Ricky Nelson’s 2012 Week 9 top 10

With a slightly different order, AVCA voters and I agreed on the top 10 teams last week. Of our top 10 teams, only Emory lost (in four to Wittenberg) last week, so it would be a surprise if things changed much near the top of the AVCA Week 9 poll. I didn’t feel the need to change anything.

The AVCA Week 9 poll comes out Tuesday.

My rank, (my Week 8 rank, AVCA Week 8 rank), noteworthy results this week 1 (1, 1). Washington-St. Louis 27-2 W: Juniata. 2 (2, 2). Calvin 26-2 W: Trine. 3 (3, 3). Wittenberg 22-4 W: Emory, UMass Boston, Washington & Lee. 4 (4, 5). Hope 27-3 W: Trine. 5 (5, 6). Emory 29-5 W: UMass Boston, Washington & Lee. L: Wittenberg. 6 (6, 7). St. Thomas 32-1 W: Bethel. 7 (7, 4). Christopher Newport 33-2 W: Cortland, Salisbury, Moravian. 8 (8, 8). Cal Lutheran 25-4 W: Chapman. 9 (9, 9). Elmhurst 26-7 W: North Central (Ill.). 10 (10, 10). Mount Union 24-5 W: Heidelberg, DePauw.

The Standout Stats and Standings/Big Matchups pages are updated.

My top five matches of the week: If a team plays this week, it’s a top match.

-Ricky Nelson