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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 30, 2021 11:03:42 GMT -5
Remaining head-to-head matchups of AVCA top 25 and teams receiving votes before revile. #8 Washington vs #16 UCLA Actually, no. The "reveal" announcement is to happen *during* the Washington/UCLA match. |
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Post by aardvark on Oct 30, 2021 11:53:58 GMT -5
GT's last seven matches feature playing Miami, Louisville, and Pitt once each, and FSU twice. It is very much a back-loaded schedule.
That being the case, much of their RPI boost should happen after this event happens. That's why I think GT is borderline for being in their top 10.
I'm still seeing a lot of votes for Washington. The futures has GT, Kentucky, and Washington all ending with the same 22-6 record. But the first two end up being #6 and #7 RPI, while the Huskies are #26. That should clue you in as to how much the RPI is hating on the Pac this year.
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Post by pbmu on Oct 30, 2021 17:41:25 GMT -5
GT's last seven matches feature playing Miami, Louisville, and Pitt once each, and FSU twice. It is very much a back-loaded schedule. That being the case, much of their RPI boost should happen after this event happens. That's why I think GT is borderline for being in their top 10. I'm still seeing a lot of votes for Washington. The futures has GT, Kentucky, and Washington all ending with the same 22-6 record. But the first two end up being #6 and #7 RPI, while the Huskies are #26. That should clue you in as to how much the RPI is hating on the Pac this year. RPI isn’t the only thing determining their ranks. And knowing the committees track record, they’re very biased on big programs/conferences which is unfortunate. We’ll see tomorrow I guess! But yes I agree I’m surprised UW getting that many votes I think they rank one from PAC, just not sure if it’ll be ucla or Washington |
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Post by hornshouse23 on Oct 30, 2021 17:48:08 GMT -5
GT's last seven matches feature playing Miami, Louisville, and Pitt once each, and FSU twice. It is very much a back-loaded schedule. That being the case, much of their RPI boost should happen after this event happens. That's why I think GT is borderline for being in their top 10. I'm still seeing a lot of votes for Washington. The futures has GT, Kentucky, and Washington all ending with the same 22-6 record. But the first two end up being #6 and #7 RPI, while the Huskies are #26. That should clue you in as to how much the RPI is hating on the Pac this year. RPI isn’t the only thing determining their ranks. And knowing the committees track record, they’re very biased on big programs/conferences which is unfortunate. We’ll see tomorrow I guess! But yes I agree I’m surprised UW getting that many votes I think they rank one from PAC, just not sure if it’ll be ucla or Washington If there was ever a year in recent memory when they could make a statement that they aren’t biased towards big programs/conferences, this is it. I’m hoping for the best, but prepared to be disappointed. |
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Post by bluepenquin on Oct 30, 2021 17:58:37 GMT -5
GT's last seven matches feature playing Miami, Louisville, and Pitt once each, and FSU twice. It is very much a back-loaded schedule. That being the case, much of their RPI boost should happen after this event happens. That's why I think GT is borderline for being in their top 10. I'm still seeing a lot of votes for Washington. The futures has GT, Kentucky, and Washington all ending with the same 22-6 record. But the first two end up being #6 and #7 RPI, while the Huskies are #26. That should clue you in as to how much the RPI is hating on the Pac this year. Conference Non Conference winning % ACC - 79.2% PAC - 68.4% SEC - 66.2% Non Conference opponent winning % Kentucky - .728 Georgia Tech - 601 Washington - 542 |
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 30, 2021 18:15:07 GMT -5
I wonder if they will avoid any PAC teams, both because of conference RPI and because of the embarrassment potential if they announce Washington but UCLA wins the match, or vice versa.
I think they either announce both Washington and UCLA or neither, unless they just don't care about being embarrassed by the match they are announcing it during. And "neither" is more likely than "both".
Or maybe even they announce "the winner of this match!" and cover their bases that way.
