2024 PTW results, entries, etc.

[maigrey]

vbbetterthanbb FYI, Illinois over USC is an upset

[bayarea]

Nov 8, 2024 22:16:17 GMT -5 maigrey said:

vbbetterthanbb FYI, Illinois over USC is an upset

As is Arizona over Kansas!  vbbetterthanbb just needs to find his red highlighter.

[vbbetterthanbb]

Nov 8, 2024 23:30:36 GMT -5 bayarea said:

Nov 8, 2024 22:16:17 GMT -5 maigrey said:

vbbetterthanbb FYI, Illinois over USC is an upset

As is Arizona over Kansas!  vbbetterthanbb just needs to find his red highlighter.

Found it!

[vbbetterthanbb]

PTW Week 11 results after Friday:

6.Arizona v. Kansas 5 (2-87): Arizona 3-2
7.Florida v. Auburn 4 (89-0): Florida 3-0
8.Illinois v. Southern Cal 3 (16-73): Illinois 3-2
9.Indiana v. Purdue 4 (0-89): Purdue 3-1
10.Kentucky v. Texas A&M 4 (76-13): Kentucky 3-0
11.Miami-FL v. NC State 4 (83-6): Miami-FL 3-0
12.Pittsburgh v. North Carolina 3 (88-1): Pittsburgh 3-0
13.Utah v. BYU 6 (49-39): Utah 3-0

PTW favored teams had won:
Friday: 6/8
Overall: 10/13

Average PTW score:
Friday: 5.5/8
Overall: 8.9/13

PTW leading entries:
11/13 1guy bigfan Del Bocavista ned3vball nuvbisno1 pavsec5row10 PpprPrtnr smb4 vballfan17
10/13 16 folks

[bigfan]

Well done bigfan, really, well done

[vbbetterthanbb]

PTW Week 11 results after Saturday:

14.Minnesota v. Oregon 1 (45-44): Oregon 3-0
15.Stanford v. Georgia Tech 7 (89-0): Stanford 3-0
16.Washington v. Nebraska 7:30 (0-89): Nebaska 3-0
17.Wisconsin v. Penn State 12:30 [TB] (43-46): Wisconsin 3-0 [123]

PTW favored teams had won:
Saturday: 2/4
Overall: 12/17

Average PTW score:
Saturday: 3.0/4
Overall: 11.5/17

PTW leading entries:
15/17 bigfan Del Bocavista
14/17 11 folks

Closest To the Tie-Breaker score of 123:
130 (1)
131 (1)
135 (1)
137 (1)
138 (1)
146 (1)
And all but one of the above picked Penn State to win big!

[maigrey]

Well done bigfan, really, well done

[vbbetterthanbb]

PTW Week 11 results after Sunday:

Double congrats to Del Bocavista winner by TB over bigfan in Week 11, and also as the winner of Week 1 🏆🏆

18.Florida State v. NC State 10AM (82-7): Florida State 3-1
19.Kentucky v. LSU 1:30 (89-0): Kentucky 3-0
20.Indiana v. Southern Cal 1 (2-87): Southern Cal 3-1
21.Marquette v. Creighton NOON (2-87): Creighton 3-1
22.Missouri v. South Carolina 3:30 (85-4): Missouri 3-0
23.Purdue v. Michigan 10AM (88-1): Purdue 3-0
24.SMU v. North Carolina 10AM (82-7): SMU 3-1
25.Tennessee v. Texas A&M 10AM (24-65): Tennessee 3-1

Del Bocavista’s picks to victory were:
8.Illinois over Southern Cal
14. Oregon over Minnesota
17.Wisconsin over Penn State
25.Tennessee over Texas A&M
TB 184 close enough 😊

PTW favored teams had won:
Sunday: 7/8
Overall: 19/25

Average PTW score:
Sunday: 7.0/8
Overall: 18.9/25

23/25
Del Bocavista (winner by TB)
bigfan

22/25
PpprPrtnr
smb4
taxidea
vballfan17

21/25
fgonzalez
Fight On!
Gladys Kravitz
greenpier
karellen
ned3vball
pavsec5row10
Steve vb

