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I see he has UNI as the #7 National Seed. Excellent and well deserved IMO (that could drop a little if the lose to Creighton in today's MVC Tournament Championship match).
I see he has UNI as the #7 National Seed. Excellent and well deserved IMO (that could drop a little if the lose to Creighton in today's MVC Tournament Championship match).
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? That match was over some time ago '72.....
We'll get Nebraska or Texas per usual. Until we have a UNI '10 type season, that is going to be our lot in volleyball life unfortunately.
I see he has UNI as the #7 National Seed. Excellent and well deserved IMO (that could drop a little if the lose to Creighton in today's MVC Tournament Championship match).
:good:
? That match was over some time ago '72.....
They were in a close Set 4 at the time I posted that. At least according to Gametracker stats.
Rich Kern ran a computation of RKPI after tonight's matches, which I found interesting. It isn't the "official" RPI, but it seems pretty close for the most part (of course, who's to say that the committee more or less plotted things out prior to tonight's matches and don't even look at an updated RPI).
Anyhow, here is how the top MVC teams fit in (with last week's official RPI in parenthesis):
#3 UNI (6)
#20 WSU ( 18 )
#29 Creighton (39)
#39 Missouri State (33)
A rematch in Norman with Oklahoma...LSU is the top seed in the sub-regional with Tulsa as the 4th team. Definately our best shot ever given at a sweet 16, but probably the toughest 1st round oppenent we have ever drawn.
I am ready to go to Norman right now. I wonder if the University is even going to care about the matches with the Big12 Championship looming?
I'll take a repeat of the first match of the year, followed by a win against Tulsa (prep for b-ball) and then a match against the 3 time defending National Champs with the right to face UNI a third time to go to the Final Four.
If you can't tell, I am borderline crazy happy right now.
UNI hosting and if they play to their abilities they should move on to the Sweet 16.
Shocks with maybe their best shot at making a Sweet 16.
Creighton has a tough regional from the get go getting Iowa State in Round 1 with Minnesota the proobably opponent in Round 2 if they would get by Iowa State.
MSU with a good shot a a first round win but are looking at Nebraska in Round 2.
I'm with ya Doc...taking the trip to Norman all depends upon game time...hoping it's late enough I can head out after most of a day of work and catch the match.
Hope to see y'all in Pennsylvania!
(okay, so I'm not going to hold my breath on both of us making it to the Regional final to actually face off again, but I think it is quite possible that both teams could make it to the second weekend).
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