PTW Contest - Week 2 (Final results & your entries)

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**Congratulations to EYELANDER for winning this this week's upsets laden contest with 19 out of 25 correct picks.**


TO CHECK YOUR ENTRY PICKS, click volleytalk.proboards.com/thread/78171/pick-winners-contest-week-entries

This OP [Original Post] will be edited to update results as they occur and are noted, so it is the one-stop place for the latest PTW info.

All VT'ers are encouraged to post match scores or comments on this thread any time!


Sunday's results:

24.Marquette v. Baylor: Baylor 3-0
25.Stanford v. Texas [Tiebreaker]: Stanford 3-2

CUMULATIVE RESULTS:

Wednesday

1.Florida v. Stanford: Stanford 3-0
2.Texas v. Minnesota: Texas 3-0

Thursday

3.(N) Baylor v. Syracuse: Baylor 3-0
4.Wisconsin v. Marquette: Marquette 3-2

Friday

5.(N) Arizona v. Nebraska: Nebraska 3-1
6.(N) Cincinnati v. Tennessee: Cincinnati 3-0
7.(N) Creighton v. Kentucky: Creighton 3-1
8.(N) Illinois v. Washington: Washington 3-2
9.Iowa State v. Penn State: Penn State 3-0
10.(N) Kentucky v. Southern Cal: Kentucky 3-1
11.(N) Michigan v. Missouri: Missouri 3-0
12.TCU v. Colorado State: Colorado State 3-0
13.Northern Iowa v. Creighton: Creighton 3-0
14.Wisconsin v. Baylor: Baylor 3-1

Saturday

15.(N) Colorado State v. Florida State: Colorado State 3-0
16.(N) Creighton v. Southern Cal: Creighton 3-1
17.(N) Colorado v. Illinois: Colorado 3-0
18.Iowa v. Washington: Washington 3-1
19.Minnesota v. Florida: Minnesota 3-0
20.Michigan State v. Tennessee: Tennessee 3-2
21.Northern Iowa v. Kentucky: Kentucky 3-0
22.Northern Iowa v. Southern Cal: Southern Cal 3-1
23.San Diego v. Nebraska: Nebraska 3-2

Sunday

24.Marquette v. Baylor: Baylor 3-0
25.Stanford v. Texas [Tiebreaker]: Stanford 3-2

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reserved

[vballfan17]

Pick-the-Winners Contest Stats:

Entries:
There were 134 entries

Picks:
93% 125 of 134 picked 1.Stanford            1.Florida v. Stanford
78% 105 of 134 picked 2.Texas               2.Texas v. Minnesota
98% 131 of 134 picked 3.Baylor              3.(N) Baylor v. Syracuse
90% 121 of 134 picked 4.Wisconsin           4.Wisconsin v. Marquette
99% 132 of 134 picked 5.Nebraska            5.(N) Arizona v. Nebraska
90% 121 of 134 picked 6.Tennessee           6.(N) Cincinnati v. Tennessee
80% 107 of 134 picked 7.Kentucky            7.(N) Creighton v. Kentucky
77% 103 of 134 picked 8.Illinois            8.(N) Illinois v. Washington
99% 133 of 134 picked 9.Penn State          9.Iowa State v. Penn State
53% 71 of 134 picked 10.Kentucky           10.(N) Kentucky v. Southern Cal
63% 84 of 134 picked 11.Michigan           11.(N) Michigan v. Missouri
54% 72 of 134 picked 12.TCU                12.TCU v. Colorado State
51% 69 of 134 picked 13.Creighton          13.Northern Iowa v. Creighton
88% 118 of 134 picked 14.Wisconsin         14.Wisconsin v. Baylor
90% 120 of 134 picked 15.Florida State     15.(N) Colorado State v. Florida State
80% 107 of 134 picked 16.Southern Cal      16.(N) Creighton v. Southern Cal
98% 130 of 133 picked 17.Illinois          17.(N) Colorado v. Illinois
89% 119 of 134 picked 18.Washington        18.Iowa v. Washington
65% 87 of 134 picked 19.Minnesota          19.Minnesota v. Florida
77% 103 of 134 picked 20.Tennessee         20.Michigan State v. Tennessee
83% 111 of 134 picked 21.Kentucky          21.Northern Iowa v. Kentucky
87% 117 of 134 picked 22.Southern Cal      22.Northern Iowa v. Southern Cal
95% 127 of 134 picked 23.Nebraska          23.San Diego v. Nebraska
54% 72 of 134 picked 24.Marquette          24.Marquette v. Baylor
93% 125 of 132 picked 25.Stanford          25.Stanford v. Texas [Tiebreaker Match]