20/25
808 State
andrewmc
bprtbone
crosscourt3m
cyfan1965
dinonugs
doodlebob
GoldenArks
hopefuldawg
manyshaped
medusa
notwvb
nuvbisno1
psuvbfan10
redbirdfan101
teriheck3778
vbfan44
vbprisoner
vbshrink
volleysunshine

19/25
1guy
austintatious
bayarea
bluecollar
boxcariii
dcromuf
eyeroll2021
hoosierman
houstonbear15
huskersjudy83
mop
NYCHusker
offindeedsoon
redcard??
thelat
uofaGRAD
usdfan2.0
vballfreak808
volleydada4
WahineFan44

18/25
5thset
b1gnetwerth
gobows808
HappyVolley
hornshouse23
NubesPila
odinaka
orangeknight
servereceive
servererror
setterdumper
simpleton
UofIlliniVBFan
vbman100
volleav
vup

17/25
axelfoley
chico
devilhorns24
dragon2owl
gophervballfan
herecomesthebusboom
jayz34
katn
Logan Tom Fan
maigrey
onceandfuturesetter
thevolleylama

16-/25
AmeriCanVBfan
harryspotter
mhvolley6
MNGopherVBFan.
permagrin
rogero1
sulo

Poll Scores:
22/25 Pablo
20/25 RKPI
19/25 VT Contestants
19/25 VT Poll
18/25 AVCA
18/25 Richkern

[bigfan]

Well done Del Bocavista, really, well done.

[Del Bocavista]

Nov 10, 2024 21:42:14 GMT -5 bigfan said:

Well done Del Bocavista , really, well done.

back at ya, bigfan , really, back at ya.

[vbbetterthanbb]

Pick-the-Winners Week 12 Contest Stats:

Entries:
There were 87 entries

71% 62 of 87 picked 1.Kansas           1.Kansas v. TCU
92% 80 of 87 picked 2.Baylor           2.Kansas State v. Baylor
67% 58 of 87 picked 3.Texas A&M        3.Oklahoma v. Texas A&M
77% 67 of 87 picked 4.Washington       4.UCLA v. Washington
93% 81 of 87 picked 5.Utah             5.Houston v. Utah
97% 84 of 87 picked 6.Nebraska         6.Nebraska v. Minnesota
98% 85 of 87 picked 7.Wisconsin        7.Southern Cal v. Wisconsin
99% 86 of 87 picked 8.Texas            8.Auburn v. Texas
93% 81 of 87 picked 9.TCU              9.Kansas State v. TCU
90% 78 of 87 picked 10.Arkansas       10.Mississippi v. Arkansas
54% 47 of 87 picked 11.Florida        11.Missouri v. Florida [TB]
95% 83 of 87 picked 12.North Carolina 12.Notre Dame v. North Carolina
98% 85 of 87 picked 13.Penn State     13.Penn State v. Illinois
99% 86 of 87 picked 14.Pittsburgh     14.Pittsburgh v. Florida State
94% 82 of 87 picked 15.SMU            15.SMU v. Miami-FL
89% 77 of 87 picked 16.BYU            16.Houston v. BYU
90% 78 of 87 picked 17.Kansas         17.Kansas v. Baylor
99% 86 of 87 picked 18.Wisconsin      18.UCLA v. Wisconsin
99% 86 of 87 picked 19.Kentucky       19.Kentucky v. Georgia
99% 86 of 87 picked 20.Louisville     20.Louisville v. North Carolina
94% 82 of 87 picked 21.Minnesota      21.Minnesota v. Michigan
99% 86 of 87 picked 22.Purdue         22.Purdue v. Illinois
93% 81 of 87 picked 23.SMU            23.SMU v. Florida State
71% 62 of 87 picked 24.Oregon         24.Southern Cal v. Oregon
100% 87 of 87 picked 25.Washington    25.Washington v. Northwestern

Blowouts:
100% 87 of 87 picked 25.Washington    25.Washington v. Northwestern
99% 86 of 87 picked 8.Texas            8.Auburn v. Texas
99% 86 of 87 picked 14.Pittsburgh     14.Pittsburgh v. Florida State
99% 86 of 87 picked 18.Wisconsin      18.UCLA v. Wisconsin
99% 86 of 87 picked 19.Kentucky       19.Kentucky v. Georgia
99% 86 of 87 picked 20.Louisville     20.Louisville v. North Carolina
99% 86 of 87 picked 22.Purdue         22.Purdue v. Illinois
98% 85 of 87 picked 7.Wisconsin        7.Southern Cal v. Wisconsin
98% 85 of 87 picked 13.Penn State     13.Penn State v. Illinois

