D3 in 2021

[ned3vball]

Match of the Day
Is a tournament, the Midwest Invitational at #6 Calvin with #2 CMS, #4 Hope , #14 Ohio Northern, and  (rv)Millikin

Honorable Mention
First HM match was to be #1 Johns Hopkins  vs  #12 Emory, at Randolph-Macon Invitational, but both team's schedules show this Friday match as cancelled. Their Saturday matches are still there.

#23 Bethel  at  Augsburg  7:00pm CT   video 
(rv)Wesleyan(CT)  at  #10 Juniata  7:30pm  ET  video  
(rv)WashU  at  Greenville  7:00pm CT  video 
 #18 MIT  vs  #24 Tufts - All Tuft's matches at the NE Challenge this weekend are now listed on their schedule as cancelled

Update
(see Midwest Invite link)
Bethel 3  Augsburg 2
Wesleyan(CT) 0  Juniata 3
WashU 3  Greenville 0

[tmb]

I wonder if the Tufts cancellations are covid related...

If you have not heard, the Tufts community lost a student/athlete/friend last weekend very unexpectedly last weekend and it could well have to do with this www.gotuftsjumbos.com/sports/wlax/2021-22/releases/20211019hrnm3h

[noreaster]

Oct 22, 2021 3:54:01 GMT -5 tmb said:

I wonder if the Tufts cancellations are covid related...

If you have not heard, the Tufts community lost a student/athlete/friend last weekend very unexpectedly last weekend and it could well have to do with this www.gotuftsjumbos.com/sports/wlax/2021-22/releases/20211019hrnm3h

I don't see where any other team at Tufts changed their schedule because of this tragedy, but then there is a very nice social media post on the Tufts VB accounts so maybe they were uniquely affected by her loss.

Just looking at this strictly as a volleyball cancelation, it's a shame to lose those 3 matches. They had the potential to really clear some things up.

[ned3vball]

Match of the Day 10/23
#7 Colorado College vs #3 Trinity(TX)  2:00pm CT  video  

Honorable Mention
Day 2 of the  Midwest Invitational  at Calvin  (first matches at 11:00am ET)
#21 Wisc-Stevens Point  at  Illinois Wesleyan  1:00pm CT video 
#20 Otterbein  at  Muskingum  1:00pm ET video  

(there were a few other good ones, but no neutral site video links - boo!)
And many more near you!

Update
(see midwest invite link)
Colorado College 1 Trinity(TX) 3
Wisc-Stevens Point 3  Illinois Wesleyan 0
Otterbein 2  Muskingum 3

[Brutus Buckeye]

Muskingum outlasted Otterbein in 5. 

Ohio Wesleyan blew a five setter vs DePauw.

Ohio Northern lost both of their matches. 

Denison survives a scare from the Allegheny Alligators. 

[saywhatnow]

Caltech gets another win vs Whittier to bookend the week. The History making for this program continues. 2 more possiblewins on the table next week

[bigfan]

Oct 23, 2021 19:16:55 GMT -5 saywhatnow said:

Caltech gets another win vs Whittier to bookend the week. The History making for this program continues. 2 more possiblewins on the table next week

Caltech sweeps Whittier (3-0) at home for the first time in program history and records a history making 5th SCIAC win in the same season.

[ned3vball]

Match of the Day 10/24
#16 Southwestern  vs  #7 Colorado College  12:00PM  CT video  

And that is it for today, a quiet Sunday. 

Update
Southwestern 1  Colorado college 3

[ned3vball]

Using the first ranking from 10/20, and my Quality win Tracker to calculate ranked W/L record, here is a first guess at pool A and pool C.
Matches thru 10/23.
Pool A (Highest QWI team, ranked teams only)
Tufts, Plymouth State, Endicott, MIT, Ithaca, Brockport, St. John Fisher, Stevens Tech, Rowan, Johns Hopkins, Juniata, Stevenson,
UC Santa Cruz, Berry, Southern Virginia, Randolph-Macon, Calvin, Wittenberg, Ohio Northern, Wisc-Eau Claire, Chicago, Illinois Wesleyan, Concordia(WI), Mount St. Joseph, Wartburg, Gustavus Adolphus, Northwestern-MN, Trinity(TX), CMS, Whitworth

Pool C (20 bids)
1) Hope
2) Wisc-Whitewater
3) NYU
4) Emory
5) Colorado College
6) Wesleyan(CT)
7) Otterbein
8) Bowdoin
9) wisc-Stevens Point
10) Southwestern
11) Susquehanna
12) Scranton
13) Haverford
14) Springfield
15) Middlebury
16) Bethel
17) Muskingum
18) Denison
19) Eastern
20) Messiah

9 left at the table:  Amherst, Babson, Clarkson, Desales, Christopher Newport, Mount Union, Aurora, Augsburg, Pomona-Pitzer

[ned3vball]

Ok. so the above is a good example for discussion purposes. First, I am not picking on Messiah specifically, it could have been anybody. But there is no way from this group of 10 they should be picked. but if you use the Selection Criteria in the pre champ manual, they are the likely pick. 

Of the 10 teams in round 20 their average Pablo/Massey/HuskerGeek ranking is  107th, for  9th of 10. Aurora is 32nd, Mount Union is 43rd, Augsburg is 47th. (NCAA does not use outside rankings, they should)

They have a great strength of schedule at .605. But if you look at the average rank of their opponents they are 6th in this group. 