Blow-Out Picks:
99% 133 of 134 picked 9.Penn State          9.Iowa State v. Penn State
99% 132 of 134 picked 5.Nebraska            5.(N) Arizona v. Nebraska
98% 131 of 134 picked 3.Baylor              3.(N) Baylor v. Syracuse
98% 130 of 133 picked 17.Illinois          17.(N) Colorado v. Illinois

Close Calls:
51% 69 of 134 picked 13.Creighton          13.Northern Iowa v. Creighton
53% 71 of 134 picked 10.Kentucky           10.(N) Kentucky v. Southern Cal
54% 72 of 134 picked 12.TCU                12.TCU v. Colorado State
54% 72 of 134 picked 24.Marquette          24.Marquette v. Baylor

On Picking PTW Participants’ Favored Teams:
High: 25/25 (3) 24/25 (6)
Low: 12/25 (1) 13/25 (1) 15/25 (3)
Ave: 20.2/25
Most: 20/25 (26)
Std Dev: 2.38

Tie-Breaker Total Points:
High: 222 (e.g. 25-23, 25-23, 24-26, 23-25, 15-13)
Low: 132 (e.g. 25-19, 25-18, 25-20)
Ave: 173
Most: 188 (9)

Home Field Advantage?
Home teams were picked 791 times (35%), away teams 1486 times. There are 8 home underdogs. (Not counting neutral matches.)

Polls matching VT picks:
25/25 Pablo (Let’s GO!)
24/25 RichKern
24/25 AVCA
23/25 RKPI
22/25 VT Poll
n/a JT

[Cruz'n]

Hold

[bayarea]

Texas over Minnesota in a very hard fought 3-0 (25-22, 29-27, 35-33)

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Sept 4, 2019 21:35:09 GMT -5 bayarea said:

Texas over Minnesota in a very hard fought 3-0

Yes, indeed, bayarea. Thank you for updating the scores and I hope you will commentate on your observations of these key contests.

Both PTWs were 3-0, but the total points differential is striking:

1. Stanford @ Florida: Total points scored = 133

2. Minnesota @ Texas: Total points scored = 171

As a Stanford homer, I am really looking forward to our Texas match at Maples this Sunday!

[ay2013]

I feel like Minnesota is going to be that PTW team that everyone starts hating. I know I do, and we are only 3 matches in.

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Really? My viewpoint is different: My preseason poll had Minnesota at #2. As one of my posts in a different thread indicated, there appears to be the old "Chemistry" problems in the program. I hope they are worked out. Minny is one of the most storied programs of the last 20 years and I wish it my best.

[vballfan17]

PTW results after Wednesday:

PTW favored teams had won:
2/2

Average PTW score:
1.7/2

PTW leading entries:
2/2 (98)


***Please see the 3rd post in this thread for PTW Week 2 Entry Stats***

[davebrake38]

Sad to see TXNUT and hornshouse23 pick Minn to win but they were in good company, Bluepenquin.

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OP updated to include Baylor v. Syracuse results.

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For those not following, great match @ Wisconsin against #!1 Marquette. Wisky leading 2-1 (-22, -22, -29). On live Fox Sports 1 (SF Bay Area Comcast channel 731).

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It is now 2-2.

One of the most watchable games ever for me especially if excluding those where my personal family/team were involved.

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Incredible result. WOW!

Posted on OP on page 1.

[WahineFan44]

Yaaaay at my upset pick winning.