2021 NCAA's PTW CONTEST ENTRIES/SCHEDULE/RESULTS

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This OP will be updated with results as the matches are completed.

To check your picks, click volleytalk.proboards.com/thread/84217/2021-tourney-contest-closed-entries

Everyone is invited to post comments on this thread.

All times are PDT PM unless otherwise designated. ( ) denotes the seed.

The NCAA interactive Bracket with scores and links to matches is at www.ncaa.com/brackets/volleyball-women/d1/2021


NUMBER 1 SEED REGIONAL

1st Round (April 14) ESPN3

1.Bowling Green v. Weber State: Weber State 3-1
2.Rider v. UCLA: UCLA 3-0
3.Missouri v. South Dakota: Missouri 3-0
4.Morehead State v. Creighton: Morehead State 3-2

2nd Round (April 15) ESPN3

5.Weber State v. (1)WISCONSIN: Wisconsin 3-0
6.UCLA v. (16)BYU: BYU 3-0
7.Missouri v. (9)OHIO STATE: Ohio State 3-0
8.Morehead State v. (8)FLORIDA: Florida 3-0

Regional Semi-finals (April 17-18)

9.(1)WISCONSIN v. (16)BYU: Wisconsin 3-0
10.(9)OHIO STATE v. (8)FLORIDA: Florida 3-1

Regional Finals (April 19) ESPNU 3:30

11.(1)WISCONSIN v. (8)FLORIDA: Wisconsin 3-2

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NUMBER 4 SEED REGIONAL

1st Round (April 14) ESPN3

12.Texas State v. Utah Valley: Texas State 3-1
13.UMBC v. Pepperdine: Pepperdine 3-0
14.Rice v. North Carolina A&T: North Carolina A&T COVID-19
15.Samford v. Wright State: Wright State 3-0

2nd Round (April 15) ESPN3

16.Texas State v. (5)NEBRASKA: Nebraska 3-0
17.Pepperdine v. (12)BAYLOR: Baylor 3-2
18.North Carolina A&T v. (13)PENN STATE: Penn State 3-0
19.Wright State v. (4)TEXAS: Texas 3-0

Regional Semi-finals (April 18) ESPNU

20.(5)NEBRASKA v. (12)BAYLOR: Nebraska 3-0
21.(13)PENN STATE v. (4)TEXAS: Texas 3-1

Regional Finals (April 19) ESPN2

22.(5)NEBRASKA v. (4)TEXAS: Texas 3-1

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NUMBER 3 SEED REGIONAL

1st Round (April 14) ESPN3

23.Georgia Tech v. Lipscomb: Georgia Tech 3-1
24.LIU v. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh 3-0
25.San Diego v. Texas A&M CC: San Diego 3-0
26.Towson v. Dayton: Dayton 3-0

2nd Round (April 15) ESPN3

27.Georgia Tech v. (3)MINNESOTA: Minnesota 3-0
28.Pittsburgh v. (14)UTAH: Pittsburgh 3-0
29.San Diego v. (11)LOUISVILLE: Louisville 3-1
30.Dayton v. (6)WASHINGTON: Washington 3-2

Regional Semi-finals (April 18) ESPN3

31.(3)MINNESOTA v. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh 3-2
32.(11)LOUISVILLE v. (6)WASHINGTON: Washington 3-2

Regional Finals (April 19) ESPN2 9AM

33.Pittsburgh v. (6)WASHINGTON: Washington 3-2

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NUMBER 2 SEED REGIONAL

1st Round (April 14) ESPN3

34.UCF v. High Point: High Point 3-2
35.Army v. Notre Dame: Notre Dame 3-1
36.Western Kentucky v. Jackson State: Western Kentucky 3-0
37.Illinois State v. UNLV: UNLV 3-1

2nd Round (April 15) ESPN3

38.High Point v. (7)PURDUE: Purdue 3-0
39.Notre Dame v. (10)OREGON: Oregon 3-0
40.Western Kentucky v. (15)WASHINGTON STATE: Western Kentucky 3-2
41.UNLV v. (2)KENTUCKY: Kentucky 3-0

Regional Semi-finals (April 18)