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Post by avid 2.0 on Oct 30, 2021 18:21:59 GMT -5
I wonder if they will avoid any PAC teams, both because of conference RPI and because of the embarrassment potential if they announce Washington but UCLA wins the match, or vice versa. I think they either announce both Washington and UCLA or neither, unless they just don't care about being embarrassed by the match they are announcing it during. And "neither" is more likely than "both". Or maybe even they announce "the winner of this match!" and cover their bases that way. is it really embarrassing? It's for matches through Oct 27, so it wouldn't matter anyways |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2021 18:25:21 GMT -5
I wonder if they will avoid any PAC teams, both because of conference RPI and because of the embarrassment potential if they announce Washington but UCLA wins the match, or vice versa. I think they either announce both Washington and UCLA or neither, unless they just don't care about being embarrassed by the match they are announcing it during. And "neither" is more likely than "both". Or maybe even they announce "the winner of this match!" and cover their bases that way. is it really embarrassing? It's for matches through Oct 27, so it wouldn't matter anyways Both Pac schools should be top 10 before Georgia Tech, BYU or Purdue. |
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 30, 2021 18:29:32 GMT -5
I wonder if they will avoid any PAC teams, both because of conference RPI and because of the embarrassment potential if they announce Washington but UCLA wins the match, or vice versa. I think they either announce both Washington and UCLA or neither, unless they just don't care about being embarrassed by the match they are announcing it during. And "neither" is more likely than "both". Or maybe even they announce "the winner of this match!" and cover their bases that way. is it really embarrassing? It's for matches through Oct 27, so it wouldn't matter anyways They are human. If they announce "UCLA" during a match where Washington beats UCLA on national TV? Or vice versa? Yeah, that's embarrassing. |
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Post by avid 2.0 on Oct 30, 2021 18:29:46 GMT -5
is it really embarrassing? It's for matches through Oct 27, so it wouldn't matter anyways Both Pac schools should be top 10 before Georgia Tech, BYU or Purdue. UCLA, yes. but Washington? Awful non-con. Best win is Stanford? (I guess you could count a Luper-less UCLA.. but Im not) I'd put GT ahead of UW. Probably not BYU. Definitely not Purdue. |
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Post by trojansc on Oct 30, 2021 18:33:50 GMT -5
is it really embarrassing? It's for matches through Oct 27, so it wouldn't matter anyways Both Pac schools should be top 10 before Georgia Tech, BYU or Purdue. in terms of your opinion of who is better, or the committee criteria? This is a publicity thing of course and means pretty much nothing anyways. |
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Oct 30, 2021 18:40:31 GMT -5
It isn't going to include the Wolverines.
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Post by bbg95 on Oct 30, 2021 18:53:24 GMT -5
Both Pac schools should be top 10 before Georgia Tech, BYU or Purdue. UCLA, yes. but Washington? Awful non-con. Best win is Stanford? (I guess you could count a Luper-less UCLA.. but Im not) I'd put GT ahead of UW. Probably not BYU. Definitely not Purdue. Looking just at current RPI: 7. Georgia Tech 10. UCLA 14. Purdue 17. Washington 23. BYU BYU is way better than the 23rd-best team in the country, but their schedule wasn't as tough as I would have liked. I don't think Washington makes the top 10 in this reveal, and I definitely don't see them getting in at the expense of Georgia Tech, who has a win at Pitt. |
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 30, 2021 18:55:25 GMT -5
Washington? Awful non-con. Best win is Stanford? ... says a fan of a team that was beaten by Stanford. No bias there, right? |
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Post by avid 2.0 on Oct 30, 2021 18:58:27 GMT -5
Washington? Awful non-con. Best win is Stanford? ... says a fan of a team that was beaten by Stanford. No bias there, right? What does Nebraska have anything to do with it? I never said they should/shouldn't be top ten (since you bring it up, they shouldn't be right now) |
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