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Post by vbbetterthanbb on Sept 29, 2024 23:46:17 GMT -5
PTW Week 5 results after Sunday:[/u] Congrats to dragon2owl , Week 5’s winner. 16.Miami-FL v. Florida State (57,43) noon: Florida State 3-0 19.Arkansas v. Mississippi (97,3) 10AM: Arkansas 3-0 20.Auburn v. Alabama (94,6) 2: Auburn 3-1 21.Clemson v. SMU (1,99) 10AM: SMU 3-0 22.Florida v. Kentucky (66,34) 10AM: Kentucky 3-1 23.Georgia Tech v. Pittsburgh (0,100) 10:30AM: Pittsburgh 3-0 24.Louisville v. Stanford NOON (28,72) [TB] Louisville 3-0 [136] 25.Nebraska v. Southern Cal (100,0) 4:30: Nebraska 3-0 Closest To the Tie-Breaker score of 136: 135 (1) 140 (1) 141 (1) 130 (1) 145 (1) 146 (1) dragon2owl ’s picks to victory were:3.Minnesota over Wisconsin 9.Baylor over Arizona State 22.Kentucky over Florida 24.Louisville over Stanford PTW favored teams had won:Sunday: 5/8 Overall: 17/25 Average PTW score:Sunday: 6.0/8 Overall: 17.1/25 22/25dragon2owl 21/25sulo 20/25bayarea gobows808 herecomesthebusboom MNGopherVBFan. servereceive Steve vb 19/25AmeriCanVBfan bluecollar cyfan1965 Fight On! GoldenArks houstonbear15 huskersjudy83 karellen medusa rogero1 servererror sluggermatt15 taxidea thelat vbprisoner 18/25Cubicle No More ... devilhorns24 dinonugs gotonemos HappyVolley harryspotter hoosierman jayz34 notwvb nuvbisno1 pavsec5row10 permagrin PpprPrtnr psuvbfan10 uofaGRAD vballfreak808 vbfamily vbman100 17/251guy 5thset austintatious b1gnetwerth bigfan boxcariii bprtbone cindra dcromuf Del Bocavista Gladys Kravitz goosebumps1 hornshouse23 ilikecorn katn Logan Tom Fan orangeknight redbirdfan101 treblejig UofIlliniVBFan vbfan44 vbshrink vonner 16/25boilermaker5 c4ndlelight crosscourt3m doodlebob gophervballfan greenpier Kingsley mhjets mhvolley6 offindeedsoon simpleton smb4 teriheck3778 volleyball303 volleysunshine 15-/25808 State axelfoley chico coahc21 eyeroll2021 fgonzalez hopefuldawg manyshaped mistabeez mrshusker ned3vball NubesPila odinaka oldnewbie redcard?? toomuchvb vballfan17 volleav volleydada4 vup willcmwb Poll Scores:20/25 AVCA 20/25 Pablo 20/25 Richkern 20/25 VT Poll 19/25 RKPI 17/25 VT Contestants
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Post by bigfan on Sept 30, 2024 8:23:17 GMT -5
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Post by redcard🏐 on Sept 30, 2024 10:04:10 GMT -5
The worst week for me ever! Congratulations dragon2owl |
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Post by vbbetterthanbb on Oct 2, 2024 19:26:02 GMT -5
Pick-the-Winners Week 6 Contest Stats:
Entries:
There were 95 entries.
