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Post by thehamburglar on Feb 5, 2019 11:10:45 GMT -5
Agree with most of your predictions except NYU vs Vassar. It seemed like they were missing their good middle Neil for the start of the season. If he is back, it would help NYU immensely as he is a blocking and hitting machine. Vassar played Arcadia tight in a 5 setter and smoked Rutgers in 3. NYU vs Vassar will certainly be a good match! Neil played in the losses to Benedictine and North Central Neil played in every match this season. It was their second middle that did not play to start the season.
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Post by thehamburglar on Feb 5, 2019 11:15:19 GMT -5
1. Springfield- Until they are beat 2. Carthage- took care of business to move up 3. SUNY New Paltz- Still undefeated against DIII competition 4. Stevens- loss to Kean may have been wake up call; Quality win over SU keeps them from falling further 5. Dominican- dismantle of NCC puts them into top 5 6. Stevenson- bad loss to Stevens; but nice road win over SVU in tough gym; head to head keeps them ahead of 2nd tier midwest schools 7. North Central- Stay ahead of Kean based on H2H; big showdown with Benedictine 8. Kean- big value win over Stevens; previous results keep them from moving up more 9. Endicott- Idle week; but have quality wins on resume 10.Benedictine- not a ton of quality wins- but have taken care of business thus far; showdowns with NCC & Carthage are huge 11.MSOE- takes advantage of movement around them in idle week 12.Lancaster Bible- two non-descript wins but others around have faltered 13.Juniata- not beaten yet; Pass the eye test for me; big test this weekend with Kean 14.Arcadia- schools down here are a crapshoot; two quality wins over UCSC and Vassar 15.SVU- H2H keeps them hear over Elms; need more quality wins Also Considered: Elms, UCSC, Vassar, Wells, Wentworth Why do you have MSOE above lancaster bible after their sweep? Especially with MSOE's only two impressive wins to be against teams that have dropped out of your rankings.
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Post by stevedraco123 on Feb 5, 2019 11:46:16 GMT -5
1. Springfield- Until they are beat 2. Carthage- took care of business to move up 3. SUNY New Paltz- Still undefeated against DIII competition 4. Stevens- loss to Kean may have been wake up call; Quality win over SU keeps them from falling further 5. Dominican- dismantle of NCC puts them into top 5 6. Stevenson- bad loss to Stevens; but nice road win over SVU in tough gym; head to head keeps them ahead of 2nd tier midwest schools 7. North Central- Stay ahead of Kean based on H2H; big showdown with Benedictine 8. Kean- big value win over Stevens; previous results keep them from moving up more 9. Endicott- Idle week; but have quality wins on resume 10.Benedictine- not a ton of quality wins- but have taken care of business thus far; showdowns with NCC & Carthage are huge 11.MSOE- takes advantage of movement around them in idle week 12.Lancaster Bible- two non-descript wins but others around have faltered 13.Juniata- not beaten yet; Pass the eye test for me; big test this weekend with Kean 14.Arcadia- schools down here are a crapshoot; two quality wins over UCSC and Vassar 15.SVU- H2H keeps them hear over Elms; need more quality wins Also Considered: Elms, UCSC, Vassar, Wells, Wentworth Why do you have MSOE above lancaster bible after their sweep? Especially with MSOE's only two impressive wins to be against teams that have dropped out of your rankings. My guess would be because Nate Miller didn’t play in that match
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Post by bigguj9 on Feb 5, 2019 12:14:50 GMT -5
Everybody is freaking out about how good this Nate Miller guy, but he's not even that good. The real best player on LBC is their libero Kurt Maysailles.
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Post by TheReignman on Feb 5, 2019 12:44:53 GMT -5
1. Springfield- Until they are beat 2. Carthage- took care of business to move up 3. SUNY New Paltz- Still undefeated against DIII competition 4. Stevens- loss to Kean may have been wake up call; Quality win over SU keeps them from falling further 5. Dominican- dismantle of NCC puts them into top 5 6. Stevenson- bad loss to Stevens; but nice road win over SVU in tough gym; head to head keeps them ahead of 2nd tier midwest schools 7. North Central- Stay ahead of Kean based on H2H; big showdown with Benedictine 8. Kean- big value win over Stevens; previous results keep them from moving up more 9. Endicott- Idle week; but have quality wins on resume 10.Benedictine- not a ton of quality wins- but have taken care of business thus far; showdowns with NCC & Carthage are huge 11.MSOE- takes advantage of movement around them in idle week 12.Lancaster Bible- two non-descript wins but others around have faltered 13.Juniata- not beaten yet; Pass the eye test for me; big test this weekend with Kean 14.Arcadia- schools down here are a crapshoot; two quality wins over UCSC and Vassar 15.SVU- H2H keeps them hear over Elms; need more quality wins Also Considered: Elms, UCSC, Vassar, Wells, Wentworth Why do you have MSOE above lancaster bible after their sweep? Especially with MSOE's only two impressive wins to be against teams that have dropped out of your rankings. Honestly, I don't think that MSOE was prepared to play LBC with Miller in lineup, would love to have seen what would transpire had Miller played in first 2 matches as well. The 11-15 slots were tough. Even some of the schools in the also considered section have an argument to be in. More results normally help clear up what is going on towards the bottom.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2019 12:47:08 GMT -5
Why do you have MSOE above lancaster bible after their sweep? Especially with MSOE's only two impressive wins to be against teams that have dropped out of your rankings. My guess would be because Nate Miller didn’t play in that match Looks like Miller did play in that match with a cool 10 attempts/set. I'd put them ahead of MSOE and probably drop MSOE closer to the 13-15 range (splitting hairs at this point). Generally agree with these rankings, might move NCC ahead of Stevenson but again, it's close and negligible. I'll take UCSC and Vassar over Arcadia as well.
