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Post by psumaui on Nov 9, 2015 18:40:16 GMT -5
I'm sure you've already noticed the latest rankings. However, do you realize how the tourney would look for Penn State if the season ended today? See below. The RPI Ranking dated 11-09-15 shows these top 16 teams: 1) Minnesota (surprise, surprise!) 2) USC 3) Texas 4) Florida 5) Penn St. 6) Kansas 7) Washington (really?) 8) Nebraska 9) Wisconsin 10) UCLA 11) Ohio St. 12) Stanford 13) Kentucky 14) Iowa St. 15) Missouri 16) Texas A&MIf the season ended today, the tourney would look like this (not much inter-conference play): SAN DIEGO: USC vs Missouri and Washington vs UCLA (3 teams from Pac12 play each other in this region) LEXINGTON: Florida vs Kentucky and Penn State vs Stanford (Boo!)
AUSTIN: Texas vs Iowa St. and Kansas vs Ohio St. (3 teams from Big12 play each other in this region) DES MOINES: Minnesota vs Texas A&M and Nebraska vs Wisconsin (3 teams from Big10 play each other in this region)
Please let me know if you spot any errors. I think the AVCA adopted a rule that Penn State must play either Wisconsin or Stanford in every NCAA tournament. or both!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2015 18:52:27 GMT -5
I think the AVCA adopted a rule that Penn State must play either Wisconsin or Stanford in every NCAA tournament. or both! All they need to do is win out. That will change things.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2015 20:04:55 GMT -5
or both! All they need to do is win out. That will change things. It will be interesting to see how the RPI changes next week if PSU beats MN, whose at the top of the rankings this week. PSU should easily win all the other games, with the exception of the last game vs Nebraska, which I don't believe will be figured into the tourney bracket schedule. Disclaimer: I'm not looking past any Big10 team. Just saying what the most likely outcome is, lest I be reminded of the Northwestern nightmare.
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Post by cross5 on Nov 9, 2015 20:14:47 GMT -5
All they need to do is win out. That will change things. It will be interesting to see how the RPI changes next week if PSU beats MN, whose at the top of the rankings this week. PSU should easily win all the other games, with the exception of the last game vs Nebraska, which I don't believe will be figured into the tourney bracket schedule. Disclaimer: I'm not looking past any Big10 team. Just saying what the most likely outcome is, lest I be reminded of the Northwestern nightmare. I'm an optimist however I want to take one game and match at a time. That big arena in Iowa makes things interesting.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2015 21:15:09 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see how the RPI changes next week if PSU beats MN, whose at the top of the rankings this week. PSU should easily win all the other games, with the exception of the last game vs Nebraska, which I don't believe will be figured into the tourney bracket schedule. Disclaimer: I'm not looking past any Big10 team. Just saying what the most likely outcome is, lest I be reminded of the Northwestern nightmare. I'm an optimist however I want to take one game and match at a time. That big arena in Iowa makes things interesting. I recall BTN coverage from Iowa a couple years ago when the analyst mentioned that the high ceiling and lighting made Iowa a tough venue. First thing is first and we'll have to count on Coach Rose to have the team ready to look good for Wednesday's extravaganza.
One thing I've noticed over the last few weeks is the "foregone-conclusion-ness" of Minnesota winning the B1G. The smugness amongst Minnesota fans is palpable. This can be a great object lesson for us. I wouldn't be surprised if we don't sound like this at times. That's kinda why it's nice to have our "own place" where we can share our hopes and dreams so that we can be more circumspect in "public," or Volleytalk, as it were.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2015 21:19:07 GMT -5
I'm an optimist however I want to take one game and match at a time. That big arena in Iowa makes things interesting. I recall BTN coverage from Iowa a couple years ago when the analyst mentioned that the high ceiling and lighting made Iowa a tough venue. First thing is first and we'll have to count on Coach Rose to have the team ready to look good for Wednesday's extravaganza.
One thing I've noticed over the last few weeks is the "foregone-conclusion-ness" of Minnesota winning the B1G. The smugness amongst Minnesota fans is palpable. This can be a great object lesson for us. I wouldn't be surprised if we don't sound like this at times. That's kinda why it's nice to have our "own place" where we can share our hopes and dreams so that we can be more circumspect in "public," or Volleytalk, as it were.
How could lightning affect the game inside? Loss of power is the only thing I can think of.I wouldn't care so much about a (say 5-set) loss to MN, I just don't want the RPI to be affected too much. The only real win is on Dec. 19th, 2015.
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Post by cross5 on Nov 9, 2015 21:53:28 GMT -5
I recall BTN coverage from Iowa a couple years ago when the analyst mentioned that the high ceiling and lighting made Iowa a tough venue. First thing is first and we'll have to count on Coach Rose to have the team ready to look good for Wednesday's extravaganza.