They are 18-8 with an 8-5 ranked record. In looking at those 13 opponents, the value(my formula) of their ranked record, the true "result" as Ricky wants us to focus on, is 7th of the 10 teams. Other teams with less ranked matches have much more significant victories.

9th, 6th, and 7th of 10 and they get the pick. hopefully the committee does better.

[coahc21]

Oct 24, 2021 13:42:38 GMT -5 ned3vball said:

Using the first ranking from 10/20, and my Quality win Tracker to calculate ranked W/L record, here is a first guess at pool A and pool C.
Matches thru 10/23.
Pool A (Highest QWI team, ranked teams only)
Tufts, Plymouth State, Endicott, MIT, Ithaca, Brockport, St. John Fisher, Stevens Tech, Rowan, Johns Hopkins, Juniata, Stevenson,
UC Santa Cruz, Berry, Southern Virginia, Randolph-Macon, Calvin, Wittenberg, Ohio Northern, Wisc-Eau Claire, Chicago, Illinois Wesleyan, Concordia(WI), Mount St. Joseph, Wartburg, Gustavus Adolphus, Northwestern-MN, Trinity(TX), CMS, Whitworth

Pool C (20 bids)
1) Hope
2) Wisc-Whitewater
3) NYU
4) Emory
5) Colorado College
6) Wesleyan(CT)
7) Otterbein
8) Bowdoin
9) wisc-Stevens Point
10) Southwestern
11) Susquehanna
12) Scranton
13) Haverford
14) Springfield
15) Middlebury
16) Bethel
17) Muskingum
18) Denison
19) Eastern
20) Messiah

9 left at the table:  Amherst, Babson, Clarkson, Desales, Christopher Newport, Mount Union, Aurora, Augsburg, Pomona-Pitzer

Great job with this....a lot of volleyball left to play...if this does hold true, shows how unbalanced these regions are (after realigning hoping for more balance)

[ned3vball]

Match of the Day 10/26
#23 Bethel  at  #5 Wartburg  7:30 CT  video 

Honorable Mention
#18 MIT  at  (rv)Babson  7:00pm ET  video  
#2 CMS  at  Chapman  7:00pm PT video 
(rv)RIT  at  Brockport  6:00pm ET  video 
Hamline  at  #7 Wisc-Eau Claire  7:00pm CT  video 
Randolph-Macon  at  Virginia Wesleyan  7:00pm ET  video 

And many more near you!  The last week of regular season play.

Update
Bethel 1  Wartburg 3
MIT 1  Babson 3
CMS 3  Chapman 2
RIT 1  Brockport 3
Hamline 1  Wisc-Eau Claire 3
Randolph-Macon 3  Virginia Wesleyan 0

[ned3vball]

Oct 22, 2021 10:40:39 GMT -5 noreaster said:

Oct 22, 2021 3:54:01 GMT -5 tmb said:

I wonder if the Tufts cancellations are covid related...

If you have not heard, the Tufts community lost a student/athlete/friend last weekend very unexpectedly last weekend and it could well have to do with this www.gotuftsjumbos.com/sports/wlax/2021-22/releases/20211019hrnm3h

I don't see where any other team at Tufts changed their schedule because of this tragedy, but then there is a very nice social media post on the Tufts VB accounts so maybe they were uniquely affected by her loss.

Just looking at this strictly as a volleyball cancelation, it's a shame to lose those 3 matches. They had the potential to really clear some things up.

The NESCAC weekly summary did report that they opted out of the NE challenge to attend the services.

[ned3vball]

Match of the Day 10/27
#23 Otterbein  at  #17 Ohio Northern  7:00pm  ET  video 

Honorable Mention
(rv)Carthage  at  Illinois Wesleyan  7:00pm CT  video 
(rv) Wittenberg  at  (rv)Denison  7:00pm ET  video 
#15 Northwestern-MN  at  Augsburg  7:00pm CT  video  (Canceled)
Mount Union  at  Baldwin-Wallace 7:00pm ET video 
Ithaca  at  Cortland  7:00pm ET  video 
Transylvania  at  Mount St. Joseph  7:00pm ET  video 
North Park  at  Wheaton(IL)  7:00pm CT video 

Update
Otterbein 1   Ohio Northern 3
Carthage 0  Illinois Wesleyan 3
Wittenberg 2  Denison 3
Mount Union 3  Baldwin-Wallace 1
Ithaca  2  Cortland 3  (20-18 in the 5th)
Transylvania  0  Mount St. Joseph 3
North Park  3  Wheaton(IL)  1

[Brutus Buckeye]

The ramifications make this a huge day in Ohio.

Denison and Wittenberg square off, with the winner taking the outright NCAC Title, which means that they get to host the NCAC Tournament. Wittenberg has won at least a million consecutive NCAC Titles, so Denison has their work cut out for them even at home.

The winner of Ohio Northern vs Otterbein will be tied with Mt Union atop the OAC standings with one game to go (assuming Mt Union beats Baldwin Wallace). ONU and Mt Union still have to play on Saturday, while Otterbein gets their annual victory parade over crosstown rival Capital, who always plays them tough but never beats them.