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Post by pbmu on Oct 29, 2021 17:00:08 GMT -5
NCAA DI volleyball committee to reveal top 10 this Sunday on ESPNU
The Division I Women’s Volleyball Committee is set to reveal a top 10 ranking on Sunday, Oct. 31 between the second and third sets during the UCLA vs. Washington match that starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
The announcement provides a first look at teams that could potentially earn some of the top seeds for the 2021 Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship tournament. Sunday's rankings are based on results through Wednesday, Oct. 27.
Sunday's announcement will have no impact on the final bracket. That will be announced during the selection show at 8:30 p.m. ET Sunday, Nov. 28 on ESPNU.
The reveal is based on the criteria used to select and seed the 64 teams for the volleyball championship and includes strength of schedule, Rating Percentage Index, head-to-head competition, results versus common opponents, significant wins and losses, and locations of contests. Input is also provided by the regional advisory committees for consideration by the Division I Women’s Volleyball Committee.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Oct 29, 2021 17:11:56 GMT -5
NCAA DI Volleyball Committee Members: What Do They Know? Do They Know Things?? Let's Find Out!
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Post by basil on Oct 29, 2021 17:25:44 GMT -5
I think Texas, Louisville, Pitt, Wisconsin, and Kentucky (not necessarily in order) are the top 5. outside of that I feel like the next 5 will be very interesting because the AVCA poll isn’t really a factor.
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Post by pbmu on Oct 29, 2021 18:07:25 GMT -5
I could've added Penn St. & Minnesota too, forgot about them
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Post by hipsterfilth on Oct 29, 2021 18:12:23 GMT -5
Texas Louisville Pitt Wisconsin  :/  :\ :/ |
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Post by hornshouse23 on Oct 29, 2021 18:26:44 GMT -5
The race for fifth is where it starts to get interesting.
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Post by basil on Oct 30, 2021 0:31:05 GMT -5
is this also the match thread for Sunday? lots of eyes on this one. showdown for first in the Pac-12
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Post by pbmu on Oct 30, 2021 0:47:40 GMT -5
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Post by aardvark on Oct 30, 2021 5:14:56 GMT -5
I'm not sure why Tennessee was given its own choice line. It would seem their chance of making the top 10 is poor enough that they belong in "other".
At #11, Minny is the highest AVCA ranked team not to get its own line. But they already have six losses and have to play the Huskers today. The B1G isn't getting much RPI help, so I think leaving them off is correct.
I'm surprised only nine votes for GT. Right now, I think the committee puts them at #10, just above Purdue. Both of those teams play matches tomorrow that could easily change perspective.
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 30, 2021 5:47:22 GMT -5
This "event" has kind of a problematic history. Some real head-spinning differences between the list as revealed and what is eventually done by the committee.
In 2019 they named Creighton #10. They went 5-1 after that and were completely unseeded. (It was kind of a bad loss, but still, to go from top-10 to unseeded due to one loss?)
Then there was the year they announced Nebraska in the top 4, Nebraska went undefeated after this, and ended up not being seeded in the top 4.
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Post by aardvark on Oct 30, 2021 5:54:20 GMT -5
I went back to peek at the week 9 RPI futures thread to list the teams in this thread, along with their expected record and RPI rank:
1. Pittsburgh (26-3)
2. Louisville (26-2)
3. Wisconsin (26-2)
4. Texas (23-2)
5. Baylor (20-5)
6. Georgia Tech (22-6)
7. Kentucky (22-6)
8. BYU (27-2)
9. Tennessee (22-6)
10. Ohio State (24-6)
11. Nebraska (22-7)
13. Purdue (20-9)
17. UCLA (22-6)
23. Minnesota (18-10)
25. Penn State (20-10)
26. Washington (22-6)
You can see why the Vols were included on their own line, even though they already have six losses now(their projected number at season end).
Note that GT is figured to end at #6 with a 22-6 record. They would have to go 4-3 in their last 7 matches to get there.
The RPI is very unkind to Washington.
While the RPI is not the sole indicator of committee ranking, it is their primary starting point. Straying from it greatly is likely to be inaccurate.
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Post by dodger on Oct 30, 2021 8:25:07 GMT -5
Texas Big 12 17-0 1
Louisville Atlantic Coast 20-0 2
Wisconsin Big 10 18-1 3
Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast 19-2 4
Kentucky Southeastern 16-3 5
Baylor Big 12 13-4 6
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast 18-3 7
Nebraska Big 10 16-4 8
Ohio St Big 10 17-4 9
UCLA Pac 12 16-3 10
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Post by tomclen on Oct 30, 2021 9:08:33 GMT -5
Have not been this excited about a TV show since that time the lady had her text-book appraised.  |
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Post by vergyltantor on Oct 30, 2021 9:26:05 GMT -5
Remaining head-to-head matchups this weekend of AVCA top 25 and teams receiving votes not included in reveal. #3 Wisconsin vs #12 Purdue #8 Washington vs #16 UCLA
Other matches not included in rankings
#11 Minnesota def #6 Nebraska 3-2 25-22 28-30 25-21 23-25 15-9
(RV) Illinois def #13 Penn State 3-1 20-25 25-23 27-25 25-22
#3 Wisconsin def #6 Nebraska 3-0 26-24 25-19 25-23
#5 Kentucky def #21 Tennessee 3-0 25-17 25-19 25-19
#16 UCLA def #22 Washington St. 3-2 25-21 23-25 22-25 25-15 15-11
#19 Utah def #17 Oregon 3-0 25-21 25-14 26-24
#24 Creighton def (RV) Marquette 3-1 25-23 23-25 25-12 25-20
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Post by trojansc on Oct 30, 2021 10:37:42 GMT -5
Remaining head-to-head matchups of AVCA top 25 and teams receiving votes before revile. #6 Nebraska vs #11 Minnesota #13 Penn State vs (RV) Illinois #3 Wisconsin vs #12 Purdue #8 Washington vs #16 UCLA #24 Creighton vs (RV) Marquette Creighton-Marquette was yesterday and Creighton won. |
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