March 2 AVCA Poll

[midwestfan]

This is an interesting poll. What's up with UCLA at #1 and how did Ohio State get into the rankings. Not saying either one doesn't belong there, I'm just curious.


www.avca.org/collegiate/MenDIpoll/Menspoll3-2-04.asp

[OC24]

wow, when was the last time we had 4 teams receiving number 1 votes? It's really gonna be interesting to see how the mpsf playoffs work out this year!

[sponge13]

The last time four times received first-place votes in the same poll was Feb. 11, 2003. Actually, it was very common in the 2002 season as six weeks had at least four teams with first-place votes. Five teams have had first-place votes in the same poll twice since the 2000 season (Feb. 26, 2002 and Jan. 16, 2001).

[OC24]

thanks for clearing that up hehe

[cougarize]

Clarity will surface this month, when we will see some big matchups. For one, BYU will take on Pepperdine and Hawaii.

[Gorf]

What's up with having 3 teams with records at least 4 games under .500 in the top 15?

That looks very strange.

Is it possible in on the men's side of the world to have a team win the NCAA championship with a losing record?

[Barefoot In Kailua]

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>-(Gorf)-<[} link=board=menvb&thread=1078256363&start=5#0 date=1078365492]What's up with having 3 teams with records at least 4 games under .500 in the top 15?

That looks very strange.

Is it possible in on the men's side of the world to have a team win the NCAA championship with a losing record?

That is probably do to the limited amount of teams the men's side fields.

It's possible for a team to have a losing record and win an NCAA title (I think) but not very probable.

[lalalaluuuke]

That's right, it's always possible but not very probable. Last year in the Men's NCAA bball tourney there were 2 teams with sub .500 records. They won their conference tournaments and got automatic berths.

Same for men's volleyball. In volleyball the top 8 teams in the conference get to play in the conference tourney. If the lower seed happens to have a losing record then the answer to your question is "yes."

The teams with sub .500 record usually are MPSF teams which mean they have much tougher schedules usually than the east coast teams. Therefore they get more credit. If USC was in the MIVA or the EIVA it would probably be sitting close to the top of the conference (welcome to Penn State's world).

[VBbeast]

UCLA got the nod for #1 because well they are UCLA, and just beat the then #1 Hawaii on the road.

Ohio State got in presumably because all 6 of their losses are from teams in the top 15, and 4 of those were on the road.

[midwestfan]

Thanks for the clarification!

[eastcstvbfan]

SUB .500???!!! Are you kidding. Pacific just dropped out last week. They haven't been .500 in Feb. Stanford is 6-11. How is UCI ahead of PSU when PSU just beat them (neutral court).
It makes men's volleyball look like a joke when teams <.500 or even < .200 are in a TOP 15 list. Make it a top 10 or a top 5 even, or vote based on results not Coastal bias.

[roy]

eastcstvbfan said:

SUB .500???!!! Are you kidding. Pacific just dropped out last week. They haven't been .500 in Feb. Stanford is 6-11. How is UCI ahead of PSU when PSU just beat them (neutral court).
It makes men's volleyball look like a joke when teams <.500 or even < .200 are in a TOP 15 list. Make it a top 10 or a top 5 even, or vote based on results not Coastal bias.

On some level, I agree with you. I don't see the reason for having a top 15. I would rather see a top 10, and leave it at that. Everyone in the top 10, except for UCI, has a record above .500.

I disagree with the voting based on coastal bias. I haven't seen the other schools play, but who else would you add to the list? Aside from Penn State, I don't think the EIVA schools would knock off a top 10 team. Who else would you consider adding?

[lalalaluuuke]

I agree on the top 10 poll. Beating #13 doesn't mean much when they are 3-8.