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Post by NYCHusker on Jul 10, 2024 10:06:07 GMT -5
Hey all! Week 2 rankings and schedule have been loaded into the sheet. We're back to tracking teams with 20 or more votes for this week, which means we said goodbye to Indiana, Missouri, SMU, and Washington, while Iowa State, K-State, Pepperdine, San Diego, and Western Michigan stopped receiving votes completely. We've got some amazing volleyball, starting tonight, which you can see in the Top Matchups column. Here's the tracker: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bApau4tEOuK60mVFxvU7FdJAEueFZZSbUHmZ1ok-CyM/edit?gid=31192062#gid=31192062As always, comments are enabled for any human error - feel free to call them out. Enjoy Week 2, everyone! NOTE: I know this thread has been pinned in the past. Would love if the mods saw it fit again this year. |
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Post by vbnerd on Jul 10, 2024 10:10:33 GMT -5
I was thinking this was a list of top 25 matchups as in top 25 vs top 25, so when I opened it and saw TAMU Corpus Cristi I was thrown for a second but now I get it, and it it is beautiful!
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Post by NYCHusker on Jul 10, 2024 10:31:57 GMT -5
I was thinking this was a list of top 25 matchups as in top 25 vs top 25, so when I opened it and saw TAMU Corpus Cristi I was thrown for a second but now I get it, and it it is beautiful! Haha it's both! You'll see who all the ranked teams are playing on the left, as well as the Top 25 vs Top 25 for the week on the right. You can also navigate to the other pages by clicking on the tabs on the bottom. Appreciate the kind words!  |
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Jul 10, 2024 10:41:13 GMT -5
I was thinking this was a list of top 25 matchups as in top 25 vs top 25, so when I opened it and saw TAMU Corpus Cristi I was thrown for a second but now I get it, and it it is beautiful! Haha it's both! You'll see who all the ranked teams are playing on the left, as well as the Top 25 vs Top 25 for the week on the right. You can also navigate to the other pages by clicking on the tabs on the bottom. Appreciate the kind words! This is awesome, thank you for doing this each year. I use it as a cheat sheet for matches to watch |
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Post by NYCHusker on Jul 15, 2024 10:30:07 GMT -5
So, I ran a fun exercise this weekend where I took the # of matches against top 25 teams (or teams receiving votes), average opponent RPI, and % of matches against tournament teams (using the final 2023 figures for all categories, of course) and assigned points.
For example, Arkansas had an average opponent RPI of 104.68, which got them 10 points, they had 29% of their matches against tourney teams, which got them 2 points, and they have 5 games against ranked teams. That gave them a total of 17 points. (If anyone's curious/nerdy enough to look at the full point system, you can scroll to the Dashboard_Data page at the end of the spreadsheet - this exercise starts at H1.)
Here's who I found had the toughest schedules, based on all 3 categories:
1) Stanford (59.48 avg opp RPI, 55% of matches against tourney teams, 15 matches against ranked teams)
T2) Pitt (66.10, 52%, 14)
T2) Wisconsin (63.62, 52%, 14)
T3) Texas (59.04, 67%, 11)
T3) Louisville (61.90, 53%, 13)
T4) Baylor (77.79, 46%, 14)
T4) K-State (76.48, 52%, 13)
T4) Kentucky (62.54, 67%, 11)
T4) Nebraska (73.16, 45%, 14)
T5) Georgia (72.35, 54%, 12)
T5) SMU (62.97, 52%, 11)
T5) Tennessee (66.46, 69%, 10)
T5) USC (69.77, 40%, 12)
And here's what the weakest schedules look like:
1) Washington State (155.59, 15%, 3)
2) Dayton (148.00, 20%, 2)
3) Western Kentucky (136.81, 16%, 4)
4) Hawai'i (144.11, 32%, 7)
5) Arkansas (104.68, 29%, 5)
T6) Iowa State (96.97, 28%, 9)
T6) Pepperdine (108.18, 36%, 9)
T7) Creighton (89.69, 31%, 8)
T7) Florida (82.50, 39%, 8)
T7) Marquette (95.31, 34%, 9)
T8) Arizona State (97.50, 36%, 10)
T8) Missouri (82.43, 39%, 9)
T8) Oregon (83.45, 34%, 9)
I've added this into the Dashboard tab and will continue to update as the remaining schedules are released, but thought some folks here might be interested!
