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Post by trollhunter on Feb 20, 2019 15:07:03 GMT -5
Week #1 is already upon us! With lots of ranked teams playing each other! Below are key matchups that could have NCAA bid implications. I will add results and recaps over the weekend. *AT-LARGE* FSU vs Cal Poly - FSU wins 4-1 Cal Poly vs LSU - LSU wins 3-2 Cal Poly vs SCarolina - Cal Poly wins 4-1 Cal Poly vs Tulane - Cal Poly wins 4-1 *EAST* FSU vs LSU - LSU wins 3-2 FSU vs SCarolina - FSU wins 4-1 FSU vs Tulane - FSU wins 5-0 LSU vs SCarolina - LSU wins 3-2 LSU vs Tulane - LSU wins 5-0 FIU vs Stetson - FIU wins 5-0 FIU vs GSU - FIU wins 5-0 GSU vs Stetson - Stetson wins 5-0 TCU vs FAU - FAU wins 5-0 *WEST* UCLA vs Cal Poly - UCLA wins 5-0 UCLA vs Pep - UCLA wins 4-1 UCLA vs Hawaii - UCLA wins 5-0 UCLA vs Stanford - UCLA wins 5-0 Pep vs Hawaii - Pep wins 3-2 Pep vs Stanford - Pep wins 3-2 Hawaii vs Stanford - Hawaii wins 3-2 LMU vs GCU - LMU wins 3-2 If you want to make pre-season NCAA bid predictions, please post in the thread: volleytalk.proboards.com/thread/76584/avca-season-ncaa-polls-predictions?page=1#ixzz5g6N2wwaT |
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Feb 21, 2019 17:15:18 GMT -5
I think Tulane is playing cal poly instead of South Carolina this weekend.
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Post by trollhunter on Feb 22, 2019 10:15:53 GMT -5
I think Tulane is playing cal poly instead of South Carolina this weekend. Thanks, nice catch! Not sure if I made a mistake or they switched the schedule. Corrected above. |
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Post by pd154 on Feb 22, 2019 11:01:41 GMT -5
I think most assumed that Cal Poly would lose to the national champions but UCLA really looked good I thought. Should be great games in Hawaii!
In the east, I thought the AVCA poll looked off and Stetson(17?) Vs GSU(13), showed that. Stetson won 5-0 and only lost 1 set. They even won the exhibition match in 2.
Next up for them is FIU.
Does anyone know who was the first NCAA Conference to start NCAA Beach Volleyball? Someone told me Atlantic Sun, I would have thought Big 10 or West Coast. Google doesn't seem to know.
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Post by trollhunter on Feb 22, 2019 14:42:25 GMT -5
In the east, I thought the AVCA poll looked off and Stetson(17?) Vs GSU(13), showed that. Stetson won 5-0 and only lost 1 set. They even won the exhibition match in 2. Next up for them is FIU. Does anyone know who was the first NCAA Conference to start NCAA Beach Volleyball? Someone told me Atlantic Sun, I would have thought Big 10 or West Coast. Google doesn't seem to know. Someone was correct that ASUN was the first conference for Beach (Sand at the time). Also right about Stetson and GSU rankings needing reversal, although "I called it" first, before the match, here: volleytalk.proboards.com/thread/76584/avca-season-ncaa-polls-predictions?page=1#ixzz5g6N2wwaTSeems I may have been wrong about TCU, but not giving up hope yet. Would love a report on the FAU/TCU match if anyone saw it. |
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Post by trollhunter on Feb 23, 2019 0:58:54 GMT -5
I think most assumed that Cal Poly would lose to the national champions but UCLA really looked good I thought. Should be great games in Hawaii! Definitely agree there should be some good games in Hawaii! UCLA looked great, and Cal Poly seemed competitive in every match, so both could do well this year. |
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Post by trollhunter on Feb 23, 2019 16:06:52 GMT -5
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Post by trollhunter on Feb 23, 2019 20:09:33 GMT -5
LSU defeats FSU for the first time in history.
It is the first East region team to ever beat FSU.
Finally some competition for the top East bid into the NCAA tournament.
