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SEC VOLLEYBALL
SEC Volleyball could be titled SEC Women's Volleyball since the SEC doesn't compete in Men's Volleyball. But, that is common in the NCAA. In fact, 311 NCAA Division I schools compete in Women's Volleyball. Only 22 compete in Men's. [The reason for this probably relates to Federal Title IX requirements -- see Baseball and Title IX.]
Kentucky volleyball dig.
Thanks to ukathletics for the photo .
In any event, the first question this site answers is – which conference is the best volleyball conference?
The answer?
Sorry, not the SEC.
The best NCAA Division I women's volleyball conference is clearly the
1. PAC-10 PAC-10 schools have won the Women's NCAA Volleyball Championship 5 of the past 8 years. The Pac-10 has not won it all the past 3 years. However, each of those years, the runner-up was the Pac-10's Stanford who lost to Nebraska in '06 and Penn State in '07 and '08 in the final championship match. The Washington Huskies won it all in 2005 and USC and Stanford both won it 2 years each. Plus, going back ten or even twenty years you still have the PAC-10 winning more than anyone else. UCLA, for instance, won the NCAA Championship three times between 1984 and 1991. In 2007, the PAC-10 had 6 teams selected to go the NCAA tournament; 5 made it to the "Sweet 16"; 4 to the "Great 8"; and, amazingly, 3 out of the final 4 (Stanford, USC and Californiawere from the Pac-10. Finally, at the end of the regular season this past year (2008); 5 of the top 10 ranked college volleyball teams were in the Pac-10. No other conference had more than 2. So, the PAC-10 is clearly the #1 overall womens college volleyball conference.
Thanks to utsports.com for photo #2 above. Thanks to ukathletics.com for photos 1, 3 and 4 above. All rights are reserved for these photos.
Now, after that, the next two conferences are very close. You could make an argument for either being #2. They are:
2. Big-10 Penn State won it all in 2007 and 2008. In '07 it had 6 schools picked for the NCAA tournament; 3 made it to the "Sweet 16". Penn State is currently ranked #1 in the nation.
3. Big-12 6 teams selected for the '07 NCAA tournament, 3 made it to the "Sweet 16". Plus, they have two of the four top ranked teams (Texas and Nebraska) in America right now.
4. SEC 4 teams picked for the 2008 NCAA tournament. But only 1 (Florida Lady Gators) made it to the round of 16. So, SEC Volleyball has slid a bit the past couple years. In '07 it had 5 teams picked for the NCAA Volleyball Tournament; in '06 it had 7. I don't mean to denigrate SEC Volleyball at all. It's good. It is one of only 4 conferences that as a conference seriously competes on a national level. It's just that the gap between SEC Volleyball and the top 3 volleyball conferences is still substantial.
5. No other conference is worth mentioning in Women's Volleyball. The ACC and Big East each had one team get selected for the '07 NCAA tournament (Duke and St. John's). Duke won one match; St. John's 2. Really, only the four conferences listed above are competitive (as a whole) in this sport. Women's Volleyball is unique in college sports in that a relatively large percentage (about 2/3) of the teams that make the NcAA tournament are from various minor college sports conferences. However, those teams don't make it far. Again, NCAA volleyball is dominated by the Pac-10; Big Ten and Big 12.
There must be something about LSU, Florida and SEC Fall Women's sports. In both 2007 and 2008, the Florida Lady Gators won both the SEC Volleyball and SEC Soccer Championships -- and the LSU Lady Tigers won the SEC Western Division Volleyball and Soccer Championships (finised second to Florida overall in both). What will happen in 2009? More to come....
For now, Congrats to the Florida Lady Gators for winning the 2008 SEC Volleyball Championship.
Here are our current rankings of 2009 SEC Volleyball teams. Click on link to go to team page:
1. Florida Gators -- Still #1 in SEC Volleyball. The Lady Gators finished the season ranked 11th nationally. However, Kentucky challenged the Lady Gators in 2008. In the end, UF took the crown. The Florida Volleyball team also made it further than any other SEC volleyball team in the NCAA's -- winning 2 matches before losing to tournament runner-up, Stanford, in the "Sweet 16."
2. Kentucky Wildcats -- Kentucky challenged Florida for supremacy of SEC Volleyball in 2008. They went 17-3 in the SEC. But, the Lady Gators won it; going 18-2. UK ended the season ranked 20th nationally. Kentucky lost in a tough match to Michigan in the first round of the 2008 NCAA tournament.
3. Tennessee Volunteers -- The Lady Vols got their tournament bid; however, they lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in a heartbreaker to Clemson. Still, the Lady Vols volleyballers had a nice year, ending up ranked 30th nationally at the end of the regular season.
4. LSU Tigers Volleyball -- LSU came along as the season progressed. They ended up winning the SEC West title and getting an NCAA bid. However, they lost to UCLA in the first round of the tournament.
5. South Carolina Gamecocks -- The Lady Gamecocks started out strong, but faded as the season went along. They were disappointed not to get an NCAA bid. Still, they showed great promise for the future.
6. Ole Miss Rebels -- 2d in the SEC West. Doesn't say that much unfortunately as the West is weak in volleyball.
7. Georgia Bulldogs -- Last in the SEC East. Still, that's pretty good. They finished 10-10 in the SEC; 17-14 overall.
8. Alabama Crimson Tide -- Faded as the season progressed.
9. Arkansas Razorbacks
10. Mississippi State Bulldogs
11. Auburn Tigers
12. Vanderbilt Commodores -- VANDY does not have a volleyball team. So, obviously they are last in the SEC in the sport.
Did you know?
