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<blockquote data-quote="78pike" data-source="post: 825860" data-attributes="member: 4030"><p>Volleyball is much like football where the traditional powers don't get penalized for losses near as much as the upstart programs. I will say Florida has a very strong schedule, playing several ranked teams. But at some point you have to win and not just get credit for playing tough teams. Also, keep in mind that there will always be bias involved as long as voters are real people. Coaches polls will always be biased because they want to give extra credit to their own conferences as well as teams they have played to boost their own teams' credibility. And with sportswriters I sometimes wonder if they even take the time to see who teams have played vs. saying this team or that team are always good so I will keep them ranked. The system is rigged because the traditional powers will always start the year with lofty rankings and as long as they continue to win at a decent rate they will remain there. Whereas the upstart programs have to climb the rankings and try to leapfrog the traditional programs and better not lose along the way or they tumble in the rankings. We are a good example of that as we climbed to #15 I think and then lost to the #5 ranked team and fell 6 spots in the poll while Minnesota loses three matches and stays in the top 10.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="78pike, post: 825860, member: 4030"] Volleyball is much like football where the traditional powers don't get penalized for losses near as much as the upstart programs. I will say Florida has a very strong schedule, playing several ranked teams. But at some point you have to win and not just get credit for playing tough teams. Also, keep in mind that there will always be bias involved as long as voters are real people. Coaches polls will always be biased because they want to give extra credit to their own conferences as well as teams they have played to boost their own teams' credibility. And with sportswriters I sometimes wonder if they even take the time to see who teams have played vs. saying this team or that team are always good so I will keep them ranked. The system is rigged because the traditional powers will always start the year with lofty rankings and as long as they continue to win at a decent rate they will remain there. Whereas the upstart programs have to climb the rankings and try to leapfrog the traditional programs and better not lose along the way or they tumble in the rankings. We are a good example of that as we climbed to #15 I think and then lost to the #5 ranked team and fell 6 spots in the poll while Minnesota loses three matches and stays in the top 10. [/QUOTE]
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