D3 in 2024

[couchanalyst]

Just posted official preseason list:

Rank School (First-Place Votes Adjusted) Total Points Adjusted Record Previous Week
1 Stevens [23] 460 0-0 NR
2 North Central 421 0-0 NR
3 Wentworth 398 0-0 NR
4 Southern Virginia 383 0-0 NR
5 Juniata 354 0-0 NR
6 Vassar 350 0-0 NR
7 Springfield 321 0-0 NR
8 Carthage 312 0-0 NR
9 NYU 230 0-0 NR
10 SUNY New Paltz 208 0-0 NR
11 St. John Fisher 204 0-0 NR
12 Cal Lutheran 194 0-0 NR
13 Nazareth 186 0-0 NR
14-T Messiah 136 0-0 NR
14-T UC Santa Cruz 136 0-0 NR
16-T Lasell 104 0-0 NR
16-T Loras 104 0-0 NR
18 Benedictine (IL) 93 0-0 NR
19 Baldwin-Wallace 89 0-0 NR
20 Marymount 50 0-0 NR

[yellowfloor]

Word on the street is that Andrew Kim may be setting for Hobart this year.

[psuvbfan10]

Stevens beat Sacred Heart 3-1

[TheReignman]

Jan 10, 2024 21:19:50 GMT -5 psuvbfan10 said:

Stevens beat Sacred Heart 3-1

Thumped*

[UVC Uberfan]

Nichols with a big 4 set win over Hobart to kick off their season. Kim with a strong start to season with 45 kills through 2 games so far. Big weekend slate of D3 volleyball ahead...

[digbigvolley22]

Jan 11, 2024 20:46:35 GMT -5 UVC Uberfan said:

Nichols with a big 4 set win over Hobart to kick off their season. Kim with a strong start to season with 45 kills through 2 games so far. Big weekend slate of D3 volleyball ahead...

Hobarts serving killed them in that game. Game was very close and it could have really gone either way

[somegobbledygook]

whats everyones thoughts on kean or njcu this year

[digbigvolley22]

Jan 12, 2024 11:19:01 GMT -5 somegobbledygook said:

whats everyones thoughts on kean or njcu this year

Don’t know much about Kean as their roster isn’t up yet but as far as NJCU they are probably going to positioned to finish 2nd in the skyline conference as Ramapo graduated a ton of players, so they definitely are going to be worse than last years team

[fromtheoutsidein]

Any body know of good matches this weekend?

[vball]

Jan 12, 2024 12:29:08 GMT -5 fromtheoutsidein said:

Any body know of good matches this weekend?

Looking forward to Vassar vs Cal Lutheran match (Sat 7pm ET). Vassar lost a lot can they reload and Cal Lutheran got a bunch of transfers while returning a lot. Could be a team to surprise some people this year. 

[caz]

Not exactly someone you need to scratch off your list of Final Four contenders, but Lesley (NEVC) canceled the season. They haven't won a match since 2019 and haven't won a conference match since 2012. The program has only 21 total wins since beginning in 2006.

[psuvbfan10]

Juniata sweeps Stevenson on the road

[caz]

Vassar swept UCSC and lost a close 4-setter to CLU.

[digbigvolley22]

Cal Lutheran is looking legit this year. Having Jordan Cooper is going to be an absolute game change for them. He was impressive for LIU last year so I’m not surprised he’s picking up where he left off

Springfield should be very careful as they have some competition for a pool B spot this year

[ramius]

Jan 13, 2024 22:43:44 GMT -5 digbigvolley22 said:

Cal Lutheran is looking legit this year. Having Jordan Cooper is going to be an absolute game change for them. He was impressive for LIU last year so I’m not surprised he’s picking up where he left off

Springfield should be very careful as they have some competition for a pool B spot this year

For what it’s worth, 3 independent teams will get into the tournament this year as the NCAA is allotting 3 pool B bids instead of 1 for this season based off of last years program numbers. Springfield, UCSC, and Cal Lu could all get into the tournament theoretically.