[joemontes]

BODY OF WORK (vs ranked teams):


#1 Pittsburgh:  (Wins over #3, #12, #21, #26)
-----------------
W  @  #12 Oregon, 3-0
W  @  #21 USC, 3-0
W  vs.  #3 Penn State, 3-0
W  vs. #26 Marquette, 3-0


#2 Stanford:  (Wins over #7, #8, #11, #17, #26 ; Loss to #5)
---------------
W (N)  #17 Minnesota, 3-2
W (N)   #7  Wisconsin, 3-1
W  @   #26 Marquette, 3-0
W  vs.   #8  Texas, 3-0
L   @    #5  Nebraska, 0-3
W  vs.  #11 Kentucky, 3-1   


#3 Penn State:  (Wins over #4, #11, #15 ; Loss to #1)
------------------
W  @   #15 Tennessee, 3-1
W  vs.   #4  Louisville, 3-0
W  @   #11 Kentucky, 3-2
L   @    #1  Pittsburgh, 0-3  


#4 Louisville:  (Wins over #7, #9, #11, #15 ; Losses to #3, #5)
----------------
W  vs.   #7 Wisconsin, 3-1
W  vs.  #15 Tennessee, 3-0
L   @    #3  Penn State, 0-3
W  vs.   #9 Creighton, 3-2
W  @   #11 Kentucky, 3-1
L   vs.   #5  Nebraska, 0-3 


#5 Nebraska:  (Wins over #2, #4, #9, #11, #14, #23 ; Loss at #22)
----------------
W  (N  #11  Kentucky, 3-1
W  (N) #23  TCU, 3-1
L   @   #22  SMU, 0-3
W  vs.   #9  Creighton, 3-2
W  vs.  #14  Arizona State, 3-0
W  vs.    #2  Stanford, 3-0
W   @    #4  Louisville, 3-0

---

9/23/24 AVCA poll prediction:

#1 Pitt
#2 Nebraska
Grand Canyon size gap
#3 Penn State
#4 Stanford
#5 Anyone's guess

I savor the fact that Stanford beat the last 3 NCAA champions
(2020 Kentucky, 2021 Wisconsin, 2022-2023 Texas)
in their just-concluded OOC schedule.

I agree that, at this juncture, there is a Grand Canyon size gap
between Pitt, Nebraska and the rest of the field

[joemontes]

BODY OF WORK (vs ranked teams):


#1 Pittsburgh:  (Wins over #3, #12, #21, #26)
-----------------
W  @  #12 Oregon, 3-0
W  @  #21 USC, 3-0
W  vs.  #3 Penn State, 3-0
W  vs. #26 Marquette, 3-0


#2 Stanford:  (Wins over #7, #8, #11, #17, #26 ; Loss to #5)
---------------
W (N)  #17 Minnesota, 3-2
W (N)   #7  Wisconsin, 3-1
W  @   #26 Marquette, 3-0
W  vs.   #8  Texas, 3-0
L   @    #5  Nebraska, 0-3
W  vs.  #11 Kentucky, 3-1   


#3 Penn State:  (Wins over #4, #11, #15 ; Loss to #1)
------------------
W  @   #15 Tennessee, 3-1
W  vs.   #4  Louisville, 3-0
W  @   #11 Kentucky, 3-2
L   @    #1  Pittsburgh, 0-3  


#4 Louisville:  (Wins over #7, #9, #11, #15 ; Losses to #3, #5)
----------------
W  vs.   #7 Wisconsin, 3-1
W  vs.  #15 Tennessee, 3-0
L   @    #3  Penn State, 0-3
W  vs.   #9 Creighton, 3-2
W  @   #11 Kentucky, 3-1
L   vs.   #5  Nebraska, 0-3 


#5 Nebraska:  (Wins over #2, #4, #9, #11, #14, #23 ; Loss at #22)
----------------
W  (N  #11  Kentucky, 3-1
W  (N) #23  TCU, 3-1
L   @   #22  SMU, 0-3
W  vs.   #9  Creighton, 3-2
W  vs.  #14  Arizona State, 3-0
W  vs.    #2  Stanford, 3-0
W   @    #4  Louisville, 3-0

---

9/23/24 AVCA poll prediction:

#1 Pitt
#2 Nebraska
Grand Canyon size gap
#3 Penn State
#4 Stanford
#5 Anyone's guess

I savor the fact that Stanford beat the last 3 NCAA champions
(2020 Kentucky, 2021 Wisconsin, 2022-2023 Texas)
in their just-concluded OOC schedule.

I agree that, at this juncture, there is a Grand Canyon size gap
between Pitt, Nebraska and the rest of the field