Picks:
89% 85 of 95 picked 1.BYU 1.Arizona v. BYU
97% 92 of 95 picked 2.Arizona State 2.Arizona State v. Utah
94% 89 of 95 picked 3.TCU 3.Houston v. TCU
100% 95 of 95 picked 4.Kentucky 4.Kentucky v. Oklahoma
97% 92 of 95 picked 5.Kansas 5.Colorado v. Kansas
100% 94 of 94 picked 6.Nebraska 6.Illinois v. Nebraska
83% 79 of 95 picked 7.Oregon 7.Ohio State v. Oregon
51% 48 of 95 picked 8.Utah 8.Arizona v. Utah
82% 77 of 94 picked 9.Arizona State 9.Arizona State v. BYU
80% 76 of 95 picked 10.Auburn 10.Auburn v. Georgia
96% 91 of 95 picked 11.Tennessee 11.Mississippi v. Tennessee
95% 90 of 95 picked 12.Georgia Tech 12.Notre Dame v. Georgia Tech
95% 90 of 95 picked 13.Penn State 13.Penn State v. Oregon
97% 92 of 95 picked 14.Southern Cal 14.Southern Cal v. Michigan
88% 84 of 95 picked 15.Minnesota 15.UCLA v. Minnesota
99% 94 of 95 picked 16.Florida State 16.Virginia v. Florida State
71% 67 of 95 picked 17.Minnesota 17.Southern Cal v. Minnesota
62% 59 of 95 picked 18.Auburn 18.Auburn v. Texas A&M
91% 86 of 95 picked 19.Texas 19.Florida v. Texas
93% 88 of 95 picked 20.Kentucky 20.Kentucky v. Missouri
98% 93 of 95 picked 21.Louisville 21.Louisville v. Georgia Tech
93% 88 of 95 picked 22.Tennessee 22.Mississippi State v. Tennessee
58% 55 of 95 picked 23.Arkansas 23.Oklahoma v. Arkansas
58% 55 of 95 picked 24.TCU 24.TCU v. Baylor
100% 95 of 95 picked 25.Wisconsin 25.Wisconsin v. Washington
Blowouts:
98% 93 of 95 picked 21.Louisville 21.Louisville v. Georgia Tech
99% 94 of 95 picked 16.Florida State 16.Virginia v. Florida State
100% 95 of 95 picked 4.Kentucky 4.Kentucky v. Oklahoma
100% 94 of 94 picked 6.Nebraska 6.Illinois v. Nebraska
100% 95 of 95 picked 25.Wisconsin 25.Wisconsin v. Washington
Close Calls:
51% 48 of 95 picked 8.Utah 8.Arizona v. Utah
58% 55 of 95 picked 23.Arkansas 23.Oklahoma v. Arkansas
58% 55 of 95 picked 24.TCU 24.TCU v. Baylor
62% 59 of 95 picked 18.Auburn 18.Auburn v. Texas A&M
On Picking PTW Participants’ Favored Teams:
High: 25/25 (1) 24/25 (16)
Low: 15/25 (1) 16/25 (2) 17/25 (1)
Ave: 21.6/25
Most: 23/25 (21)
Std Dev: 2.04
Tie-Breaker Total Points:
High: 211 (e.g. 25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-12)
Low: 130 (e.g. 25-18, 25-18, 25-19)
Ave: 164 – rather low average!
Most: 138 (7) – a blowout prediction!
Home Field Advantage?
Home teams were picked 1099 times (46%), away teams 1274 times. Will there be a few upsets by home teams?
Polls matching VT picks:
24/25 AVCA
24/25 Richkern
24/25 VT Poll
21/25 RKPI/RPI
24/25 Pablo
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Post by vbbetterthanbb on Oct 2, 2024 22:37:22 GMT -5
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Post by vbbetterthanbb on Oct 3, 2024 22:14:21 GMT -5
PTW Week 6 results after Thursday:5.Colorado v. Kansas (3-92) 6: Kansas 3-1 6.Illinois v. Nebraska (0-94) 4: Nebraska 3-0 7.Ohio State v. Oregon (16-79) 5: Oregon 3-0 PTW favored teams had won: Thursday: 3/3 Overall: 6/7 Average PTW score: Thursday: 2.6/3 Overall: 5.8/7 PTW leading entries: 7/7 houstonbear15 ned3vball UofIlliniVBFan willcmwb 6/7 72 folks 
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Post by vbbetterthanbb on Oct 5, 2024 0:03:47 GMT -5
