Realignment – Impact on Regional Rankings

One of the more significant changes coming to the NCAA will be the proposed realignment of regions. For volleyball, this means (most likely) increasing from 8 regions to 10 and the adjustment of teams from the three larger regions (New England, New York and Mid-Atlantic). The AVCA currently uses 10 regions so we have a……

Cabo – My Retweet Story

I do try to keep my non-volleyball life separate from this site but recently my Twitter followers saw a retweet of something that came from my personal twitter feed. There was an interesting story behind this so I thought I would share it. My daughter works for an airline and through that connection we can……

UMHB Kicked Out of ASC & TLU Removed from SCAC

Not really but both schools should be happy they are not in the MIAC. That conference recently announced “…the University of St. Thomas will be involuntarily removed from membership in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC).” The Tommies will remain in the conference through the spring 2021 season and you can find the full MIAC statement……

Bluh Blup Gurgle Plah

I never intended to drop this article on Memorial Day but it lets me take the opportunity to remember the fallen and thank the family and friends of servicemen and women who have lost their lives while serving our country. Never forget those that made the ultimate sacrifice. I’ve talked a lot about the NCAA……

Schedule Analysis Part 1 or “Why I Love the Northwest Conference”

Last year I did a number of schedule analyses for individual programs. Towards the end of those articles, a lot of what I had to write was duplicated because the West Region schools share a lot of the same constraints. Those constraints meant that a lot of the schedules ended up being very similar. This……

Presidents Council Notes

The Presidents Council met this past week and approved some recommendations that will impact DIII volleyball. The first is that DIII student-athletes may soon be permitted to be included in the NCAA Transfer Portal. Currently this is available only to DI and II student-athletes. This would be optional and would begin this upcoming academic year.……

LeTourneau Coach Stepping Down

LeTourneau Head Coach Ashley Tiernan has announced on Facebook that she is stepping down to become the Carson-Newman University Head Beach Volleyball Coach while also serving as an assistant to the indoor team. Carson-Newman is a NCAA Division II school and is a member of the South Atlantic Conference. The current Carson-Newman Beach Coach is……

La Verne Coaching Change

The first line of La Verne’s Head Coach Jenna Panatier bio says, “[She] wears many hats for the Leopards.” Today, a source close to the school has informed me that one of those hats can be hung up as the school has asked Coach Penatier to take on more of an administrative roll with the……

May 1 – Decision Day Musing

The date most coaches look forward to is upon us. May 1st is National College Decision Day as most schools require deposits at this point. Coaches can now finalize their rosters and can be as secure about their team as possible until they actually start showing up in August. Those that follow the site know……