This is my once a season reminder to check out the Podcast page. I’ve been lacking in content this year but I just put one up this Volleyball Eve. Best of luck to everyone this upcoming season!
Month: August 2021
QWI (2021)
Our friend “Ned” from New England is the owner of the Quality Win Index that he created a number of years ago that attempts to gauge the strength of a schedule. You can find my previous article on this from him here. We always have Strength of Schedule (SOS) and the all-important SOS from the…… Continue reading QWI (2021)
NWC Predictions
The NWC is our last conference with Region X schools to release their predictions, which you can find here. You can find my original predictions here. Like with the other conferences there isn’t a lot different between the two. (In fairness, the ASC and I disagreed on the champion but that’s really small potatoes kind…… Continue reading NWC Predictions
ASC Predictions
The ASC has released their conference predictions, which you can find here. My predictions, from almost a month ago, can be found here. Like most of the previews/predictions we’ve seen so far there isn’t a lot of differences although this is the first one where we disagree with who will win the conference. The ASC…… Continue reading ASC Predictions
SCIAC (Not) Predictions
The SCIAC has released their volleyball preview, which you can find here. What you won’t find are PREDICTIONS!?! The conference bailed on predictions probably because there was no 2020 season! I mean, I understand because I basically punted on the process, too. But, don’t we all expect more from the SCIAC and their coaches then…… Continue reading SCIAC (Not) Predictions
Newest Region X RAC Member
I was recently clued in that Cal Lutheran Head Coach Kellee Roesel will be the SCIAC representative on the Region X RAC. As a reminder, the RAC or Regional Advisory Committee is the committee responsible for coming up with the regional rankings that ultimately are used for at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament. In theory,…… Continue reading Newest Region X RAC Member
SCAC Predictions
The SCAC has released their predictions on the upcoming volleyball season. In a vote of coaches, Trinity took the top spot with 7 first place votes. Colorado College was second with 2 first place votes. Every coach had these two teams as their first or second choice. This result also lines up with the AVCA…… Continue reading SCAC Predictions
C2C Predictions
The Coast to Coast (C2C) Conference will start off our run of leagues showing us who their coaches think will win their title. I’ve include the C2C because we have two Region X schools playing in UC Santa Cruz and Mills College. The rest of the conference is made up of teams from around the…… Continue reading C2C Predictions
AVCA Top 25 (Preseason)
The AVCA has released their Preseason Top 25 Poll. This is going to be such a tricky season to rank initially so let’s step through what they have done. As a reminder, these are DIII coaches that vote for this. The number of voters often changes week-to-week but I can already see that the number…… Continue reading AVCA Top 25 (Preseason)
Monday Musings
Consider this a filler post but I wanted to mention a couple of things. First, this should be a busy week with conferences releasing their volleyball previews. I just checked the AVCA website and their DIII rankings will drop later today! I have heard back from all but one of the conferences and we should…… Continue reading Monday Musings
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