PTW Week 6 results after Friday:8.Arizona v. Utah (47-48) Noon: Utah 3-0 9.Arizona State v. BYU (77-17) 5: Arizona State 3-0 10.Auburn v. Georgia (76-19) 4:30: Auburn 3-1 11.Mississippi v. Tennessee (4-91) 4:30: Mississippi 3-1 12.Notre Dame v. Georgia Tech (5-90) 3:30: Georgia Tech 3-2 13.Penn State v. Oregon (90-5) 4: Penn State 3-0 14.Southern Cal v. Michigan (92-3) 7: Southern Cal 3-2 15.UCLA v. Minnesota (11-84) 7: Minnesota 3-2 16.Virginia v. Florida State (1-94) 4: Virginia 3-0 PTW favored teams had won: Friday: 7/9 Overall: 13/16 Average PTW score: Friday: 5.9/9 Overall: 11.7/16 PTW leading entries: 14/16 GoldenArks 13/16 27 folks
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Post by vbbetterthanbb on Oct 6, 2024 0:15:43 GMT -5
PTW Week 6 results after Saturday:[/u] 17.Southern Cal v. Minnesota (28-67) 8: Southern Cal 3-2 PTW favored teams had won:Saturday: 0/1 Overall: 13/17 Average PTW score:Saturday: 0.3/1 Overall: 12.0/17 PTW leading entries: 1417 coahc21 Gladys Kravitz GoldenArks jayz34 smb4 taxidea 13/17 33 folks
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Post by vbbetterthanbb on Oct 6, 2024 16:56:53 GMT -5
PTW Week 6 results after Sunday:[/u] Congrats to smb4 , winner of the highly competitive Week 6, by TB over coahc21 Gladys Kravitz ned3vball 18.Auburn v. Texas A&M (59-36) NOON: Texas A&M 3-1 19.Florida v, Texas (9-86) 10AM: Texas 3-0 20.Kentucky v. Missouri (88-7) 10AM: Kentucky 3-0 21.Louisville v. Georgia Tech 10:30AM (93-2) [138]: Louisville 3-0 22.Mississippi State v. Tennessee (7-88) NOON: Tennessee 3-0 23.Oklahoma v. Arkansas (40-55) NOON 24.TCU v. Baylor (55-40) NOON: TCU 3-1 25.Wisconsin v. Washington (95-0) 11AM: Wisconsin 3-0 Closest To the Tie-Breaker score of 138: 138 (7) the highest number ever nailing the exact TB 137 (3) 139 (2) 136 (1) 140 (4) smb4 ’s picks to victory were:- 17.Southern Cal over Minnesota - Exact TB of 138 - Entered early -- not needed because another 138 accidentally omitted a popular pick PTW favored teams had won:Sunday: 7/8 Overall: 20/25 Average PTW score:Sunday: 6.3/8 Overall: 18.3/25 21/25 smb4 (winner by TB) coahc21 Gladys Kravitz ned3vball 20/255thset boxcariii cindra Del Bocavista Fight On! GoldenArks greenpier hornshouse23 italianmattd jayz34 NubesPila offindeedsoon psuvbfan10 sulo taxidea vbfan44 vbprisoner volleyball303 willcmwb 19/25808 State bigfan doodlebob dragon2owl eyeroll2021 gobows808 HappyVolley harryspotter herecomesthebusboom hoosierman katn Kingsley Logan Tom Fan mhvolley6 MNGopherVBFan. mop mrshusker orangeknight redcard?? Steve vb toomuchvb uofaGRAD UofIlliniVBFan vbshrink 18/25AmeriCanVBfan bluecollar chico dcromuf goosebumps1 houstonbear15 mhjets Norah Sus NYCHusker pavsec5row10 permagrin redbirdfan101 servereceive simpleton teriheck3778 thelat volleysunshine 17/25austintatious axelfoley bayarea c4ndlelight crosscourt3m cyfan1965 dinonugs fgonzalez gotonemos hopefuldawg huskersjudy83 nuvbisno1 PpprPrtnr rogero1 servererror vballfan17 vballfreak808 vbfamily vbman100 volleav WahineFan44 16-/251guy devilhorns24 ilikecorn karellen medusa mistabeez notwvb treblejig volleydada4 vup Poll Scores:20/25 VT Contestants 19/25 AVCA 19/25 Pablo 19/25 Richkern 19/25 VT Poll 16/25 RKPI
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Post by bigfan on Oct 6, 2024 17:03:57 GMT -5
Well done smb4, really, well done. |
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Post by smb4 on Oct 6, 2024 19:21:33 GMT -5
Holy cow! Yippee!!!
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Post by vup on Oct 6, 2024 21:05:01 GMT -5
Not my year. Oof.