42.(7)PURDUE v. (10)OREGON: Purdue 3-1
43.Western Kentucky v. (2)KENTUCKY: Kentucky 3-0

Regional Finals (April 19) ESPNU 6

44.(7)PURDUE v. (2)KENTUCKY: Kentucky 3-0

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NATIONAL SEMI FINALS (April 22) ESPN

45.(1)WISCONSIN v. (4)TEXAS 7: TEXAS 3-0
46.(6)WASHINGTON v. (2)KENTUCKY 4: KENTUCKY 3-1

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (April 24) ESPN2 5:00

47.(4)TEXAS v. (2)KENTUCKY: Kentucky 3-0

[Tiebreaker: Total points scored in match #47=__N/A__]

[vballfan17]

Pick-the-Winners NCAA Tournament Contest Stats:

Entries:
There were 78 entries.

Picks:
71% 55 of 77 picked Bowling Green                 1.Bowling Green v. Weber State
100% 77 of 77 picked UCLA                         2.Rider v. UCLA
77% 59 of 77 picked Missouri                      3.Missouri v. South Dakota
95% 74 of 78 picked Creighton                     4.Morehead State v. Creighton

100% 78 of 78 picked WISCONSIN                    5.Winner of #1 v. WISCONSIN
60% 47 of 78 picked UCLA                          6.Winner of #2 v. BYU
91% 71 of 78 picked OHIO STATE                    7.Winner of #3 v. OHIO STATE
96% 75 of 78 picked FLORIDA                       8.Winner of #4 v. FLORIDA

96% 75 of 78 picked WISCONSIN                     9.Winner of #5 v. #6
64% 50 of 78 picked FLORIDA                      10.Winner of #7 v. #8

90% 70 of 78 picked WISCONSIN                    11.Winner of #9 v. #10

Regional Winner Picks:
70 Wisconsin
5 Florida
1 BYU
1 Ohio State
1 UCLA
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95% 74 of 78 picked Texas State                  12.Texas State v. Utah Valley
100% 78 of 78 picked Pepperdine                  13.UMBC v. Pepperdine
99% 77 of 78 picked Rice                         14.Rice v. North Carolina A&T
82% 64 of 78 picked Wright State                 15.Samford v. Wright State

100% 78 of 78 picked NEBRASKA                    16.Winner of #12 v. NEBRASKA
74% 58 of 78 picked BAYLOR                       17.Winner of #13 v. BAYLOR
56% 44 of 78 picked PENN STATE                   18.Winner of #14 v. PENN STATE
99% 77 of 78 picked TEXAS                        19.Winner of #15 v. TEXAS

85% 66 of 78 picked NEBRASKA                     20.Winner of #16 v. #17:
77% 60 of 78 picked TEXAS                        21.Winner of #18 v. #19:

46% 36 of 78 picked NEBRASKA                     22.Winner of #20 v. #21:

Regional Winner Picks:
36 Nebraska
32 Texas
5 Penn State
3 Baylor
1 Pepperdine
1 Rice
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82% 64 of 78 picked Georgia Tech                 23.Georgia Tech v. Lipscomb
97% 76 of 78 picked Pittsburgh                   24.LIU v. Pittsburgh
95% 74 of 78 picked San Diego                    25.San Diego v. Texas A&M CC
85% 66 of 78 picked Dayton                       26.Towson v. Dayton

97% 76 of 78 picked MINNESOTA                    27.Winner of #23 v. MINNESOTA
79% 62 of 78 picked UTAH                         28.Winner of #24 v. UTAH
77% 60 of 78 picked LOUISVILLE                   29.Winner of #25 v. LOUISVILLE
97% 76 of 78 picked WASHINGTON                   30.Winner of #26 v. WASHINGTON

83% 65 of 78 picked MINNESOTA                    31.Winner of #27 v. #28:
91% 71 of 78 picked WASHINGTON                   32.Winner of #29 v. #30:

55% 43 of 78 picked MINNESOTA                    33.Winner of #31 v. #32:

