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Post by edburby on Sept 17, 2006 17:47:10 GMT -5
Okay, start it up.... who's got predictions?
Upsets:
Hawaii
Florida
Wisconsin
MIssouri
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Post by edburby on Sept 17, 2006 17:48:34 GMT -5
... Arizona
Tennesee
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Post by beachman on Sept 17, 2006 18:02:58 GMT -5
Texas
Cal Poly
UCSB
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Post by beachman on Sept 17, 2006 18:08:27 GMT -5
Florida, Wisconsin, Missouri, Texas should all drop in the rankings based on the fact that they all lost matches they should have been expected to win. Hawaii also drops, while Cal Poly moves up...how's that to start the discussion??  |
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Post by beachman on Sept 17, 2006 18:09:10 GMT -5
Arizona should drop off the map or rankings totally!
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Post by Tex_VB_Fan on Sept 17, 2006 18:12:10 GMT -5
The Texas loss to PSU was on 9/8 and reflected on the 9/11 AVCA poll when they moved up to #5. I don't think Texas will move down especially with Florida loosing.
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Post by southie on Sept 17, 2006 18:14:24 GMT -5
Texas didn't lose this week. They swept Texas Tech at home, and swept Kansas on the road. Catch up . . . |
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Post by Tex_VB_Fan on Sept 17, 2006 18:15:56 GMT -5
yep that was the point I was trying to make. PSU was the last loss
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Post by GatorVball on Sept 17, 2006 18:17:39 GMT -5
LSU should make a nice move up in the standings. Their only loss is still to PSU in 5.
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Post by dcoach on Sept 17, 2006 18:40:08 GMT -5
How about Stanford/Santa Clara?? With Stanford getting them in 3, shouldn't there be some movement?
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Post by Xplaya on Sept 17, 2006 18:48:32 GMT -5
Bottom 5 very debateable:
1. Nebraska
2. Penn St.
3. UCLA
4. Wash
5. Texas
6. Stanford
7. U$C (proffesional)
8. UC Berkeley
9. Santa Clara
10. Florida
11. LSU
12. Ohio St. (undefeated...untested)
13. Purdue
14. Wisconsin
15. Hawaii
16. Tennessee
17. BYU
18. Ohio
19. Cal Poly
20. Utah
21. Michigan (see Ohio St.)
22. New Mexico St. (see Michigan)
23. San Diego
24. Pepperdine (best 4-6 team in the land! Tough schedule)
25. GT (finding their groove....)
HM (no order)
Duke, LBSU, San Francisco, Minnesota, Arkansas, UNI
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Post by IdahoBoy on Sept 17, 2006 18:52:24 GMT -5
Xplaya, a couple of questions:
If you are going to punish Hawaii to 15, why not give more credit to Cal Poly (with a win over your #5 Texas) at least next to if not above Hawaii? 19 is too low for that team.
Pepperdine, as well, should be in that same range.
Tell me about GT, Duke, and San Fran, please. I think the ACC isn't on many people's radar yet, especially with the SEC making so much noise this year.
New Mexico State, although, you claim is untested, has some quality wins over Sac State among others. I agree they should be in the mix, with Michigan.
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Post by Xplaya on Sept 17, 2006 19:29:37 GMT -5
Xplaya, a couple of questions: If you are going to punish Hawaii to 15, why not give more credit to Cal Poly (with a win over your #5 Texas) at least next to if not above Hawaii? 19 is too low for that team. Pepperdine, as well, should be in that same range. Tell me about GT, Duke, and San Fran, please. I think the ACC isn't on many people's radar yet, especially with the SEC making so much noise this year. New Mexico State, although, you claim is untested, has some quality wins over Sac State among others. I agree they should be in the mix, with Michigan. 1. It wasn't so much punishing Hawaii as rewarding the other teams (kind of a combination) 2. Pepp gets punished...despite losing to very good teams...they are still losing. If when they start winning, they'll move up. 3. New Mexico St, yes has beaten Sac st., and others, but I'm not really sold (on them or their competition, yet) undefeated is undefeated..same with Mich....but better comp....didn't they beat USD? My HM are kind of like...."keep on the radar" teams...and there could be more: San Fran....good record don't really know too much... GT:8-2 only losses 1st match of season to Miss st. (MSU had a few matches under their belt) and 3-1 @ Kentucky (38-36 in the 3rd) solid win against UNI other comp avg....offensively impressive ala 2003 team Duke: 7-2 win vs. ASU only losses to Penn St and Notre Dame. Great defensive team Jury is still out on the ACC I think the top is very solid the bottom very bad! |
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Post by The Bofa on the Sofa on Sept 17, 2006 19:33:31 GMT -5
Xplaya, a couple of questions: If you are going to punish Hawaii to 15, why not give more credit to Cal Poly (with a win over your #5 Texas) at least next to if not above Hawaii? 19 is too low for that team. Because if it is an attempt at the AVCA poll, then it comes down to the fact that the AVCA does not generally reward teams, it punishes teams that lose. Cal Poly had a win and a loss. The only real way it moves up is if the teams in front of it lost. Maybe then you could see Cal Poly switch places, but even that is a stretch. |
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Post by Pirate VB Fan on Sept 17, 2006 19:34:09 GMT -5
Upsets: Hawaii Florida Wisconsin MIssouri You're right. It was an upset that Missouri managed to win one  |
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