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Post by coahc21 on Nov 11, 2024 11:18:03 GMT -5
Also, the sweep plays no role at all, a win is a win, whether it's a blowout or 15-13 in 5th set. In a couple years when they can change the dials, I would not oppose using the "OT" dial to give credit for a 5 set loss(Especially since my favorite team has really liked losing in 5 this season  ). I understand it was considered for year 1 but they decided no. I don't see this being changed....Hockey has this in place because the rules change once they get into OT. The rules of volleyball don't change in a fifth set, just as they do not in basketball, for example, which also does not give partial credit for OT loss...That was the rationale given and I don't see that waivering. |
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Post by noreaster on Nov 11, 2024 14:22:36 GMT -5
In a couple years when they can change the dials, I would not oppose using the "OT" dial to give credit for a 5 set loss(Especially since my favorite team has really liked losing in 5 this season ). I understand it was considered for year 1 but they decided no. I don't see this being changed....Hockey has this in place because the rules change once they get into OT. The rules of volleyball don't change in a fifth set, just as they do not in basketball, for example, which also does not give partial credit for OT loss...That was the rationale given and I don't see that waivering. Well, we have rally scoring in the 5th set... so go back to side-out scoring in 1-4 and then we can change the scoring of a 5 setter. Like kids these days could survive 5 sets under the old rules.  |
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Post by leftcoastvolley on Nov 11, 2024 16:06:37 GMT -5
The NESCAC semis are set and will be next Friday at Colby. 1. Colby defeats 8. Conn Coll 3-0 2. Middlebury defeats 7. Bowdoin 3-2 (reverse sweep) 6. Williams defeats 3. Tufts 3-2 (15-13 in 5th) 4. Wesleyan defeats 5. Trinity 3-2 1. Colby vs 6. Williams and 2. Middlebury vs 4. Wesleyan in the semis. Colby beat Williams in 5 and Middlebury beat Wesleyan in 4 when they met in the regular season. Any team not named Colby needs to win the AQ to make the NCAA tournament. Colby is a lock (I imagine) to receive an at large. This should be an interesting weekend in Waterville, lots of questions: Tufts was looking like the team with momentum going into the quarterfinals but lost to Williams. Williams should have beat Colby in the regular season but blew a 13-9 lead in the fifth. Middlebury beat Wesleyan twice during the regular season but had an epic collapse losing 5 of their last 6 including a pair of really bad losses to Hamilton and Amherst. Which Middlebury team shows up in Waterville? Colby has had a few squeakers in NESCAC play and Middlebury played the last two sets of their loss to Colby without their starting setter. Does Colby's luck finally run out? |
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Post by caz on Nov 11, 2024 18:01:56 GMT -5
Heading into championship week the last 4 in via at-large would be Babson, Calvin, Otterbein, and Southwestern (38, 39, 42, 43). Those are the teams most vulnerable to "bid thieves" (I kinda hate that term but people use it).
First 4 out: ONU, Messiah, Whittier, IWU.
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Post by OHVBKING on Nov 11, 2024 21:38:38 GMT -5
No, not a nerve. But again, your commentary from a position of ignorance doesn't add any value. If you find D3 fans delusional, why bother opening the thread other than feeling the need to demonstrate your sense of superiority, which provides no value and adds nothing to the conversation? Like, we get it, you don't respect D3, that's fine. Then don't comment. Because the people who are enjoying the conversation in this thread don't need or want your opinion. Just scroll on by... This iteration of Juniata volleyball would be competitive in many D1 conferences, and odds on favorites in some. Let's say they went D2 and joined the PSAC....they would win it with Gannon giving them some competition. I am talking this year's team, not saying they would be as dominant as they have been in the Landmark over several years. Their physicality matches up with the D2 blue bloods and non-power 4 D1's....Good volleyball team that happens to be in D3. Not to mention how their recruiting would even ratchet up more with athletic scholarships... PSAC has some solid volleyball schools, but it tends to fall off pretty quickly after Gannon and Clarion. It should really be two different conferences because a number of the teams don't even play each other. I could see Juniata competing in the PSAC. Some of the D2 conferences might not even exist in the near future. The Mountain East Conference is in big trouble. Wheeling is the gem of the conference but the school is in huge financial trouble. Also haven't a couple of the PSAC school had to merge because they to are in financial trouble. |
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Post by coahc21 on Nov 11, 2024 21:58:35 GMT -5
This iteration of Juniata volleyball would be competitive in many D1 conferences, and odds on favorites in some. Let's say they went D2 and joined the PSAC....they would win it with Gannon giving them some competition. I am talking this year's team, not saying they would be as dominant as they have been in the Landmark over several years. Their physicality matches up with the D2 blue bloods and non-power 4 D1's....Good volleyball team that happens to be in D3. Not to mention how their recruiting would even ratchet up more with athletic scholarships... PSAC has some solid volleyball schools, but it tends to fall off pretty quickly after Gannon and Clarion. It should really be two different conferences because a number of the teams don't even play each other. I could see Juniata competing in the PSAC. Some of the D2 conferences might not even exist in the near future. The Mountain East Conference is in big trouble. Wheeling is the gem of the conference but the school is in huge financial trouble. Also haven't a couple of the PSAC school had to merge because they to are in financial trouble. I believe they all merged under one umbrella and are technically branch campuese that are allowed to operate their own athletic programs....for now... |
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Post by ned3vball on Nov 12, 2024 8:05:05 GMT -5
Tuesday Top 100. And they are playoff matches! Good luck to all. Al Davis knew NPI was coming - Just win baby! My team is already gone so it will be a more relaxing week than normal for me. NPI will definitely change the feel of conference tournament week. It will make it easier for many schools to just focus on winning since there is no need for rose colored glasses to create selection criteria scenarios if you lose. NPI has already doomed you. Even the schools in contention that fall should have an eerie calm as they simply wait for the black box of NPI to speak. Time zone?? Updated start time? Double check your matches of interest. Thank You richkern.com for the schedule data. |
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Post by ned3vball on Nov 12, 2024 8:17:36 GMT -5
Not much happened last night, there were only 2 matches played. The Great Northeast AC had 7/11 and 8/9 play in games. Yawn, that didn't matter at all, right?
