2024 NCAA D1 VB Schedules

[Brutus Buckeye]

Happy New Year!

Once again the Big Sky is leading the charge.

Not only did they get their entire 2024 conference slate posted clear back before Winter Solstice, but 2025 too. 

bigskyconf.com/news/2023/12/19/womens-volleyball-big-sky-conference-announces-next-two-years-of-bigskyvb-schedules.aspx

So they are all in a conference-wide tie for first place (non-con pending), who will be the last team to get their schedule announced this off-season? 

[sluggermatt15]

This thread should be pinned closer to when the season starts.

[Brutus Buckeye]

The Trailblazers (WAC) 

utahtechtrailblazers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule

[volleav]

When is opening weekend this year? Aug 23 or 30?

[trojansc]

Feb 17, 2024 14:55:05 GMT -5 volleav said:

When is opening weekend this year? Aug 23 or 30?

Opening Day is Fri, Aug 30th

[DustyDude87]

Mountain West Conference schedule themw.com/news/2024/03/07/mountain-west-volleyball-conference-slate-set-for-2024/

[Brutus Buckeye]

Utah State


utahstateaggies.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule

[huskervolleyfan14]

NC State conference schedule


gopack.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule

[trojansc]

ACC going back to 20-game schedule.

[n00b]

Mar 12, 2024 18:18:03 GMT -5 trojansc said:

ACC going back to 20-game schedule.

Looks like a single round robin over the first nine weeks (plus a second match against your travel partner). Then over Thanksgiving, one home and one away with teams in a similar tier.

Also, Pitt and SMU are travel parters.

[vbnerd]

Mar 12, 2024 18:24:14 GMT -5 n00b said:

Mar 12, 2024 18:18:03 GMT -5 trojansc said:

ACC going back to 20-game schedule.

Looks like a single round robin over the first nine weeks (plus a second match against your travel partner). Then over Thanksgiving, one home and one away with teams in a similar tier.

Also, Pitt and SMU are travel parters.

I wouldn't have expected that but if you look it up, American Airlines runs 4 flights between the two each day.

Louisville to Dallas is only 1x per day. Notre Dame is a longer drive from the Chicago airports. I guess I get it.

[n00b]

Mar 13, 2024 9:13:23 GMT -5 vbnerd said:

Mar 12, 2024 18:24:14 GMT -5 n00b said:

Looks like a single round robin over the first nine weeks (plus a second match against your travel partner). Then over Thanksgiving, one home and one away with teams in a similar tier.

Also, Pitt and SMU are travel parters.

I wouldn't have expected that but if you look it up, American Airlines runs 4 flights between the two each day.

Louisville to Dallas is only 1x per day. Notre Dame is a longer drive from the Chicago airports. I guess I get it.

Yep. The other option that might've made sense is Pitt being Syracuse's travel partner. That's about 45 minutes further than BC. But I imagine there are a ton of flights each day from Boston to Dallas.

But competitively, the ACC wouldn't want to stick Pitt with a second match against Syracuse.

[vbnerd]

Mar 13, 2024 9:35:32 GMT -5 n00b said:

Mar 13, 2024 9:13:23 GMT -5 vbnerd said:

I wouldn't have expected that but if you look it up, American Airlines runs 4 flights between the two each day.

Louisville to Dallas is only 1x per day. Notre Dame is a longer drive from the Chicago airports. I guess I get it.

Yep. The other option that might've made sense is Pitt being Syracuse's travel partner. That's about 45 minutes further than BC. But I imagine there are a ton of flights each day from Boston to Dallas.

But competitively, the ACC wouldn't want to stick Pitt with a second match against Syracuse.

Looks like 10 each day (spirit hasn't started yet, and I don't see VB players fitting in those seats anyway), at an hour longer flight time for a team going each direction each weekend.

[bluepenquin]

Mar 12, 2024 18:18:03 GMT -5 trojansc said:

ACC going back to 20-game schedule.

Seems like 18 would have made more sense (RPI wise) - but maybe adding those extra 2 matches against Stanford/Louisville/Pittsburgh/Florda State for those top teams will be worth it.

But then if they are going to do that - why not just have a season ending ACC tournament.  Or better yet - 17 matches (1 against everyone in the conference) - then a conference tournament.  Sounds like they are already going to pit the big dogs against each other that last week.

Also - doesn't look like very many Saturday matches during the conference play.

[n00b]

Mar 13, 2024 15:41:21 GMT -5 bluepenquin said:

Mar 12, 2024 18:18:03 GMT -5 trojansc said:

ACC going back to 20-game schedule.

Seems like 18 would have made more sense (RPI wise) - but maybe adding those extra 2 matches against Stanford/Louisville/Pittsburgh/Florda State for those top teams will be worth it.

But then if they are going to do that - why not just have a season ending ACC tournament.  Or better yet - 17 matches (1 against everyone in the conference) - then a conference tournament.  Sounds like they are already going to pit the big dogs against each other that last week.

Also - doesn't look like very many Saturday matches during the conference play.

I’m not sure that adding two matches against similar competition is worse than only playing 18 matches. Pitt, Louisville and GT all playing a second time last year was definitely good for them. Although I agree about conference tournaments. And the all-day basketball every day this week makes me want that from volleyball. It’s a great lead in to the NCAA tournament.