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Post by digset12 on May 7, 2019 15:07:02 GMT -5
Hello, I am new here but I am just giving my opinion before I start my senior year. I thought this year was most interesting, especially looking in to the tournament from the outside. First off congrats to SUNY NP on their victory, and congrats to UCSC on their journey. A lot of other teams stepped up this year which will make next year exciting. My rankings for next year are as follows
1. SUNY NP 2. Kean 3. Stevens 4. Springfield 5. Endicott 6. Carthage 7. Arcadia
8. Elms 9. Wells 10. MSOE 11. NYU 12. Juniata 13. St. Joes LI 14. Stevenson 15. Fontbonne
Also Has D3 been similar to NCAA football where everyone thought it was the alabama era when in fact it was the clemson era. the last five champs have been SIT, NP, Springfield x2, NP. Seems like this year NP will be stronger after watching that semifinal game
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Post by bouncethat on May 7, 2019 16:19:36 GMT -5
Hello, I am new here but I am just giving my opinion before I start my senior year. I thought this year was most interesting, especially looking in to the tournament from the outside. First off congrats to SUNY NP on their victory, and congrats to UCSC on their journey. A lot of other teams stepped up this year which will make next year exciting. My rankings for next year are as follows
1. SUNY NP 2. Kean 3. Stevens 4. Springfield 5. Endicott 6. Carthage 7. Arcadia
8. Elms 9. Wells 10. MSOE 11. NYU 12. Juniata 13. St. Joes LI 14. Stevenson 15. Fontbonne
Also Has D3 been similar to NCAA football where everyone thought it was the alabama era when in fact it was the clemson era. the last five champs have been SIT, NP, Springfield x2, NP. Seems like this year NP will be stronger after watching that semifinal game
If NP can find suitable replacements for Smith and Schneider on the outside I very much see them repeating. Caark, Grace and O'Malley is a great returning core plus the rest of the cast proved they were strong this past year
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Post by Scipio Aemilianus on May 7, 2019 17:18:03 GMT -5
Hello, I am new here but I am just giving my opinion before I start my senior year. I thought this year was most interesting, especially looking in to the tournament from the outside. First off congrats to SUNY NP on their victory, and congrats to UCSC on their journey. A lot of other teams stepped up this year which will make next year exciting. My rankings for next year are as follows
1. SUNY NP 2. Kean 3. Stevens 4. Springfield 5. Endicott 6. Carthage 7. Arcadia
8. Elms 9. Wells 10. MSOE 11. NYU 12. Juniata 13. St. Joes LI 14. Stevenson 15. Fontbonne
Also Has D3 been similar to NCAA football where everyone thought it was the alabama era when in fact it was the clemson era. the last five champs have been SIT, NP, Springfield x2, NP. Seems like this year NP will be stronger after watching that semifinal game
I love these rankings! Always gotta put the defending champs at #1 to start the next season. And most people would put the runner up at #2, but that just doesn’t seem right... unranked and outside of the Top 15 is definitely where they belong!! I can’t say enough how much I LOVE Kean at #2. Finally someone sees and gives them the respect they deserve. They truly have earned that #2 spot on the court without debate! Probably the only thing I would change is switching #3 and #6. Carthage has been so good for awhile now and they finished the season with only 2 losses! Compare that to Springfield and there’s no way they should be ranked above Carthage. Also, can’t help but commend you on your Clemson vs Alabama comparison. Just because Alabama has won 5 of the last 10 championships and been historically dominant doesn’t mean its their era, that’s crazy. Clemson won last year and 2 of the last 37 years. New Paltz is the exact same situation. We truly are living in the era of Clemson football and New Paltz D3 volleyball!
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Post by volleyfan531 on May 8, 2019 11:42:48 GMT -5
I've heard rumors that the NECC is losing Newbury and Southern Vermont, thus bringing them under the AQ minimum. Can anyone fact check this?
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Post by ned3head on May 8, 2019 12:48:52 GMT -5
I've heard rumors that the NECC is losing Newbury and Southern Vermont, thus bringing them under the AQ minimum. Can anyone fact check this? Yes, those schools are gone, but with the addition of NVU, they stay at 7, with 1-2 additional schools being added in 2021.
