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Men's Volleyball actually holds a "National Collegiate
Championship" meaning that any of the 80 schools from each of the
three divisions has a shot at competing for the title. During the
regular season, weekly awards and the like are differentiated between
Division I/II (36 schools) and Division III (44 schools), but say if
Juniata were to win the EIVA title from the East, the Eagles would
compete for the national title with the winners from the MIVA, MPSF
and the at-large team as it is set up now.
Divisional Breakdown:
Division I: 23 schools
Division II: 13 schools
Division III: 44 schools
IIRC, there is a set formula that the NCAA uses to drive how many
participants are in the playoffs. D-I men's VB has such a small
population (I think it's now less than 30 D-I schools) that there is
only a final 4.
Rob
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From: bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Doug O'Neal
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 11:16 AM
To: bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [bigtenvb] men's playoffs
<<They really should expand the playoffs to allow more highly ranked
teams to compete. >>
I understand that there are factors like total number of men's programs
and the all-pervasive financial considerations, but I'd think they could
expand the field to at least six. Have the conference champs and
_three_ at-large teams come together for a three-day tournament, with
the two top-rated champions getting byes in the first round.
Doug
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