In my last article I mentioned I wanted to look at the last teams in and compare them against the teams that were under consideration when all of the at-large bids were handed out. I, of course, don’t know who the 20th team was that received an at-large, but I can tell from the regional…… Continue reading Last Teams In & Awesome Other Stuff
Chapman/UMHB Comparison
It’s the time of the year that I like to review some of the decisions made by the Regional Advisory Committees (RAC) and the selection committee to see if questionable moves were made. Every year, until now, there were a slew of questionable moves made by these committees but this year is different (at least…… Continue reading Chapman/UMHB Comparison
AVCA Top 25 – Final
The final AVCA Top 25 has come out and it’s no surprise undefeated Johns Hopkins claims the top spot for the first time this year and when it matters most. The Blue Jays captured 77 of the 78 first place votes. The other vote went to Emory who finished second in the voting. Now, you…… Continue reading AVCA Top 25 – Final
Johns Hopkins – Champions
This article is a tad late, I realize, but I still wanted to do it. It’s a nice way to close out the season and what a story the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays have been. JHU is only the third team in NCAA DIII history to go undefeated and the first in two decades. It…… Continue reading Johns Hopkins – Champions
2019 National Championship
Updates: Daughter is married. Feet up in the hotel room. Wow! Johns Hopkins. What a great season. What a great Tournament run. Trinity spoiled the Blue Jays shot as the only team to sweep every match in the NCAA Tournament. It’s still never been done at DIII. I assume JHU doesn’t care. Congratulations. I assume…… Continue reading 2019 National Championship
Semifinals!
Updates: I just checked the NCAA statistics for team hitting percentage. Through November 17th (the end of the regionals), Johns Hopkins is #1, Trinity is #8, Emory is #11 and Carthage is #12. Regardless of who wins, the trend will continue that you have to be efficient hitting to win a DIII volleyball championship. In…… Continue reading Semifinals!
Quarterfinals
Updates: I was looking back at my posts from last year and saw that we had challenges starting with the Elite 8. This wasn’t taken away, right? We still will have challenges this year, I believe. Maybe you took my lack of comments regarding the first two sets as a sign that I was dealing…… Continue reading Quarterfinals