Regional Winner Picks:
43 Minnesota
32 Washington
2 Utah
1 Louisville
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92% 72 of 78 picked UCF                          34.UCF v. High Point
88% 69 of 78 picked Notre Dame                   35.Army v. Notre Dame
96% 75 of 78 picked Western Kentucky             36.Western Kentucky v. Jackson State
76% 59 of 78 picked UNLV                         37.Illinois State v. UNLV

95% 74 of 78 picked PURDUE                       38.Winner of #34 v. PURDUE
95% 74 of 78 picked OREGON                       39.Winner of #35 v. OREGON
58% 45 of 78 picked WASHINGTON STATE             40.Winner of #36 v. WASHINGTON STATE
100% 78 of 78 picked KENTUCKY                    41.Winner of #37 v. KENTUCKY

65% 51 of 78 picked PURDUE                       42.Winner of #38 v. #39
83% 65 of 78 picked KENTUCKY                     43.Winner of #40 v. #41:

49% 38 of 78 picked KENTUCKY                     44.Winner of #42 v. #43:

Regional Winner Picks:
38 Kentucky
23 Purdue
12 Oregon
5 Washington State
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FINAL FOUR
60% 47 of 78 picked WISCONSIN                    45.Winner of #11 v. #22:
33% 26 of 78 picked TEXAS                        46.Winner of #33 v. #44:

Left Bracket Semi-Final Winner Picks:
47 Wisconsin
12 Nebraska
11 Texas
3 Florida
2 Penn State
1 Baylor
1 Ohio State
1 UCLA

Right Bracket Semi-Final Winner Picks:
26 Kentucky
23 Minnesota
12 Washington
7 Purdue
7 Oregon
3 Washington State
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
46% 36 of 78 picked WISCONSIN                    47.Winner of #45 v. #46:

Final Winner Picks:
36 Wisconsin
11 Nebraska
11 Texas
4 Kentucky
3 Minnesota
3 Oregon
3 Washington
2 Florida
2 Penn State
1 Ohio State
1 UCLA
1 Washington State
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On Picking PTW Participants’ Favored Teams:
Ave: 38.3/47
Mode: 39 (13)
High: 45 (2), 44 (2), 43 (3)
Low: 28 (2), 29 (1), 30 (1)

Tie-Breaker Total Points:
High: 224 (e.g. 25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 23-25, 17-15)
Low: 125 (e.g. 25-17, 25-16, 25-17)
Ave: 189
Most: 186 (6)

Polls matching VT picks:
45/46 AVCA
17/47 RPI
44/45 VT Poll

[vballfan17]

Apr 14, 2021 16:02:50 GMT -5 bigfan said:

Apr 14, 2021 14:49:13 GMT -5 vballfan17 said:

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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Final Winner Picks:
Wisconsin

Tie-Breaker Total Points:176

"I CALLED IT"

"I CALLED IT" 

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Half way through the first round:

3.Missouri v. South Dakota: Missouri 3-0
4.Morehead State v. Creighton: Morehead State 3-2

12.Texas State v. Utah Valley: Texas State 3-1
13.UMBC v. Pepperdine: Pepperdine 3-0

25.San Diego v. Texas A&M CC: San Diego 3-0
26.Towson v. Dayton: Dayton 3-0

34.UCF v. High Point: High Point 3-2
35.Army v. Notre Dame: Notre Dame 3-1

[carsonvega]

After just 8 matches, no entry is perfect.

bigfan was the only one to correctly pick both Morehead State and High Point - but also picked South Dakota to beat Mizzou and Army to beat Notre Dame.

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Today's 2nd round matches (ESPN3) -PDT

5.Weber State v. (1)WISCONSIN 4
6.UCLA v. (16)BYU 7:30
7.Missouri v. (9)OHIO STATE 9AM
8.Morehead State v. (8)FLORIDA 12:30

16.Texas State v. (5)NEBRASKA 12:30
17.Pepperdine v. (12)BAYLOR 9AM
18.North Carolina A&T v. (13)PENN STATE 7:30
19.Wright State v. (4)TEXAS 4

27.Georgia Tech v. (3)MINNESOTA 4
28.Pittsburgh v. (14)UTAH 7:30
29.San Diego v. (11)LOUISVILLE 9AM
30.Dayton v. (6)WASHINGTON 12:30