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Post by Supremewaffle1 on May 9, 2019 9:00:56 GMT -5
Some poor rankings going on here . makes me a bit concerned to how much some people know about who graduated and who is returning
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Post by jinglingjoe on May 9, 2019 10:35:49 GMT -5
Some poor rankings going on here . makes me a bit concerned to how much some people know about who graduated and who is returning Yeah some of the top teams had major graduating classes. Carthage should drop significantly with the loss of the "National Player of the Year" as well as their libero and opposite hitter. Springfield loses Mike Neary, Eli Irizzary Pares and Kyle Jasuta with the biggest loss being Eli Irizzary Pares as he took most of their serve receive and is the best defensive player in the nation. He was the only starter to not play in their home loss in 3 against Rivier. Is this foreshadowing what is to come in 2020 for the pride? Kean returns a lot, but loses their best middle. They have done very well in terms of breeding and replacing that position so I do not expect them to drop off. New Paltz loses the should have been National Player of the Year IMO in Nick Smith, as well as OH2 Brad Schneider. The rest of their lineup remains, so they have a very good chance to repeat as long as they stay healthy and get production from some young players. UCSC takes a huge loss graduating 5, 4 of which were starters (Cascio is free to pound all the malibu he wants now) and with the loss of the second pool B bid based off of NCAA math I do not see them making the tournament (Don't quote me on this yet). Endicott is an extremely talented physical team, but they lose their libero and setter. Healy took everything in serve receive with Lipton and Dey just not being strong in that area. Furthermore, Doski did so much for them in that 6-2 (And shouldve been an All american IMO). Although they return a lot and have the physical talent I am expecting a disappointing season due to their lack of ball control. NYU returns EVERYTHING in their starting lineup. I still do not expect them to win the UVC, but with Stevens leaving they are a serious contender for an at large that always seems to go to the second UVC team. Juniata loses Quinn Peterson, so I do not expect them to be relevant next year. Stevenson loses the Shorts and other key players, I expect them to drop off and finish third in the MAC. Stevens loses Patterson and Deboer and their libero, but they did not play much of the season or had minimal roles. They also ran a two libero system. I expect them to beat Arcadia in the MAC championship. Elms keeps the Torres brothers and I believe they will beat Endicott in the NECC finals Teams like Wells, Arcadia, St. Joes LI, and Fontbonne are young and should make jumps next season. Arcadia will be a contender for a Pool C large bid if they do not beat stevens in the MAC, Fontbonne will win the MCVL, Wells will win the NEAC again, and St Joes will win the improved skyline for the third time in a row, but it will be their out of conference schedules where the most improvement will be made.
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Post by bouncethat on May 9, 2019 12:28:42 GMT -5
Some poor rankings going on here . makes me a bit concerned to how much some people know about who graduated and who is returning Yeah some of the top teams had major graduating classes. Carthage should drop significantly with the loss of the "National Player of the Year" as well as their libero and opposite hitter. Springfield loses Mike Neary, Eli Irizzary Pares and Kyle Jasuta with the biggest loss being Eli Irizzary Pares as he took most of their serve receive and is the best defensive player in the nation. He was the only starter to not play in their home loss in 3 against Rivier. Is this foreshadowing what is to come in 2020 for the pride? Kean returns a lot, but loses their best middle. They have done very well in terms of breeding and replacing that position so I do not expect them to drop off. New Paltz loses the should have been National Player of the Year IMO in Nick Smith, as well as OH2 Brad Schneider. The rest of their lineup remains, so they have a very good chance to repeat as long as they stay healthy and get production from some young players. UCSC takes a huge loss graduating 5, 4 of which were starters (Cascio is free to pound all the malibu he wants now) and with the loss of the second pool B bid based off of NCAA math I do not see them making the tournament (Don't quote me on this yet). Endicott is an extremely talented physical team, but they lose their libero and setter. Healy took everything in serve receive with Lipton and Dey just not being strong in that area. Furthermore, Doski did so much for them in that 6-2 (And shouldve been an All american IMO). Although they return a lot and have the physical talent I am expecting a disappointing season due to their lack of ball control. NYU returns EVERYTHING in their starting lineup. I still do not expect them to win the UVC, but with Stevens leaving they are a serious contender for an at large that always seems to go to the second UVC team. Juniata loses Quinn Peterson, so I do not expect them to be relevant next year. Stevenson loses the Shorts and other key players, I expect them to drop off and finish third in the MAC. Stevens loses Patterson and Deboer and their libero, but they did not play much of the season or had minimal roles. They also ran a two libero system. I expect them to beat Arcadia in the MAC championship. Elms keeps the Torres brothers and I believe they will beat Endicott in the NECC finals Teams like Wells, Arcadia, St. Joes LI, and Fontbonne are young and should make jumps next season. Arcadia will be a contender for a Pool C large bid if they do not beat stevens in the MAC, Fontbonne will win the MCVL, Wells will win the NEAC again, and St Joes will win the improved skyline for the third time in a row, but it will be their out of conference schedules where the most improvement will be made. How will the Pool B bid change from 2 to 1 next year? who's moving around?