Wrong! Are you forgetting that everything matters to NPI. Juniata will be pleased to know that their NPI went from 77.773 to 77.775 thanks to the above results. Wow!(like they needed that). MIT with a closer geographic proximity went up 0.003.
Of the 419 schools, 183 saw a change to the 3rd decimal place. if you look to 5 decimal places(which they might need to do) every single school saw a change to their NPI number. NPI is everywhere! Hide the children!
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Post by ned3vball on Nov 13, 2024 5:58:56 GMT -5
There are no Top 100 matchups today 11/13. #4 John Carroll beat #5 Ohio Northern last night in the OAC. Pablo, Massey, and NPI consider this an upset. Ohio Northern drops from 47th to 54th and that is that. John Carroll moves up 8 spots to 69th. I only saw bits and pieces of the first 2 sets of Platteville versus Eau Claire, but ever time I looked, Platteville was making it look easy.
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Post by ned3vball on Nov 14, 2024 6:27:06 GMT -5
Must be Tournament time! Easily the best Thursday we will have every season for Top 100 action. The WIAC battle for protected seeding. Oshkosh with the inside track. Mount Union and Wartburg try to ruin Otterbein and Coe's NCAA chances. Not any Cinderella's as Wartburg is the lowest NPI, with only 2 of 22 below the Quality Win Bonus cutoff(55.500). Illinois-Wesleyan vs North Central-IL is a double dip as the vanquished are out of the CCIW race and very likely pool C hopes. Time zone?? Updated start time? Double check your matches of interest. Thank You richkern.com for the schedule data. |
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Post by mfvolleyball on Nov 14, 2024 8:14:42 GMT -5
Must be Tournament time! Easily the best Thursday we will have every season for Top 100 action. The WIAC battle for protected seeding. Oshkosh with the inside track. Mount Union and Wartburg try to ruin Otterbein and Coe's NCAA chances. Not any Cinderella's as Wartburg is the lowest NPI, with only 2 of 22 below the Quality Win Bonus cutoff(55.500). Illinois-Wesleyan vs North Central-IL is a double dip as the vanquished are out of the CCIW race and very likely pool C hopes. Time zone?? Updated start time? Double check your matches of interest. Thank You richkern.com for the schedule data. Bridgewater (VA) vs VA Wesleyan in the semi's for the ODAC. Top 100? |
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Post by ned3vball on Nov 14, 2024 10:33:00 GMT -5
Bridgewater (VA) vs VA Wesleyan in the semi's for the ODAC. Top 100? Good catch, you are correct. Fixed in original post. I got the Bridgewater College and Bridgewater State Massey ratings mixed up. Big match for Bridgewater College. |
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Post by ned3vball on Nov 15, 2024 5:56:37 GMT -5
Friday Top 100. Have not seen any big upsets so far. So no "Consolation bids" needed as yet. The bubble teams are happy about this. Will that change today? Time zone?? Updated start time? Double check your matches of interest. Thank You richkern.com for the schedule data. |
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Post by ned3vball on Nov 15, 2024 6:02:06 GMT -5
Coe, Gustavus Adolphus, and North Central, all teams ranked in the 50s go down and out. Oshkosh over Platteville 20-18 in the 5th!!!
The good news for Platteville is that there is no committee this year to screw them out of a deserved pool C bid so an eastern regional has easier travel and the airplane trip count stayed under the glass ceiling.
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Post by d3dad on Nov 15, 2024 8:52:47 GMT -5
Juniata’s record against D1 schools is 67-23 .742. Their record against D2 is 218-48 .820.
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). I understand it was considered for year 1 but they decided no.
