Any Thoughts on the upcoming Nov. 17 AVCA poll

[SpanglerFan316]

#10 USC has the following schedule:
11/21/2008 at Stanford
11/22/2008 at California
11/28/2008 at UCLA

#9 UCLA has the following schedule:
11/21/2008 at California
11/22/2008 at Stanford
11/25/2008 hosting Pepperdine
11/28/2008 hosting USC

My guess is that USC and UCLA both lose at Cal and at Stanford. I think UCLA beats USC since they are the home team and UCLA probably beats Pepperdine (although Pepperdine may have just lost to San Francisco (11/20) and San Diego (11/22) and may be really motivated to beat UCLA). I hope & expect WSU to finish MVC play at 31-0. In this case, these teams would end with records of:
#9 UCLA 20-10 (9-9 Pac-10)
#10 USC 16-11 (9-9 Pac-10)
#11 WSU 31-0 (18-0 MVC)
Should WSU move up to #10 or #9 with these records? You make the call.

[rrshock]

I understand the being in a better conference, but how could a team that ends up 16-11 and .500 in their conference be ranked ahead of a team that is undefeated, regardless of conference affiliation?

Now I could understand UCLA staying ahead of them, but not USC.

[1972Shocker]

#4 Texas defeated #3 Nebraska 3-1 on Wednesday.

Missouri outscored #13 K-State 101-98 but lost the match in 5 sets, also last night.

[SpanglerFan316]

http://volleytalk.proboards88.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=24352

[SpanglerFan316]

http://www.kansas.com/250/story/604943.html

The more volleyball matches Wichita State wins, the more the specter of a defeat seems costly.

[WSUwatcher]

NCAA

You know, it just occurred to me that based on Doc's tidbit, the Shocker volleybabes have a better first-round NCAA tournament record than KU basketball does. How about that!

Congratulations on a great season and 29-0, ladies. Next stop, 31 -- and then, who knows?