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Post by trollhunter on Feb 24, 2019 15:40:12 GMT -5
AT-LARGE recap:
1. LSU beating Cal Poly early last season was key to them earning a 2018 At-Large bid and they repeated the feat this year. Should LSU stumble later in East play again, this give them the lead for At-Large bids.
2. FSU defeating Cal Poly gives them a similar edge towards an At-Large bid, should they need it. I expect FSU to earn an East bid, but they may be having a down year. Or perhaps it is just some East teams are improving and closing the gap.
3. Cal Poly's win over South Carolina could be huge, now that we have an initial look at top teams in each region. Both teams could be bubble teams in their regions, so they might be compared against each other for At-Large.
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Post by trollhunter on Feb 24, 2019 21:46:44 GMT -5
EAST REGION recap:
1. LSU (4-0) is at the top with quality wins over FSU and SCarolina. They play both teams again next weekend, which should be great competition.
2. FIU (4-0) started strong with wins over GSU and Stetson. I appear to be wrong about them having a down year after losing half their starters.
3. FSU (4-1), despite their first East loss ever, is in good position with quality wins over SCarolina and Tulane.
4. FAU (4-0), Stetson (3-1), and SCarolina (1-3) look like they are the other possible East contenders this year. We will find out if any of them are legit next week.
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Post by trollhunter on Feb 24, 2019 22:23:05 GMT -5
WEST REGION recap:
1. UCLA (5-0) picked up wins over other top West teams Pepperdine, Hawaii and Cal Poly. They are going to be hard to catch.
2. Pepperdine (3-1) got a crucial win over Hawaii and played UCLA close.
3. USC (0-0), LBSU (0-0) and Hawaii (2-2) all should be in contention for West bids (or At-Large). They each play strong competition this week, so we shall find out!
4. Cal (2-0), Cal Poly (3-3), and LMU (3-0) could enter the bid race if they beat a team listed above.
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Post by trollhunter on Feb 26, 2019 15:53:35 GMT -5
I forgot that FSU lost to FIU in the AVCA tournament in 2015!
So their loss to LSU this weekend was not their first to an East region team.
I stand corrected.
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Post by badbunny on Feb 26, 2019 17:35:49 GMT -5
First *regular season* loss to east coast team. You’re still right and thank you for continuing to provide content trollhunter |
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Post by trollhunter on Feb 27, 2019 13:40:30 GMT -5
Week #2 matches with probable NCAA bid implications: *AT-LARGE*Tulane vs GCU - GCU wins 3-2 GCU vs TCU - GCU wins 3-2 GCU vs GSU - GCU wins 3-2 *EAST*LSU vs FSU - FSU wins 4-1 getting revenge LSU vs FAU - LSU wins 3-2 LSU vs SCarolina - SCarolina wins 3-2 staying alive FSU vs SCarolina - FSU wins 5-0 FSU vs FAU - FSU wins 4-1 SCarolina vs FAU - FAU wins 4-1 and into bid race GSU vs TCU - TCU wins 3-2 and GSU is out Tulane vs TCU - TCU wins 4-1 and Tulane is done *WEST*UCLA vs USC - UCLA wins 3-2 cementing their lead UCLA vs CAL - UCLA wins 5-0 USC vs LMU - USC wins 4-1 which could be key later PEP vs LBSU - PEP wins 4-1 Exact match dates/times/rankings are here: volleytalk.proboards.com/thread/76627/2019-ncaa-season-midweek-schedule?page=6#ixzz5h39ow7BR |
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Post by trollhunter on Mar 2, 2019 17:39:01 GMT -5
NCAA BID RANKINGS - My best guess based on criteria. Open to discussion.
*AT-LARGE* Not enough cross region play yet
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*EAST REGION*
1. FSU
2. LSU / FIU (tie)
3. LSU / FIU (tie)
X: FAU, Stetson, TCU?, SCarolina?
*WEST REGION*
1. UCLA
2. PEP / USC (tie)
3. PEP / USC (tie)
X: Hawaii, LBSU, LMU, Cal, CalPoly
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