Midwest Region Rankings 10/21/09 (thru games of 10/18):
TEAM: IN-REGION: OVERALL:
1. UW-Oshkosh 25-0 27-0
2. UW-Whitewater 16-5 21-5
3. Carthage 17-3 21-3
4. UW-Platteville 13-4 17-7
5. North Central-IL 21-2 26-3
6. UW-Eau Claire 17-5 18-5
7. U of Chicago 18-10 21-10
8. IL Wesleyan 14-10 16-12
Midwest Rankings 10/28/09:
1. UW-Oshkosh 29-1 31-1
2. UW-Whitewater 20-5 25-5
3. Carthage 19-3 24-4
4. North Central-IL 22-2 27-3
5. UW-Platteville 14-7 19-10
6. UW-Eau Claire 21-5 22-6
7. U of Chicago 19-10 22-10
8. IL Wesleyan 14-11 16-13
Midwest Rankings 11/4/09:
1. UW-Oshkosh 30-1 34-1
2. Carthage 23-3 28-5
3. UW-Whitewater 24-6 29-6
4. North Central-IL 27-2 32-3
5. UW-Platteville 16-8 21-12
6. UW-Eau Claire 27-5 28-6
7. IL Wesleyan 17-11 19-15
8. U of Chicago 21-11 25-12
If you have an interest, Regional Guides for the Hope, Oshkosh and Wash U regionals are now up.
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Midwest Rankings 10/27/10:
1. Carthage 15-5 22-7
2. UW-Eau Claire 19-5 19-8
3. UW-Platteville 21-3 24-3
4. UW-Whitewater 18-5 22-7
5. U of Chicago 23-8 25-9
6. UW-Oshkosh 21-6 24-7
7. Elmhurst 17-9 20-10
8. Millikin 13-5 23-5
Midwest Region Rankings 10/21/11:
In-Region: Overall:
1. Carthage 19-3 22-5
2. Chicago 20-3 23-3
3. Elmhurst 18-4 20-4
4. UW-Whitewater 15-5 19-6
5. UW-Platteville 15-7 18-9
6. Millikin 10-6 18-9
6. UW-Stevens Point 18-6 18-6
8 Wheaton 10-9 14-11
10/28/11 Midwest Region Rankings: In-Region: Overall:
1. Carthage 23-3 26-6
2. Elmhurst 23-4 25-4
3. U of Chicago 24-4 27-4
4. UW-Stevens Point 23-6 23-6
5. UW-Whitewater 16-6 21-7
6. UW-Eau Claire 15-11 17-11
7. Wheaton-IL 14-10 18-12
8. UW-Platteville 16-11 19-13
OK, so again, I'm a D3 volleyball novice so what do regional rankings mean? Is this a ranking that is likely to dictate who is invited to the NCAA D3 tournament? If so, how many of those teams are likely to be invited, or does that depend on how conference tournaments play out? I've got one kid at North Park (clearly not in the picture) and one at Wheaton (maybe in the picture). I'm just trying to figure out the likelihood of Wheaton getting an invitation to the post-season.
Yes, these are the rankings that matter. Wheaton is a bubble team in my opinion. There are 20 at-large bids (there are two Pool B at-large bids for independent/non Pool A teams) for the country this season. Keep your fingers crossed for highly ranked teams winning their conference AQ's.
There will be one more set of rankings on Nov. 3. The NCAA committee creates another set of rankings after the conference tournaments. That last ranking is not released traditionally, but some sport committees have started to release the final set of rankings shortly after the time of selections. It's a nice element of full disclosure.
For a D-III volleyball selection primer, you can also see this FAQ (http://uwoshvball.wordpress.com/faq/). The rest of the site (http://uwoshvball.wordpress.com/) may also pique your interest because it focuses on the Midwest and Central regions during the regular season. But it has quite a bit of national regular season news and expands its scope during the postseason.
11/3/11 Midwest Rankings: In-Region: Overall:
1. Carthage 24-3 27-6
2. Elmhurst 26-4 28-4
3. U of Chicago 24-4 27-4
4. UW-Eau Claire 18-11 20-11
5. UW-Whitewater 19-6 24-7
6. UW-Stevens Point 25-6 25-6
7. Millikin 14-7 25-10
8. Wheaton-IL 17-10 21-12
So then, if I read your post prior to the most recent ranking correctly, it doesn't look too good for Wheaton since six of the seven teams ranked ahead of them in their region are from the same two conferences. In other words, speaking specifically of the CCIW, even if Carthage wins the conference tournament, Elmhurst and Millikin are in a better spot for an at-large bid. It looks like Wheaton's only hope hinges on an upset win by Wheaton over Carthage Friday night at Carthage. Correct?
Quote from: petemcb on November 03, 2011, 11:02:38 PM
So then, if I read your post prior to the most recent ranking correctly, it doesn't look too good for Wheaton since six of the seven teams ranked ahead of them in their region are from the same two conferences. In other words, speaking specifically of the CCIW, even if Carthage wins the conference tournament, Elmhurst and Millikin are in a better spot for an at-large bid. It looks like Wheaton's only hope hinges on an upset win by Wheaton over Carthage Friday night at Carthage. Correct?
