Countdown to Chaos: College Volleyball’s Selection Sunday Nears as Conference Tournaments Begin

Round of 32 College Volleyball Preview for Friday: Six matches went the distance on Thursday — are more in store for Friday?

#5 Colorado at #4 Indiana Indiana 24-7 (#16), Colorado 23-8 (#28), Massey has Indiana 3-1 with an 88% chance to win. RPI: Indiana 18, Colorado 24 #6 Baylor at #3 Purdue Purdue 25-6 (#11), Baylor 18-9 (#23), Massey has Purdue 3-0 with a 94% chance to win. RPI: Purdue 12, Baylor 28 #5 Miami at #4 Kansas Kansas 23-10 (#17), Miami 27-5 (#14), Massey has Kansas 3-1 with a 84% chance to win. RPI: Kansas 15, Miami 19 #8 UCLA at #1 Kentucky Kentucky 26-2 (#2), UCLA 19-12 (#22), Massey has Kentucky 3-0 with a 99% chance to win. RPI: Kentucky 3, UCLA 35 #6 Northern Iowa at #3 Creighton Creighton 26-5 (#12), Northern Iowa 26-5 (#30), Massey has Creighton 3-0 with a 99% chance to win. RPI: Creighton 6, UNI 25 North Carolina at #3 Wisconsin Wisconsin is 25-4 (#6), North Carolina is 22-8 (#27), Massey has Wisconsin 3-0 with a 100% chance to win. RPI: Wisconsin 11, North Carolina 49 Utah State at #2 Arizona State Arizona State is 27-3 (#7), Utah State is 24-7 (#33), Massey has Arizona State 3-0 with a 99% chance to win. RPI: Arizona State 4, Utah State 29 Cal Poly at #4 USC USC 25-6 (#13), Cal Poly is 26-7 (#40), Massey has USC 3-0 with a 99% chance to win. RPI: USC 13, Cal Poly 54 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Round 1 NCAA Volleyball Tournament: 5 Matches Projected to Go the Distance

#8 UCLA vs. Georgia Tech (Georgia Tech ML +100) (at Kentucky)Massey projects 3-2 UCLA with a 63% chance to win. RPI has Ga Tech ranked #41, UCLA #36.  #6 Utep vs. North Carolina (UTEP ML +145) (at Wisconsin)Massey projects 3-2 North Carolina with a 68% chance to win. RPI has North Carolina #49, UTEP #16.  #6 Northern Iowa vs. Utah (UTAH ML +142) (at Creighton)Massey projects 3-2 Northern Iowa with a 55% chance to win. RPI has UNI #25, Utah #39. #7 Western Kentucky vs. Marquette (Marquette ML +105) (at Louisville)Massey projects 3-2 Western Kentucky with a 65% chance to win. RPI has Western Kentucky #27, Marquette #33 Arizona vs. #7 South Dakota State (South Dakota State ML +136) (at Stanford)Massey projects 3-2 Arizona with a 64% chance to win. RPI has Arizona #42, SDSU #31.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Selection Sunday College Volleyball Countdown: Bid Stealers, Bracketology Chaos & Conference Title Drama

Welcome back, everyone—and happy Selection Sunday Week! The NCAA Volleyball bracket drops this Sunday at 5 p.m. CST on ESPN, and the field is shifting fast. Today we break down the biggest movers, the latest bracketology outlook, and which mid-majors are threatening to steal bids as conference tournaments wrap up. Biggest Upset of the Week Utah sweeps #13 Kansas 3–0 — and jumps 17 spots in the RPI. Match of the Week James Madison vs. South Alabama A Sun Belt semifinal thriller: 25–21, 25–12, 21–25, 25–27, 21–19 in the fifth. Marquee Matches Coming Up * #6 Texas A&M vs #3 Texas — SEC Semifinal (Monday) * #7 Louisville at #4 Pitt (Wednesday) * #10 Wisconsin at #19 Minnesota (Friday) * #5 Stanford at #7 Louisville (Saturday) Top 40 Massey Movers BYU up 5 (now #23) Michigan up 5 (now #26) North Carolina down 5 (#29) UTEP down 4 (#33) Kansas down 4 (#18) Top 40 RPI Movers Utah up 17, now #35 Tulsa up 17, now #37 UTEP down 4 (#19) South Dakota State down 4 (#30) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Countdown to Chaos: College Volleyball’s Selection Sunday Nears as Conference Tournaments Begin

Selection Sunday for College Volleyball is coming up on November 30th, and with the NCAA Tournament starting December 4th at campus sites, the race for Top-16 seeds is heating up. Conference tournaments begin this week, including the MAAC and Patriot League, setting up a crucial stretch. Highlights from Last Week * Biggest Upset: Oregon beats #9 Purdue in a five-set thriller. * Honorable Mention: Nebraska drops its first set since Sept. 16 but still wins 3–1 over UCLA. Marquee Matches This Week * #11 Purdue at #10 Wisconsin (Wed) * #1 Nebraska at #17 Indiana (Sat) * #15 North Carolina at #14 Miami (Sun) Seeding Debates (RPI vs. Polls) Teams creating chatter: Kentucky, Arizona State, Creighton, Texas A&M, Minnesota, UTEP, TCU, Miami, USC. Questions/Comments: Please me email at mractionjunkie@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]