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Post by volleav on Oct 6, 2024 22:15:50 GMT -5
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Post by vbbetterthanbb on Oct 9, 2024 19:57:18 GMT -5
Pick-the-Winners Week 7 Contest Stats:
Entries:
There were 96 entries.
Picks:
99% 95 of 96 picked 1.Arizona State 1.Arizona State v. Arizona
99% 94 of 96 picked 2.Florida 2.Florida v. Mississippi State
64% 61 of 96 picked 3.Oregon 3.Oregon v. Southern Cal
100% 96 of 96 picked 4.Pittsburgh 4.Pittsburgh v. SMU
80% 77 of 96 picked 5.Washington 5.Washington v. UCLA
80% 77 of 96 picked 6.Baylor 6.BYU v. Baylor
93% 89 of 96 picked 7.TCU 7.Utah v. TCU
98% 94 of 96 picked 8.Louisville 8.Florida State v. Louisville
82% 79 of 96 picked 9.Miami-FL 9.Miami-FL v. Notre Dame
96% 92 of 96 picked 10.Minnesota 10.Minnesota v. Indiana
100% 95 of 95 picked 11.Nebraska 11.Nebraska v. Purdue
81% 76 of 94 picked 12.TCU 12.BYU v. TCU
100% 96 of 96 picked 13.Kansas 13.Cincinnati v. Kansas
95% 91 of 96 picked 14.Pittsburgh 14.SMU v. Pittsburgh [TB]
97% 93 of 96 picked 15.Arizona State 15.Texas Tech v. Arizona State
84% 80 of 95 picked 16.Baylor 16.Utah v. Baylor
100% 96 of 96 picked 17.Florida 17.Florida v. South Carolina
95% 91 of 96 picked 18.Florida State 18.Florida State v. Notre Dame
88% 84 of 96 picked 19.Georgia Tech 19.Georgia Tech v. Virginia
93% 89 of 96 picked 20.Texas 20.Kentucky v. Texas
98% 94 of 96 picked 21.Louisville 21.Miami-FL v. Louisville
92% 88 of 96 picked 22.Auburn 22.Mississippi State v. Auburn
59% 57 of 96 picked 23.Tennessee 23.Missouri v. Tennessee
91% 86 of 95 picked 24.Oregon 24.Oregon v. Washington
99% 95 of 96 picked 25.Southern Cal 25.Southern Cal v. UCLA
Blowouts:
100% 96 of 96 picked 4.Pittsburgh 4.Pittsburgh v. SMU
100% 95 of 95 picked 11.Nebraska 11.Nebraska v. Purdue
100% 96 of 96 picked 13.Kansas 13.Cincinnati v. Kansas
100% 96 of 96 picked 17.Florida 17.Florida v. South Carolina
99% 95 of 96 picked 1.Arizona State 1.Arizona State v. Arizona
99% 95 of 96 picked 2.Florida 2.Florida v. Mississippi State
99% 95 of 96 picked 25.Southern Cal 25.Southern Cal v. UCLA
98% 94 of 96 picked 8.Louisville 8.Florida State v. Louisville
98% 94 of 96 picked 21.Louisville 21.Miami-FL v. Louisville
Close Calls:
59% 57 of 96 picked 23.Tennessee 23.Missouri v. Tennessee
64% 61 of 96 picked 3.Oregon 3.Oregon v. Southern Cal
On Picking PTW Participants’ Favored Teams:
High: 25/25 (10) 24/25 (17)
Low: 15/25 (1) 18/25 (1) 19/25 (3)
Ave: 22.6/25 very high average!
Most: 23/25 (28)
Std Dev: 1.70
Tie-Breaker Total Points:
High: 218 (e.g. 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-13)
Low: 120 (e.g. 25-15, 25-15, 25-15)
Ave: 165 an understandably low average!
Most: 182 (5)
Home Field Advantage?
Home teams were picked 1266 times (53%), away teams 1129 times.
Polls matching VT picks:
25/25 AVCA
25/25 Richkern
25/25 VT Poll
23/25 Pablo
21/25 RKPI/RPI
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Post by smb4 on Oct 9, 2024 23:01:30 GMT -5
oops... I rode that Trojan horse one stop too far. Shoulda ducked.
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