The NCAA Women's Volleyball Rules Committee approved rule changes for the past (2008) season. The most notable change was the adoption of the "international match-scoring system." The way it now works is that sets one through four will be played to 25 points instead of 30. If a fifth set is needed, it is played to 15 as before. The result was that the matches were a little bit shorter and faster.
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The answer?
Sorry, not the SEC.
The best NCAA Division I women's volleyball conference is clearly the
1. PAC-10 PAC-10 schools have won the Women's NCAA Volleyball Championship 5 of the past 8 years. The Pac-10 has not won it all the past 3 years. However, each of those years, the runner-up was the Pac-10's Stanford who lost to Nebraska in '06 and Penn State in '07 and '08 in the final championship match. The Washington Huskies won it all in 2005 and USC and Stanford both won it 2 years each. Plus, going back ten or even twenty years you still have the PAC-10 winning more than anyone else. UCLA, for instance, won the NCAA Championship three times between 1984 and 1991. In 2007, the PAC-10 had 6 teams selected to go the NCAA tournament; 5 made it to the "Sweet 16"; 4 to the "Great 8"; and, amazingly, 3 out of the final 4 (Stanford, USC and Californiawere from the Pac-10. Finally, at the end of the regular season this past year (2008); 5 of the top 10 ranked college volleyball teams were in the Pac-10. No other conference had more than 2. So, the PAC-10 is clearly the #1 overall womens college volleyball conference.
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Now, after that, the next two conferences are very close. You could make an argument for either being #2. They are:
2. Big-10 Penn State won it all in 2007 and 2008. In '07 it had 6 schools picked for the NCAA tournament; 3 made it to the "Sweet 16". Penn State is currently ranked #1 in the nation.
3. Big-12 6 teams selected for the '07 NCAA tournament, 3 made it to the "Sweet 16". Plus, they have two of the four top ranked teams (Texas and Nebraska) in America right now.
4. SEC 4 teams picked for the 2008 NCAA tournament. But only 1 (Florida Lady Gators) made it to the round of 16. So, SEC Volleyball has slid a bit the past couple years. In '07 it had 5 teams picked for the NCAA Volleyball Tournament; in '06 it had 7. I don't mean to denigrate SEC Volleyball at all. It's good. It is one of only 4 conferences that as a conference seriously competes on a national level. It's just that the gap between SEC Volleyball and the top 3 volleyball conferences is still substantial.
5. No other conference is worth mentioning in Women's Volleyball. The ACC and Big East each had one team get selected for the '07 NCAA tournament (Duke and St. John's). Duke won one match; St. John's 2. Really, only the four conferences listed above are competitive (as a whole) in this sport. Women's Volleyball is unique in college sports in that a relatively large percentage (about 2/3) of the teams that make the NcAA tournament are from various minor college sports conferences. However, those teams don't make it far. Again, NCAA volleyball is dominated by the Pac-10; Big Ten and Big 12.
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There must be something about LSU, Florida and SEC Fall Women's sports. In both 2007 and 2008, the Florida Lady Gators won both the SEC Volleyball and SEC Soccer Championships -- and the LSU Lady Tigers won the SEC Western Division Volleyball and Soccer Championships (finised second to Florida overall in both). What will happen in 2009? More to come....
For now, Congrats to the Florida Lady Gators for winning the 2008 SEC Volleyball Championship.
Here are our current rankings of 2009 SEC Volleyball teams. Click on link to go to team page:
1. Florida Gators -- Still #1 in SEC Volleyball. The Lady Gators finished the season ranked 11th nationally. However, Kentucky challenged the Lady Gators in 2008. In the end, UF took the crown. The Florida Volleyball team also made it further than any other SEC volleyball team in the NCAA's -- winning 2 matches before losing to tournament runner-up, Stanford, in the "Sweet 16."
2. Kentucky Wildcats -- Kentucky challenged Florida for supremacy of SEC Volleyball in 2008. They went 17-3 in the SEC. But, the Lady Gators won it; going 18-2. UK ended the season ranked 20th nationally. Kentucky lost in a tough match to Michigan in the first round of the 2008 NCAA tournament.
3. Tennessee Volunteers -- The Lady Vols got their tournament bid; however, they lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in a heartbreaker to Clemson. Still, the Lady Vols volleyballers had a nice year, ending up ranked 30th nationally at the end of the regular season.
4. LSU Tigers Volleyball -- LSU came along as the season progressed. They ended up winning the SEC West title and getting an NCAA bid. However, they lost to UCLA in the first round of the tournament.
6. Ole Miss Rebels -- 2d in the SEC West. Doesn't say that much unfortunately as the West is weak in volleyball.
7. Georgia Bulldogs -- Last in the SEC East. Still, that's pretty good. They finished 10-10 in the SEC; 17-14 overall.
8. Alabama Crimson Tide -- Faded as the season progressed.
9. Arkansas Razorbacks
10. Mississippi State Bulldogs
11. Auburn Tigers
12. Vanderbilt Commodores -- VANDY does not have a volleyball team. So, obviously they are last in the SEC in the sport.
The NCAA Women's Volleyball Rules Committee approved rule changes for the past (2008) season. The most notable change was the adoption of the "international match-scoring system." The way it now works is that sets one through four will be played to 25 points instead of 30. If a fifth set is needed, it is played to 15 as before. The result was that the matches were a little bit shorter and faster.
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