The weekend in review
It's almost over. Cal is down 0-1 to the Beavers, so there could still be one more upset in the works, but let's review (rankings are mine, sorry*):
#1 Illinois wins its second huge Big Ten road match of the year, again in 5, this time over the Lions (the other was over the Gophers), firmly establishing themselves (for another week) as the #1 team in the land. Woo-hoo.
#2 UCLA gets scorched in the desert, dropping their own 5th game to the Cats. Adjustment to ranking needed.
#3 Hawaii only had the one match and they trounced San Hoser State. It may be time to drop them a spot, nonetheless, what with the Bruins' troubles and all.
#4 Cal is playing, but they swept Oregon on Friday, a good week so far.
#5 Nebraska popped the under-ranked Boils in Lincoln. Huskers seem to be shucking at a high level of late.
#6 Stanford beat the Oregons. For me, the Cardinal are overachieving this year -- and you won't hear me say that very often so please make a note of it.
#7 Penn State continues to struggle, in a Top Ten Struggle sort of way. People seem to think this team will improve a lot by the second half. I look at their schedule and wonder if that will be enough. Could this actually be a year where the Lions don't challenge for a conference title?
#8 USC had a couple of good wins in Arizona. I think the Trojans are ready to be moved up toward the top of the rankings again.
#9 Purdue lost that match to Nebraska, but there's no embarrassment there. Challenges ahead, however.
#10 Washington remains an enigma. Could be top five. Could be in the 15-20 range. Stanford and Cal this week, right? That'll tell us something. Maybe.
Outside the top 10? #11 Florida, #12 UNI and #13 Texas probably stay put. #14 Michigan may have to give way to the Gophers and then some, after losing to Wisconsin. The others probably stay put: #15 Oklahoma, #16 Oregon, #17 Iowa State, #19 Florida State and #20 Tennessee -- with Pepperdine, San Diego and Dayton knocking on the door.
Good week for the ACC, in an odd way. UNC establishes itself as a top 30 team and North Carolina State keeps pushing good teams to the limit.
Ciao for now.
*And by "sorry" I mean sorry if you don't accept them as quality rankings, not sorry that I am using them.
#1 Illinois wins its second huge Big Ten road match of the year, again in 5, this time over the Lions (the other was over the Gophers), firmly establishing themselves (for another week) as the #1 team in the land. Woo-hoo.
#2 UCLA gets scorched in the desert, dropping their own 5th game to the Cats. Adjustment to ranking needed.
#3 Hawaii only had the one match and they trounced San Hoser State. It may be time to drop them a spot, nonetheless, what with the Bruins' troubles and all.
#4 Cal is playing, but they swept Oregon on Friday, a good week so far.
#5 Nebraska popped the under-ranked Boils in Lincoln. Huskers seem to be shucking at a high level of late.
#6 Stanford beat the Oregons. For me, the Cardinal are overachieving this year -- and you won't hear me say that very often so please make a note of it.
#7 Penn State continues to struggle, in a Top Ten Struggle sort of way. People seem to think this team will improve a lot by the second half. I look at their schedule and wonder if that will be enough. Could this actually be a year where the Lions don't challenge for a conference title?
#8 USC had a couple of good wins in Arizona. I think the Trojans are ready to be moved up toward the top of the rankings again.
#9 Purdue lost that match to Nebraska, but there's no embarrassment there. Challenges ahead, however.
#10 Washington remains an enigma. Could be top five. Could be in the 15-20 range. Stanford and Cal this week, right? That'll tell us something. Maybe.
Outside the top 10? #11 Florida, #12 UNI and #13 Texas probably stay put. #14 Michigan may have to give way to the Gophers and then some, after losing to Wisconsin. The others probably stay put: #15 Oklahoma, #16 Oregon, #17 Iowa State, #19 Florida State and #20 Tennessee -- with Pepperdine, San Diego and Dayton knocking on the door.
Good week for the ACC, in an odd way. UNC establishes itself as a top 30 team and North Carolina State keeps pushing good teams to the limit.
Ciao for now.
*And by "sorry" I mean sorry if you don't accept them as quality rankings, not sorry that I am using them.
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Cal beat OSU 3-1, just for the record.
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