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Post by TDCincy on Nov 26, 2004 23:00:33 GMT -5
UT knocks off Pittsburgh 3-0 in Louisville. Tennessee could be looking at a top 8 seed Sunday night.
Way to go Vols!
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Post by ZookIsCooked on Nov 26, 2004 23:08:58 GMT -5
UT knocks off Pittsburgh 3-0 in Louisville. Tennessee could be looking at a top 8 seed Sunday night. Way to go Vols! Losers  |
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Post by simplycurious on Nov 26, 2004 23:09:31 GMT -5
While I'm proud of the work that Rob, Mike, Cindy and the team have done thus far in the season; I don't believe a win over Pittsburgh will 'jump' them two slots in the polls for an 8 seed.
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Post by TDCincy on Nov 26, 2004 23:10:13 GMT -5
Hey Zook, welcome back..What are the Gators up to?
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Post by TDCincy on Nov 26, 2004 23:13:59 GMT -5
RE a top 8 seed:
UT is #7 in the RPI ratings (11/22 ratings). And as champions of the SEC (#3 rated conference by RPI), they may have already been ahead of a couple teams for seeding purposes.
Go Vols!
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Post by ZookIsCooked on Nov 26, 2004 23:14:05 GMT -5
Hey Zook, welcome back..What are the Gators up to? Well, they are playing in an end of the season tournament and they swept St. John's today 3-0. They play Towson tomorrow for the championship/ |
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Post by ZookIsCooked on Nov 26, 2004 23:14:58 GMT -5
RE a top 8 seed: UT is #7 in the RPI ratings (11/22 ratings). And as champions of the SEC (#3 rated conference by RPI), they may have already been ahead of a couple teams for seeding purposes. Go Vols! If Tennessee hosts, will the fans show up though? Up until this season, Florida was the only SEC team that consistantly drew strong crowds. I hope so, UTs had a great season. |
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Post by The Bofa on the Sofa on Nov 27, 2004 10:42:56 GMT -5
RE a top 8 seed: UT is #7 in the RPI ratings (11/22 ratings). And as champions of the SEC (#3 rated conference by RPI), they may have already been ahead of a couple teams for seeding purposes. Go Vols! The RPI loves the SEC this year. It's an interesting question, how seriously is the committee going to take the RPI view of the SEC? If they take it to heart, the SEC can get 5 teams in (Tenn, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas). OTOH, if they don't believe it, it could be only the top two. How the committee treats the SEC this year will tell us a lot about what they think of RPI. |
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Post by TDCincy on Nov 29, 2004 10:06:20 GMT -5
I'm not sure how to figure the RPI out. Georgia and Arkansas received bids along with Florida and UTs automatic Bid giving the SEC 4 teams.
Alabama is the odd team out, probably because they lost all of their 6 matches vs these 4 teams(?).
However, RPI ranks Florida #5 and UT #7. The NCAA selection committee gave UT the #12 seed, and did not give Florida a top 16 seed. Florida has to go to Florida A&M for game #1 and #11 Stanford IF they can beat Florida A&M.
Arkansas gets #16 Missouri and Georgia gets to play Ga Tech again (Ga Tech just beat them 3-0 last week).
I like where Tennessee stands now. They earned the top 16 seed and get to play the 1st 2 at home. Now it's up to UT to prove to the volleyball world they belong with the elite programs!
Go Vols!
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