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Post by jwvolley on Jul 15, 2024 10:37:31 GMT -5
I have a hard time considering Creighton's non-con weak per se
Nebraska, Louisville, Purdue, Kansas, Missouri, USC, K-State, Colorado State etc.
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Post by NYCHusker on Jul 15, 2024 11:40:24 GMT -5
I have a hard time considering Creighton's non-con weak per se Nebraska, Louisville, Purdue, Kansas, Missouri, USC, K-State, Colorado State etc. I totally agree. KBB did a great job with that non-con schedule. Just seems like, statistically, it wasn't enough to overcome playing in the Big East. |
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Post by ndodge on Jul 15, 2024 11:52:15 GMT -5
This is awesome. Much thanks.
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Post by exit237a on Jul 15, 2024 11:53:12 GMT -5
Thanks for the strength of schedule rundown, NYCHusker! Your spreadsheet is a reminder that Week 1 is not far off! |
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Post by ndodge on Jul 15, 2024 11:56:24 GMT -5
Thanks for the strength of schedule rundown, NYCHusker ! Your spreadsheet is a reminder that Week 1 is not far off! I do have an unusual amount of joy for a Monday morning lol, and this is why. Poking around also reminded me of some vb trips I have. |
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Post by jiveturkey on Jul 15, 2024 12:05:36 GMT -5
I have a hard time considering Creighton's non-con weak per se Nebraska, Louisville, Purdue, Kansas, Missouri, USC, K-State, Colorado State etc. I totally agree. KBB did a great job with that non-con schedule. Just seems like, statistically, it wasn't enough to overcome playing in the Big East. Agreed. The Providences, Georgetowns and UCONNs are sometimes too much to overcome but I do think that league takes a step forward this year and I did read they revamped their schedule in a way that should help Creighton and Marquette. |
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Post by exit237a on Jul 15, 2024 12:08:10 GMT -5
Thanks for the strength of schedule rundown, NYCHusker ! Your spreadsheet is a reminder that Week 1 is not far off! I do have an unusual amount of joy for a Monday morning lol, and this is why. Poking around also reminded me of some vb trips I have.
Nice, some volley trips- fun to look forward to!
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Post by vbgeezer on Jul 15, 2024 23:13:10 GMT -5
Following the demise of the PAC-12, Washington St. lost most of their coaches and best players from their strongest sports teams. But with their 2024 VB schedule, it will not be surprising to see them rack-up a record in the neighborhood of 22-5 in their 2024 regular season. Your analysis shows us that that type of record would likely be unworthy of a Top 25 ranking or NCAA tournament selection. Wazzu has suffered (is suffering) the most from the break-up of the PAC-12.
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Post by JJVb on Jul 16, 2024 2:47:50 GMT -5
Following the demise of the PAC-12, Washington St. lost most of their coaches and best players from their strongest sports teams. But with their 2024 VB schedule, it will not be surprising to see them rack-up a record in the neighborhood of 22-5 in their 2024 regular season. Your analysis shows us that that type of record would likely be unworthy of a Top 25 ranking or NCAA tournament selection. Wazzu has suffered (is suffering) the most from the break-up of the PAC-12. True. All good points. |
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Post by NYCHusker on Jul 16, 2024 10:47:15 GMT -5
Following the demise of the PAC-12, Washington St. lost most of their coaches and best players from their strongest sports teams. But with their 2024 VB schedule, it will not be surprising to see them rack-up a record in the neighborhood of 22-5 in their 2024 regular season. Your analysis shows us that that type of record would likely be unworthy of a Top 25 ranking or NCAA tournament selection. Wazzu has suffered (is suffering) the most from the break-up of the PAC-12. I feel for them so hard. Sure, it'll be fun to see some of the exciting matchups in the new look conferences, but it's at Wazzu's and Oregon State's expense, which just sucks. |
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