved down to D4 within the next couple of years This affects all the sports for Benedictine, not just men's volleyball. There's a good chance that men's volleyball had nothing to do with the decision to stay at D3. Can you tell me what they needed to do to qualify for D2?
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D3 in 2019
Sept 26, 2018 20:55:59 GMT -5
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Post by Dimatteo69 on Sept 26, 2018 20:55:59 GMT -5
lol if benedictine is so bad they can't even qualify for D2, how can they expect to compete at the D3 level? wouldn't be surprised if they moved down to D4 within the next couple of years This affects all the sports for Benedictine, not just men's volleyball. There's a good chance that men's volleyball had nothing to do with the decision to stay at D3. Can you tell me what they needed to do to qualify for D2? They needed to get good
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