One thing I've noticed over the last few weeks is the "foregone-conclusion-ness" of Minnesota winning the B1G. The smugness amongst Minnesota fans is palpable. This can be a great object lesson for us. I wouldn't be surprised if we don't sound like this at times. That's kinda why it's nice to have our "own place" where we can share our hopes and dreams so that we can be more circumspect in "public," or Volleytalk, as it were.
How could lightning affect the game inside? Loss of power is the only thing I can think of.I wouldn't care so much about a (say 5-set) loss to MN, I just don't want the RPI to be affected too much. The only real win is on Dec. 19th, 2015. Angle of the lighting for a hitter looking up Direct lighting as opposed to indirect lighting. Just guessing.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2015 22:00:15 GMT -5
The latest RPI rankings, which will help dictate the tournament seeding and brackets, are out.
RPI Rankings (11-16-15) top 16 teams: 1) Minnesota 2) Texas 3) USC 4) Florida 5) Kansas 6) Washington (will most likely get #4 seed) 7) Wisconsin 8) Penn State 9) Nebraska 10) Ohio St. 11) UCLA 12) Stanford 13) Louisville 14) Texas A&M 15) Kentucky 16) Missouri
If the season ended today, the tourney sweet 16 round could look like this:
SAN DIEGO: USC vs Texas A&M and Kansas vs UCLA
LEXINGTON: Washington vs Louisville and Florida vs Stanford
AUSTIN: Texas vs Kentucky and Wisconsin vs Ohio St.
DES MOINES: Minnesota vs Missouri and Penn State vs Nebraska (If this is the matchup, then let's hope PSU defeats NE in the final regular season match)
I don't see FL and KS getting a higher seed than WA, even though they both have a higher RPI's.
The selection committee may swap more teams around. What do you think???
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2015 23:53:19 GMT -5
I don't know how PSU's winning three more games will make much of a change. Maybe they should plan on winning four?
Also, the top half is PAC-12 heavy and the bottom half is B1G heavy. Will they try to balance it, or not?
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Post by nyline on Nov 17, 2015 6:21:34 GMT -5
Very sad if we get sent to Iowa. Better weather in Lexington.
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Post by cross5 on Nov 17, 2015 8:29:19 GMT -5
Very sad if we get sent to Iowa. Better weather in Lexington. It would be ridiculous if they put Minn, PSU and Neb in the same bracket. Regardless of computer program that's where the human element must correct.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2015 8:38:20 GMT -5
The latest RPI rankings, which will help dictate the tournament seeding and brackets, are out. RPI Rankings (11-16-15) top 16 teams: 1) Minnesota 2) Texas 3) USC 4) Florida 5) Kansas 6) Washington (will most likely get #4 seed) 7) Wisconsin 8) Penn State 9) Nebraska 10) Ohio St. 11) UCLA 12) Stanford 13) Louisville 14) Texas A&M 15) Kentucky 16) MissouriIf the season ended today, the tourney sweet 16 round could look like this:SAN DIEGO: USC vs Texas A&M and Kansas vs UCLA
LEXINGTON: Washington vs Louisville and Florida vs Stanford
AUSTIN: Texas vs Kentucky and Wisconsin vs Ohio St.
DES MOINES: Minnesota vs Missouri and Penn State vs Nebraska (If this is the matchup, then let's hope PSU defeats NE in the final regular season match)
I don't see FL and KS getting a higher seed than WA, even though they both have a higher RPI's. The selection committee may swap more teams around. What do you think???If Kentucky is in the Seeded 16, then they will be in the Lexington Regional (NCAA follows the $$$$$$$)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2015 8:40:58 GMT -5
I wonder what happens to RPI if PSU losses to Nebraska (last match) and both teams win out the rest of their other matches. Right now PSU is 8 and NE is 9. I know this is simplistic, but would they simply swap places? If so, there will be no difference in the bracket. Let's hope the Selection Committee does the right thing. Let TX have the most difficult bracket for once.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2015 8:42:38 GMT -5
If the season ended today, the tourney sweet 16 round could look like this:SAN DIEGO: USC vs Texas A&M and Kansas vs UCLA
LEXINGTON: Washington vs Louisville and Florida vs Stanford
AUSTIN: Texas vs Kentucky and Wisconsin vs Ohio St.
DES MOINES: Minnesota vs Missouri and Penn State vs Nebraska
I don't see FL and KS getting a higher seed than WA, even though they both have a higher RPI's. The selection committee may swap more teams around. What do you think??? If Kentucky is in the Seeded 16, then they will be in the Lexington Regional (NCAA follows the $$$$$$$) Very true. They won't send them to another regional. Good catch and Welcome to forum!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2015 19:03:14 GMT -5
Looks like PSU and Nebraska have changed places on the FIGSTATS (real time updated) Unofficial NCAA D1 Women's Volleyball RPI Rankings. PSU is now 9 and NE is 8. If PSU losses to NE on 11/28, they will probably drop another 1-2 places. This could actually help them get into an easier bracket. More to come; gotta look into the RPI futures prediction from VT.
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