I had to go back to work today, and, it definitely wasn’t a holiday yesterday, so it must be suddenly Monday here in St. Louis, Missouri. Time for the new Volleyball polls. And, speaking of suddenly Monday, that is the song for the day – “Suddenly Monday” by Melanie C., or Melanie Chisholm, or Sporty Spice, whichever you prefer.
“Suddenly Monday appears again.
Where was the weekend? I lost it again.
Run to the bus stop. It’s never on time.
I couldn’t care less ‘cos you make me feel fine.”
One minor correction to yesterday’s post. Barry Bonnell, being the person of character that he is, wanted me to clarify that he actually flew “turbo props” rather than jets as a commercial airline pilot. It’s a small technicality, but that’s the kind of integrity Barry has. Mea culpa on this point!
So, I hope everyone had a great start to their week. If not, it will hopefully get better.
And let’s grow Volleyball together, please!
Volleyball Tournament Dates
| Event | Dates | Location |
| NCAA DI Women | 12/18 – 2/202014 | Chesapeake Energy ArenaOklahoma City, OK |
| NCAA DII Women | 12/4 – 12/62014 | Knights Hall, Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KY |
| CIS Men | 2/26 – 2/282015 | University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon, Saskatchewan |
NCAA DI
The Stanford Cardinal (22 – 0) remained at number one, still followed closely by two other undefeated teams looking to upend the Cardinal – Washington (23 – 0) at number 2 and Florida State (23 – 0) at number 3. Colorado State dropped from number 7 to number 10.
| ThisWeek | NCAA Division I Women – 11/3/2014 | Record | LastWeek |
| 1 | Stanford University (CA) | 22– 0 | 1 |
| 2 | University of Washington (WA) | 23 – 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida State University (FL) | 23 – 0 | 3 |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin (WI) | 20 – 2 | 4 |
| 5 | University of Texas (TX) | 16 – 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Penn State University (PA) | 22 – 3 | 6 |
| 7 | University of Florida (FL) | 18 – 3 | 8 |
| 8 | University of North Carolina (NC) | 18 – 2 | 9 |
| 9 | University of Illinois (IL) | 18 – 5 | 10 |
| 10 | Colorado State University (CO) | 23 – 2 | 7 |
NCAA DII
The Spartans of the University of Tampa (23 – 1) retained the number one spot. Wayne State University of Nebraska enters the top ten at number 8, Colorado Mesa University enters at number 9, and Wheeling Jesuit re-enters the top ten at number 10. Wingate, Western Washington, and Washburn all dropped out of the top ten. With the DII tournament just one month away, look for things to tighten up considerably in DII.
| ThisWeek | NCAA Division II Women – 11/3/2014 | Record | LastWeek |
| 1 | University of Tampa (FL) | 23 – 1 | 1 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota – Duluth (MN) | 25 – 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Concordia University – St. Paul (MN) | 23 – 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Brigham Young University – Hawai’i (HI) | 17 – 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Colorado School of Mines (CO) | 22 – 2 | 6 |
| 6 | SW Minnesota State University (MN) | 19 – 7 | 8 |
| 7 | University of Nebraska – Kearney (NE) | 23 – 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Wayne State University (NE) | 22 – 5 | 11 |
| 9 | Colorado Mesa University (CO) | 22 – 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Wheeling Jesuit University (WV) | 29 – 3 | 12 |
Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) Men’s Volleyball
Alberta (8 – 0) seems to be the early favorite in men’s CIS Volleyball. However, there are still almost 4 months left in the CIS season.
| ThisWeek | CIS Men Top 10 – 10/28/14 | Location | Record | LastWeek |
| 1 | University of Alberta | Edmonton | 8 – 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Trinity Western | Langley | 6 – 2 | 2 |
| 3 | McMaster University | Hamilton | 5 – 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Brandon University | Brandon | 6 – 0 | 4 |
| 5 | University of British Columbia | Vancouver | 7 – 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Dalhousie University | Halifax | 5 – 0 | 10 |
| 7 | University of Calgary | Calgary | 3 – 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Western University | London | 4 – 1 | NR |
| 9 | University of Saskatchewan | Saskatoon | 1 – 5 | 8 |
| 10 | University of Winnipeg | Winnipeg | 5 – 1 | NR |
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