This Week (3/11-15) Prediction contest...

[vballmom]

Not a lot of action this week. That's ok. Still some great volleyball will be played.

UCI @ BYU (2 matches) - UCI and BYU split
Northridge @ UC Santa Barbara, CSUN wins a squeaker
Quincy @ UC Santa Barbara, UCSB rolls poor Quincy
Quincy @ Northridge, CSUN schools Quincy
Concordia @ UCLA, UCLA gets a much needed win
Hawaii @ UCLA (2 matches), Hawaii sweeps the battered Bruins
USC vs. Penn State @ Long Beach, Penn State - maybe
Ball State @ Long Beach, Long Beach
USC vs. Ball State @ Long Beach, Ball State
Penn State @ Long Beach, Long Beach (I hope)
UC San Diego @ Pepperdine, Pepp all the way!
UC San Diego @ USC, USC gets another MPSF win

[bangdown]

Hello all...it's time that I put myself out there and attempt to challenge the great prognosticators of the volley world!

UCI def. BYU 3-1....upset?....no
UCI def. BYU 3-0....Pelzel is back!
UC Santa Barbara def. Northridge 3-2....Nargi hits negative in game 5
Quincy def UC Santa Barbara 3-1...UCSB wins the 1st game
Northridge def. Quincy 3-2....Tramblie ends match with 4 solos and 4 aces and 18 digs!
UCLA def. Concordia 3-0....Bruins are too good for this team
Hawaii def. UCLA 3-1...All close games but home crowd will be the difference in all.
Hawaii def. UCLA 3-2....UCLA wins games 1 & 4...2,3 &5 Hawaii blows them out.
Penn State def. USC 3-0....Penn State cruises here.
Long Beach def. Ball State 3-0 Long Beach blocks suprisingly well in this match
USC def. Ball State 3-2...Dusharme finishes with 12 blocks
Long Beach def. Penn State 3-2...All very good and close!
Pepperdine def. UC San Diego 3-0....30-18,30-24,30-20
UC San Diego def. USC 3-1....There it is!...UCSD's big win!

[halesvb11]

ok im gonna get involved in this thing since im back at school now............... im partial to east coast and midwest teams, so if you think my predictions are biased, you're right on.



UCI @ BYU (2 matches) Split--- BYU in 3, then UCI in 5
Northridge @ UC Santa Barbara ---- CSUN in 4
Quincy @ UC Santa Barbara ----- The Q in 4
Quincy @ Northridge ------ CSUN in 4
Concordia @ UCLA ----- UCLA in 4, and one game goes into mid-high 30's
Hawaii @ UCLA (2 matches) ----- UH in both. one in 3, one in 5
USC vs. Penn State @ Long Beach ---- Penn State in 3
Ball State @ Long Beach ----- Ball State. Ball control wins this one
USC vs. Ball State @ Long Beach ---- Ball State again
Penn State @ Long Beach ----- Penn State in 5
UC San Diego @ Pepperdine ----- Pepperdine. 'nuff said
UC San Diego @ USC ---- USC, but do we really care?

[Roofan]

Vb

I'll get you the "East of Provo" game soon, but here is my picks this week. Thankfully, there aren't as many MIVA teams to thwart my otherwise good prognosticating!!!

UCI @ BYU (2 matches)...BYU SWEEPS. UCI is a shell of the team that started the season.
Northridge @ UC Santa Barbara...Northridge. Think USCB will make it a match, but they get their win vs. Quincy.
Quincy @ UC Santa Barbara...UCSB. Quincy isn't even close to UCSB.
Quincy @ Northridge...Northridge. Or Northridge for that matter!
Concordia @ UCLA...UCLA. UCLA has too much for Concordia.
Hawaii @ UCLA (2 matches)...Split. UH is playing great ball, but UCLA has played better the last 3 weeks and will take a match.
USC vs. Penn State @ Long Beach...PSU. SC had a great week, but PSU's depth will overcome the trojans.
Ball State @ Long Beach...LBSU. Want to pick my midwest boys, but they aren't playing very well.
USC vs. Ball State @ Long Beach...BSU is just a bit better than SC
Penn State @ Long Beach...PSU. Mattei keeps them in system all night, overpowering the Beach.
UC San Diego @ Pepperdine...Pepp. This is essentially a Bye week for Pepp to practice and rest up for the long haul.
UC San Diego @ USC...SC. UCSD won a conferance match last year...1 every 2 years sounds right!

Later and Good Luck to all!!!

Roofan

[Roofan]

Crusin

Not a great week out East, but here are the matches other than those already posted.