38.High Point v. (7)PURDUE 12:30
39.Notre Dame v. (10)OREGON 9AM
40.Western Kentucky v. (15)WASHINGTON STATE 7:30
41.UNLV v. (2)KENTUCKY 4

[vballfan17]

PTW results after Wednesday 4/14:

PTW favored teams had won:
Overall: 12/16

Scores:
Ave: 11.1/16

Leaders:
13/16 (8), 12/16 (32)

Poll Scores:
11/15 AVCA
10/16 RPI
10/14 VT

Picks for 2nd Round Matches:
Weber State (0) Wisconsin (78)
UCLA (47) BYU (31)
Missouri (6) Ohio State (71)
Morehead State (0) Florida (75)

Texas State (0) Nebraska (78)
Pepperdine (20) Baylor (58)
North Carolina A&T (0) Penn State (44)
Wright State (1) Texas (77)

Georgia Tech (2) Minnesota (76)
Pittsburgh (16) Utah (62)
San Diego (18) Louisville (60)
Dayton (2) Washington (76)

High Point (1) Purdue (74)
Notre Dame (4) Oregon (74)
Western Kentucky (33) Washington State (45)
UNLV (0) Kentucky (78)

[mplssetter]

Is the unfortunate event of Rice dropping out recorded as a loss for those who picked Rice? I'm assuming so.

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Apr 15, 2021 9:11:35 GMT -5 mplssetter said:

Is the unfortunate event of Rice dropping out recorded as a loss for those who picked Rice? I'm assuming so.

Yes. Only 1 of 78 contestants picked North Carolina A%T.

[trainermch]

Apr 15, 2021 9:20:14 GMT -5 publius said:

Apr 15, 2021 9:11:35 GMT -5 mplssetter said:

Is the unfortunate event of Rice dropping out recorded as a loss for those who picked Rice? I'm assuming so.

Yes.

How will we who picked Rice sleep tonight? ooooo the humanity

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Apr 15, 2021 9:26:54 GMT -5 trainermch said:

Apr 15, 2021 9:20:14 GMT -5 publius said:

Yes.

How will we who picked Rice sleep tonight? ooooo the humanity

Lots of company: 33 of 77 picked Rice over Penn State.

[maplespear]

Sling says that these games are on at 11 am CST. Why does NCAA and your entry say 9 am? Am I missing something here.

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Apr 15, 2021 9:44:49 GMT -5 maplespear said:

Sling says that these games are on at 11 am CST. Why does NCAA and your entry say 9 am? Am I missing something here.

I will edit to clarify that my times are PDT.

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Three-quarters through Round 2:

5.Weber State v. (1)WISCONSIN: Wisconsin 3-0
7.Missouri v. (9)OHIO STATE: Ohio State 3-0
8.Morehead State v. (8)FLORIDA: Florida 3-0

16.Texas State v. (5)NEBRASKA: Nebraska 3-0
17.Pepperdine v. (12)BAYLOR: Baylor 3-2
19.Wright State v. (4)TEXAS: Texas 3-0

27.Georgia Tech v. (3)MINNESOTA: Minnesota 3-0
29.San Diego v. (11)LOUISVILLE: Louisville 3-1
30.Dayton v. (6)WASHINGTON: Washington 3-2

38.High Point v. (7)PURDUE: Purdue 3-0
39.Notre Dame v. (10)OREGON: Oregon 3-0
41.UNLV v. (2)KENTUCKY: Kentucky 3-0

[vballfan17]

PTW results after Thursday 4/15:

PTW favored teams had won:
Friday: 13/16
Overall: 25/32

Scores:
Friday: 12.8/16
Overall: 23.9/32

Leaders:
28/32 (1), 27/32 (7), 26/32 (7)

Poll Scores:
25/31 AVCA
17/32 RPI
23/30 VT

Picks for Regional Semifinal Matches:
Wisconsin (75) BYU (2)
Ohio State (26) Florida (50)

Nebraska (66) Baylor (10)
Penn State (12) Texas (60)

Minnesota (65) Pittsburgh (2)
Louisville (5) Washington (71)

Purdue (51) Oregon (27)
Western Kentucky (4) Kentucky (65)