Close Calls:
55% 48 of 87 picked 11.Florida        11.Missouri v. Florida [TB]
67% 58 of 87 picked 3.Texas A&M        3.Oklahoma v. Texas A&M

On Picking PTW Participants’ Favored Teams:
High: 25/25 (9) 24/25 (18)
Low: 18/25 (1) 19/25 (5)
Ave: 22.5/25
Most: 23/25 (21)
Std Dev: 1.70

Tie-Breaker Total Points:
High: 212 (e.g. 25-22, 22-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-12)
Low: 132 (e.g. 25-20, 25-20, 25-19)
Ave: 179
Most: 184 (6)

Home Field Advantage?
Home teams were picked 1145 times (53%), away teams 1030 times.

Polls matching VT picks:
25/25 Richkern
25/25 VT Poll
24/25 AVCA
23/25 RKPI/RPI
21/25 Pablo

[vbbetterthanbb]

PTW Week 12 results after Wednesday:

I had to double check my worksheet to be sure of the result I am posting. One mild upset later we ended up with only 4 perfect scores after just 4 matches!

1.Kansas v. TCU 4:30 (62-25): Kansas 3-1
2.Kansas State v. Baylor 4:30 (7-80): Baylor 3-0
3.Oklahoma v. Texas A&M 5 (29-58): Texas A&M 3-0
4.UCLA v. Washington 7 (20-67): UCLA 3-0

PTW favored teams had won:
3/4

Average PTW score:
2.5/4

PTW leading entries:
4/4 odinaka taxidea thelat vbfan44
3/4 44 folks

[vbbetterthanbb]

PTW Week 12 results after Thursday:

5.Houston v. Utah 5 (6-81): Utah 3-0
6.Nebraska v. Minnesota 6 (84-3): Nebraska 3-1
7.Southern Cal v. Wisconsin 8 (2-85): Wisconsin 3-0

PTW favored teams had won:
Thursday: 3/3
Overall: 6/7

Average PTW score:
Thursday: 2.9/3
Overall: 5.4/7

PTW leading entries:
7/7 odinaka taxidea thelat vbfan44
6/7 38 folks

[vbbetterthanbb]

PTW Week 12 results after Friday:

8.Auburn v. Texas 4:30 (1-86): Texas 3-0
9.Kansas State v. TCU 4:30 (6-81): Kansas State 3-0
10.Mississippi v. Arkansas 4:30 (9-78): Mississippi 3-1
11.Missouri v. Florida 5 [TB] (40-47): Florida 3-2 [206]
12.Notre Dame v. North Carolina 3:30 (4-83): North Carolina 3-1
13.Penn State v. Illinois 4 (85-2): Penn State 3-0
14.Pittsburgh v. Florida State 2 (86-1): Pittsburgh 3-0
15.SMU v. Miami-FL 5 (82-5): SMU 3-1

PTW favored teams had won:
Friday: 6/8
Overall: 12/15

Average PTW score:
Friday: 5.6/8
Overall: 10.9/15

PTW leading entries:
13/15 GoldenArks odinaka taxidea vballfreak808 vbfan44
12/15 16 folks

Closest To the Tie-Breaker score of 206:
206 (4) Right on!
205 (1)
203 (1)
209 (1)
202 (2)
200 (1)

[vbbetterthanbb]

PTW Week 12 results after Saturday:

16.Houston v. BYU NOON (10-77): BYU 3-0
17.Kansas v. Baylor 10AM (78-9): Kansas 3-0
18.UCLA v. Wisconsin 7:30 (1-86): Wisconsin 3-1

PTW favored teams had won:
Saturday: 3/3
Overall: 15/18

Average PTW score:
Saturday: 2.8/3
Overall: 13.7/18

PTW leading entries:
16/18 GoldenArks odinaka taxidea vbfan44
15/18 20 folks