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Lots of volleyball yet to be played before the tournament seedings are determined.Overall, not surprising but kind of lame.
NCAA D1 committee releases their next rankings Oct 30. PItt was #5 in the first rankings releases October 1. This is the more important ranking for tournament seeding purposes.
I agree. Barring any unforseen upsets, I expect Pitt will earn a Top 4 seed based on their body of work to date.NCAA D1 committee releases their next rankings Oct 30. PItt was #5 in the first rankings releases October 1. This is the more important ranking for tournament seeding purposes.
PItt still has a shot at a top 4 protected seed.
OSU is sitting with 5 losses in the spot ahead of us. But beyond that, It’s not surprising. We have that loss to Towson, which isn’t awful, but they have a bad loss against Elon so they’re not even ranked.
San Diego is ahead of us. They beat us, and their only loss is to Louisville.
Wisconsin is ahead of us. Maybe the pollsters like their locker room photos.
Nebraska is Nebraska.
and Louisville is still ahead of us.
That’s fine. I’m not complaining. But it’s still 5 losses and 3 more losses than we have. Somehow I’d be willing to bet if Pitt had 5 losses and an equal schedule as tOSU, we’d be outside the top 15 and maybe even the top 20.Ohio State's five losses are to 1, 2, 2 (Texas twice), 3 and 7. They have wins over 4, 17, 10, 11 and 9, plus Michigan who was 30 this week. They have matches scheduled against 11, 12, 1, 9 and 5 and a rematch with Michigan still to come.
Their schedule has been significantly more difficult that ours.
That’s fine. I’m not complaining. But it’s still 5 losses and 3 more losses than we have. Somehow I’d be willing to bet if Pitt had 5 losses and an equal schedule as tOSU, we’d be outside the top 15 and maybe even the top 20.
I don't disagree. In fact, I don't foresee Pitt losing more than 1 more match before tournament seeding and I wouldn't be surprised if they win out. What I think is lame is the ranking. I believe there is a big 10 bias with the rankings. I guess that is to be expected as the conference has won more national championships lately than other conferences. The way to change that is to win the national title.Lots of volleyball yet to be played before the tournament seedings are determined.
Coach Fisher has done a terrific job filling the huge holes left on the roster by graduation through the Portal. His freshmen recruits are showing promise, in limited action.
Fish is carving out specific roles for veteran bench players which keeps them engaged.
All in all, this team has come together and has high goals that they are working diligently to achieve.
The sky is the limit this year for Pitt (and Nebraska and Texas and Louisville and a few others in the current Top 10).
Pitt's next 4 matches are on the road:
Fri Oct 28 6:30 @ Wake Forest: 12-9, 4-6
Sun Oct 30 1:00 @ Virginia Tech: 9-12, 2-8
Fri Nov 4 7:00 @ Syracuse: 10-10, 6-4
Sun Nov 6 @ 1:00 @ Boston College: 14-10, 2-8
After that:
Fri Nov 11 @ 7:00 (home) vs Syracuse
Fri Nov 18 @ 6:00 @ Louisville
Wed Nov 23 @ 5:00 (home) vs Georgia Tech
Sat Nov 26 @ 1:00 (home) vs Boston College
H2P!
I used to feel the same way about the B1G.I don't disagree. In fact, I don't foresee Pitt losing more than 1 more match before tournament seeding and I wouldn't be surprised if they win out. What I think is lame is the ranking. I believe there is a big 10 bias with the rankings. I guess that is to be expected as the conference has won more national championships lately than other conferences. The way to change that is to win the national title.