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Post by jinglingjoe on May 9, 2019 12:42:43 GMT -5
Yeah some of the top teams had major graduating classes. Carthage should drop significantly with the loss of the "National Player of the Year" as well as their libero and opposite hitter. Springfield loses Mike Neary, Eli Irizzary Pares and Kyle Jasuta with the biggest loss being Eli Irizzary Pares as he took most of their serve receive and is the best defensive player in the nation. He was the only starter to not play in their home loss in 3 against Rivier. Is this foreshadowing what is to come in 2020 for the pride? Kean returns a lot, but loses their best middle. They have done very well in terms of breeding and replacing that position so I do not expect them to drop off. New Paltz loses the should have been National Player of the Year IMO in Nick Smith, as well as OH2 Brad Schneider. The rest of their lineup remains, so they have a very good chance to repeat as long as they stay healthy and get production from some young players. UCSC takes a huge loss graduating 5, 4 of which were starters (Cascio is free to pound all the malibu he wants now) and with the loss of the second pool B bid based off of NCAA math I do not see them making the tournament (Don't quote me on this yet). Endicott is an extremely talented physical team, but they lose their libero and setter. Healy took everything in serve receive with Lipton and Dey just not being strong in that area. Furthermore, Doski did so much for them in that 6-2 (And shouldve been an All american IMO). Although they return a lot and have the physical talent I am expecting a disappointing season due to their lack of ball control. NYU returns EVERYTHING in their starting lineup. I still do not expect them to win the UVC, but with Stevens leaving they are a serious contender for an at large that always seems to go to the second UVC team. Juniata loses Quinn Peterson, so I do not expect them to be relevant next year. Stevenson loses the Shorts and other key players, I expect them to drop off and finish third in the MAC. Stevens loses Patterson and Deboer and their libero, but they did not play much of the season or had minimal roles. They also ran a two libero system. I expect them to beat Arcadia in the MAC championship. Elms keeps the Torres brothers and I believe they will beat Endicott in the NECC finals Teams like Wells, Arcadia, St. Joes LI, and Fontbonne are young and should make jumps next season. Arcadia will be a contender for a Pool C large bid if they do not beat stevens in the MAC, Fontbonne will win the MCVL, Wells will win the NEAC again, and St Joes will win the improved skyline for the third time in a row, but it will be their out of conference schedules where the most improvement will be made. How will the Pool B bid change from 2 to 1 next year? who's moving around? Ok, so from my understanding of it the number of pool B bids are dependent on the amount of pool B teams. With the AMCC reaching the level of AQ they are taken out of the pool B math as well as NJCU joining the Skyline. With no other conferences losing their bids the pool B size decreases to the status of one eligible bid. I could be wrong which is why I said not to quote me on it, but from what I have read this will be the case next season.
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Post by Scipio Aemilianus on May 9, 2019 16:03:44 GMT -5
Don’t quote me on it either, but for every 6.5 teams without a AQ conference bid, a Pool B bid is created. When there are more than 6.5 x 2 teams (13), there are 2 Pool B bids. If there was 20 teams (6.5 x 3), then there would be 3 Pool B bids. The question is how many teams next year will be competing without an opportunity to win a conference AQ bid, also known as Pool A bid. With certain conferences now receiving a Pool A AQ bid, there are less Pool B eligible teams. If I am correct, there needs to be at least 13 teams that qualify for Pool B for there to be a second Pool B bid.
Independent/Non-AQ Conference Teams = # of Pool B Bids 0-6 = 0 Pool B Bids 7-12 = 1 Pool B Bid 13-19 = 2 Pool B Bids 20-26 = 3 Pool B Bids
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Post by orangecurtain on May 10, 2019 1:13:42 GMT -5
Any incoming freshman who might make a difference for their school?
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Post by tmb on May 10, 2019 6:20:16 GMT -5
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Post by smackeroo on May 10, 2019 11:34:37 GMT -5
What are you're guys thoughts on Elmira for the 2020 season? I heard there incoming freshman are pretty darn good
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Post by jinglingjoe on May 10, 2019 16:51:16 GMT -5
What are you're guys thoughts on Elmira for the 2020 season? I heard there incoming freshman are pretty darn good Sounding like an Elmira freshman
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Post by orangecurtain on May 11, 2019 1:21:17 GMT -5
The list doesn't tell you the likelihood that they will start or have an impact for their school next year.
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