Comments on: Hawaii to No. 9 in RPI https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/hawaii-to-no-9-in-rpi/ Thu, 24 Oct 2013 22:10:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Cubicle1126 https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/hawaii-to-no-9-in-rpi/#comment-34054 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 22:10:52 +0000 http://volleyshots.staradvertiserblogs.com/?p=1308#comment-34054 if folks are interested, there is a fairly interesting discussion on Volleytalk right now, regarding the regional biases of the RPI (generally favoring east and south teams, to a lesser extent favoring midwest teams … over west and pacific region teams.) the regional biases in the RPI has been well-documented and discussed. the thread on VT does an interesting analysis showing this.

fwiw, the thread on VT is called: “Creighton Is Going To Mess Up The Draw.”

take the info there for what it’s worth.

]]> By: LC https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/hawaii-to-no-9-in-rpi/#comment-34053 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 22:03:05 +0000 http://volleyshots.staradvertiserblogs.com/?p=1308#comment-34053 No live audio web stream of Blaine is what i meant to say.

]]> By: LC https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/hawaii-to-no-9-in-rpi/#comment-34052 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:31:47 +0000 http://volleyshots.staradvertiserblogs.com/?p=1308#comment-34052 IMPORTANT UPDATE: From ESPN 1420

PROGRAMMING NOTE: “Due to the World Series being on ESPN 1420, the Rainbow Wahine volleyball matches today and Saturday will be aired on our sister station, NBC Sports Radio on AM 1500.”

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151913996890138&l=4103ff3edf

This means no live stream.

]]> By: Msrpantoja1@Huh.'A'loha https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/hawaii-to-no-9-in-rpi/#comment-34051 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 15:32:26 +0000 http://volleyshots.staradvertiserblogs.com/?p=1308#comment-34051 Looking into the new 2-team “play-in” in NCAA MsVB might be worthwhile/noteworthy for the reporting. 😉

]]> By: Cindy Luis https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/hawaii-to-no-9-in-rpi/#comment-34050 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 18:36:28 +0000 http://volleyshots.staradvertiserblogs.com/?p=1308#comment-34050 We’ll see if she does. Can tell you that the women nominated are very impressive.
I had to vote for the 10 and it was very difficult.

]]> By: 'ohanaInBellingham https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/hawaii-to-no-9-in-rpi/#comment-34049 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:28:29 +0000 http://volleyshots.staradvertiserblogs.com/?p=1308#comment-34049 Regarding the Senior CLASS award (“The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot.”), let’s hope Emily makes the cut. Last year the finalists were announced on 10/19.

]]> By: OrbitalRipZ https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/hawaii-to-no-9-in-rpi/#comment-34048 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 21:55:10 +0000 http://volleyshots.staradvertiserblogs.com/?p=1308#comment-34048 ~~ From the WHO CARES! Department ~~

Once again, I’ve used the cutoff number of 32 for “near certain” automatic or at-large bid to the NCAA Volleyball Championship 64-team field.

However, as has been pointed out, the big question mark is Illinois. Even with a RPI of 25, the Fighting Illini is unlikely to receive a bid should it fail to secure an “above .500” win-loss record. Except this is a year in which Illinois is one of the 4 predetermined regional hosts. Thus, should Illinois finish the season with a losing record but a RPI near its current number — a possibility that the Volleyball Committee never saw coming — it will make for a very interesting Selection Sunday.

Here’s the breakdown of the RPI’s Top 32:

Big Ten :
Last Week: 8 of its 12 conference teams in the Top 32
This Week: 7 of 12

Pac-12 :
Last Week: 6 of 12
This Week: 7 of 12

Southeastern/SEC:
Last Week: 6 of 13
This Week: 6 of 13

[I kid you not! Count ’em: Florida (3), Missouri (7), Kentucky (18), Arkansas (23), Georgia (30), and LSU (31). And this doesn’t even include the 2 “bubble” SEC teams. And guess which SEC school is one of the predetermined regional hosts. And as Cindy has pointed out before, guess where the headquarters of the AVCA is? I’m not suggesting anything. Lol.]

Big 12:
Last Week: 3 of 12
This Week: 3 of 12

Atlantic Coast/ACC:
Last Week: 3 of 15
This Week: 3 of 15

West Coast/WCC:
Last Week: 2 of 10
This Week 2 of 10

Big East:
Last Week: 2 of 9
This Week: 2 of 9

Big West:
Last Week: 1 of 9
This Week: 1 of 9

Mountain West:
Last Week: 1 of 11
This Week: 1 of 11

Alas, mid-major conferences like the Big West will have less and less chance of having a deserving runner-up team be selected when the likes of the SEC’s sloppy fifths, sixths, and sevenths start to fill in the brackets.

]]> By: Cindy Luis https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/hawaii-to-no-9-in-rpi/#comment-34047 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 21:33:29 +0000 http://volleyshots.staradvertiserblogs.com/?p=1308#comment-34047 Maverick mentioned some of UH opponents. here’s the complete list
1. Texas
5. Creighton
17. Arizona
20. San Diego
34. UCLA
39. Wichita State
42. Northwestern
55. CSU Northridge
63. UC Santa Barbara
69. South Dakota
78. UC Irvine
92. Portland State
102 Long Beach State
118. Santa Clara
120 UTEP
126 Cal Poly
142. CSU Fullerton
143 New Mexico State
145 UC Davis
293 UC Riverside

]]> By: baseball_nerd https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/hawaii-to-no-9-in-rpi/#comment-34046 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 21:33:00 +0000 http://volleyshots.staradvertiserblogs.com/?p=1308#comment-34046 after reading all the comments regarding the RPI, I think the RPI formula sucks. sorry about that.

]]> By: Maverick https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/hawaii-to-no-9-in-rpi/#comment-34045 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 20:57:42 +0000 http://volleyshots.staradvertiserblogs.com/?p=1308#comment-34045 UH plays Northridge (16-4) and Davis (11-9), which cumulatively are 27-13, or have a .6750 winning percentage. That will help UH’s rpi next week. But expect a negative impact during the last week of the regular season, when UH plays Riverside (currently 1-17).

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