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Post by stevedraco123 on Feb 5, 2019 14:42:17 GMT -5
How does Cal Lutheran stay in the top 15 at 14 after going 0-5 on the week?
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Post by wyomingpancake on Feb 5, 2019 14:55:14 GMT -5
How does Cal Lutheran stay in the top 15 at 14 after going 0-5 on the week? I don't even know what is real after the release of these rankings. I really don't. I cannot think of a way that this does not hurt the overall image of the AVCA. But then again they couldn't care less about their reputation with D3 rankings.
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Post by bigguj9 on Feb 5, 2019 15:17:58 GMT -5
How does Cal Lutheran stay in the top 15 at 14 after going 0-5 on the week? I imagine due to the difficulty of the competition. The losses came to, based of this weeks ranks, the #2, #5, #8 (who they have split with), #9, and #15 teams. They're a good team and will probably stay ranked until we get more match data. They'll have more chances for quality wins later in the season. Yes, their losses were against good ranked opponents, but most of these losses look like really bad losses. I would have moved Vassar into the top 15 and dropped Cal Lutheran.
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Post by TheReignman on Feb 5, 2019 15:24:53 GMT -5
My guess would be because Nate Miller didn’t play in that match Looks like Miller did play in that match with a cool 10 attempts/set. I'd put them ahead of MSOE and probably drop MSOE closer to the 13-15 range (splitting hairs at this point). Generally agree with these rankings, might move NCC ahead of Stevenson but again, it's close and negligible. I'll take UCSC and Vassar over Arcadia as well. Have trouble with UCSC & Vassar over Arcadia since Arcadia has head to head on both. Stevenson also has head to head on NCC
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Post by d3vbfan on Feb 5, 2019 16:23:39 GMT -5
1. Springfield 2. Carthage 3. SUNY New Paltz 4. Stevens 5. Dominican 6. Stevenson 7. Kean 8. North Central (IL) 9. Benedictine (IL) 10. Endicott 11. Southern Virginia 12. Lancaster Bible 13. MSOE 14. California Lutheran T-15. Juniata T-15. UC Santa Cruz
Receiving Votes: Vassar 16; Arcadia 7; Elms 5; MIT 3; St. Joseph's College (NY) 2
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Post by Deepdisher on Feb 6, 2019 14:59:42 GMT -5
1. Springfield 2. Carthage 3. SUNY New Paltz 4. Stevens 5. Dominican 6. Stevenson 7. Kean 8. North Central (IL) 9. Benedictine (IL) 10. Endicott 11. Southern Virginia 12. Lancaster Bible 13. MSOE 14. California Lutheran T-15. Juniata T-15. UC Santa Cruz Receiving Votes: Vassar 16; Arcadia 7; Elms 5; MIT 3; St. Joseph's College (NY) 2 What puts Kean in the 7th spot? The loss to Endicott?
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Post by d3vbfan on Feb 6, 2019 15:17:26 GMT -5
Probably that and getting swept by #8 as well.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 16:18:25 GMT -5
Decent matchup tonight with #3 New Paltz taking on Vassar. Vassar couldn't stop a nosebleed vs Springfield, we shall see if their offense can keep up with New Paltz (#1 in country in kills per set). Vassar is blocking well this year, coming in at #7 with 2.3 per set. Vassar was very hot and cold vs NYU but had some really good sets offensively, including a couple sets over .470 vs NYU and a set over .290 vs Springfield. Expecting an entertaining match.
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Post by volleybum14 on Feb 6, 2019 16:44:49 GMT -5
What are the biggest surprises of this short season? Stevenson has impressed me while NYU has really struggled. Thoughts?
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