Ball State at Clarke
Ball State at Lewis
Findlay at Ohio State
Loyola at Ohio State
Lewis at Mercyhurst
Lewis at Indiana-Purdue
Loyola at Mercyhurst
Rutgers @ NYU
St. Francis vs. Rutgers

Quick Picks...

BSU easy over Clark
Lewis thumps BSU
OSU humbles Findlay
Loyola wins a 5er over OSU
Lewis shellacks Mercyhurst
Lewis beats IPFW
Loyola beats Mercyhurst
Rutgers wins a pair over NYU and St. Francis

Later Dude

Roofan

[vballdoll]

Ok I'm hoping for a repeat!!

BYU and UCI split
Northridge over UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara over Quincy
Northridge over Quincy
UCLA over Concordia
UCLA and Hawaii split
Penn State over USC
Long Beach over Ball State
Ball State over USC
Long Beach over Penn State
Pepperdine over UC San Diego
USC over UC San Diego

[vballmom]

The matches out east may be a little bit tougher to predict... Oh wait, what I am saying? Nothing could be harder than the MPSF this year, so here it goes.

Ball State at Clarke - Ball State
Ball State at Lewis - Lewis
Findlay at Ohio State - OSU
Loyola at Ohio State - OSU
Lewis at Mercyhurst - Lewis
Lewis at Indiana-Purdue - Lewis
Loyola at Mercyhurst - Loyola
Rutgers @ NYU - Rutgers
St. Francis vs. Rutgers - Rutgers

[Beachy]

Last week was a disaster! I am tired of coming in third. So this week I really took some time to think things through instead of my usual point and shoot. We'll see if it is any more efficient.

BYU over UCI twice....I am making up for vbcruz
CSUN over UCSB
UCSB over Quincy...still no respect for the miva
CSUN over Q...so far everyone has this pick
UCLA over Concordia...majority rules, why play this one?
UH spilts with UCLA....
Penn State over USC
LBSU over Ball State...have you learned yet, SweetieVB ?
Ball State over USC, sad for the MPSF
LBSU over Penn State....YES!
Pepperdine over UCSD
USC over UCSD...although this one is against the majority

[vball kid]

BYU over UCI x2
Northridge over UCSB
Quincy over UCSB
Northridge over Quincy
UCLA over Concordia
UCLA splits with Hawaii
Penn State over USC
Long Beach over Ball State
Ball State over USC
Long Beach over Penn State
Pepp over UCSD
USC over UCSD

[qufan]

fyi, quincy's setter is out with a broken hand so he wont be playing this weekend in cali. if anyone wants to change their predictions, now is the time.

[Heinrich Schliemann III]

August 4, 1872

BYU over UCI x2
Northridge over UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara over Quincy
Northridge over Quincy
UCLA over Concordia
Hawaii and UCLA split
Penn State over USC
Ball State over Long Beach
Ball State over USC
Penn State over Long Beach
Pepperdine over UCSD
UCSD over USC

[on the road vbcrusin]

vbcrusin here (on the road)...yes, I DO have a job, but not a life! Except for volleyball posts.

Hey roofan...I agree with ALL the matches you picked EXCEPT one...I think Indiana-Purdue will surprise a tired Lewis. Otherwise, we're in agreement...I chose my picks before I saw yours.

Hey bangdown (DBA Anteater)...I'm amased at your predictions of calling the win-loss games in the matches. I just choose who will win. Maybe I better start calling the games too...I can't let you outdo me. It'll be interesting to see how your UCI does against my BYU...unfortunately, MB Chris Gorney broke his hand. I bet he still plays (the smart thing is to rest it for the tournament), but BYU needs him. Good luck to the Anteaters...they'll need it in the noisey Smith Fieldhouse with all those crazy Mormons.

[Fred]

uci over byu
byu over uci
northridge over UCSB
UCSB over quincy
Northridge over Quincy
UCLA over concordia
Hawaii over UCLA
UCLA over Hawaii
Penn State over USC
Penn State over Long Beach
Long Beach over Ball State
USC over Ball State
Pepperdine over UCSD
UCSD over USC

[volleymom]

BYU and UCI split
Northridge vs UC Santa Barbara--Northridge
UC Santa Barbara vs Quincy--UCSB
Northridge vs Quincy--Northridge
UCLA vs Concordia--UCLA
UCLA vs Hawaii split
Penn State vs USC-- Penn State
Long Beach vs Ball State--CSULB
USC vs Ball State--USC
Long Beach vs Penn State--CSULB
Pepperdine vs UC San Diego--Pepperdine
USC vs UC San Diego--USC