A win would certainly help, but it's not out of the question that the CCIW gets four teams in. It would take a near perfect storm (I won't add a Thunder pun), but the Midwest compares favorably to most other regions. Wheaton is one of those teams that needs highly ranked teams around the country to take care of business.
So now we sit and wait. I went up to Kenosha yesterday to catch the tail end of Elmhurst/Millikin and then the Carthage/Wheaton match. Elmhurst and Carthage, from what I saw were clearly the better teams, deserving of their lofty rankings. Carthage, loaded up with talented seniors who have played together, and well, for four years, was too much for a much less experienced Thunder squad to contend with last night. Carthage really seemed to bring their A game. If there are 10 D3 teams across the country that are better than the Carthage team I saw last night, then this year's tournament should feature some exciting volleyball over the next few weeks.
I look for Wheaton to be a serious player over the next three years as their group of freshmen, particularly Megan McKinley, Lindsay Stein, and Andy DeMoss, were leaned on for a lot of significant playing time this year and did not look out of place at the CCIW level.
And now that Edgewood has upset Dominican for the NAthCon championship, that takes one more spot away from Wheaton and/or Millikin as Domincan is probably highly likely to get an at-large bid. Correct?
Dominican may not necessarily get in. No NAthCon squad was nationally ranked during the regular season (to the best of this poster's knowledge) while Carthage and Elmhurst were nationally ranked for at least part of this season (Carthage all season) Dominican took U of Chicago to 5 before losing this year, but imho the CCIW squads in contention had a better strength of schedule and/or beat more ranked teams.
Edgewood may be the only NAthCon team to get in.
I agree. It's highly unlikely that Dominican will play again this season.
Midwest Region Rankings 10/18/12)
Team: In-Region: Overall:
1. UW-Whitewater 19-6 19-9
2. Elmhurst 14-5 20-7
3. U of Chicago 17-5 20-6
4. UW-Stevens Pt. 18-5 19-5
5. Dominican 20-6 20-6
6. Millikin 13-4 19-6
7. UW-Eau Claire 17-8 17-9
8. UW-Platteville 17-6 20-8
10/25/12 Midwest Region Rankings:
Team: In-region: Overall:
1. Elmhurst 18-5 25-7
2. UW-Whitewater 21-7 21-10
3. UW-Stevens Pt. 21-6 23-6
4. Dominican 22-7 22-7
5. U of Chicago 19-7 23-8
6. UW-Eau Claire 20-10 20-11
7. UW-Platteville 17-7 20-10
8. Carthage 16-9 19-11
11/1/12 Midwest Region Rankings:
Team: In-Region: Overall:
1. Elmhurst 19-5 26-7
2. UW-Whitewater 24-7 24-10
3. UW-Stevens Pt. 26-6 28-6
4. Dominican 23-7 23-7
5. U of Chicago 22-8 26-9
6. UW-Eau Claire 22-10 22-11
7. Carthage 20-9 24-11
8. UW-Platteville 18-9 21-12
10/25/13 Midwest Region Rankings:
Team: In-Region: Overall:
1. Elmhurst 23-4 24-4
2. UW-Stevens Point 23-4 24-4
3. U of Chicago 19-8 19-8
4. UW-Whitewater 21-9 21-9
5. Cornell-IA 19-3 21-3
6. UW-Eau Claire 14-12 14-13
7. Millikin 17-8 19-8
11/1/13 Midwest Region Rankings:
Team: In-Region: Overall:
1. Elmhurst 26-4 27-4
2. UW-Stevens Point 25-4 26-4
3. U of Chicago 20-9 20-9
4. UW-Eau Claire 16-13 16-14
5. UW-Whitewater 22-10 22-10
6. Cornell-IA 21-3 23-2
7. Millikin 22-8 24-8
11/7/13 Midwest Region Rankings:
Team: In-Region: Overall:
1. Elmhurst 31-4 32-4
2. UW-Stevens Point 28-4 29-4
3. U of Chicago 23-10 23-10
4. UW-Eau Claire 20-13 20-14
5. UW-Whitewater 25-10 25-10
6. Cornell-IA 24-3 26-3
7. Millikin 24-9 26-9
10/30/14 Midwest Region Rankings:
Team: In-Region: Overall:
1. UW-Stevens Point 23-4 24-4
2. Carthage 25-3 26-3
3. Millikin 27-5 27-5
4. Elmhurst 25-6 25-6
5. UW-Whitewater 23-6 23-6
6. UW-Oshkosh 25-6 26-6
7. Cornell-IA 18-6 18-6
Three WIAC teams received bids. Stevens Point (conference co-champion, AQ) will play at St Thomas (vs College of Saint Benedict) while WHITEWATER (conference co-champion) and Oshkosh will play at Carthage. The WARHAWKS open with Elmhurst who defeated them 3-2 in early September. Oshkosh opens with Calvin.
That's one loaded bracket. If I'm not mistaken, Dominican (IL) is the only team in that bracket that isn't either ranked or ARV (at least not on the day the match-ups were revealed).