Ricky Nelson’s 2013 Week 1 top 10

Tell me where I’m wrong.

My rank, (my preseason rank, AVCA preseason rank), record, key results from last week 1 (NR, 8). Emory (3-0) W: St. Thomas; Wittenberg; Johns Hopkins. 2 (5, 2). Calvin (4-0) W: Puget Sound; Wartburg; Pacific Lutheran. 3 (3, 19). Saint Benedict (4-0) W: UW-Stevens Point; UW-Eau Claire; Northwestern. 4 (1,1). St. Thomas (2-1) W: Wittenberg; Johns Hopkins. L: Emory. 5 (7, 4). Elmhurst (4-0) W: Chicago. 6 (2, 9). Puget Sound (3-1) W: Wartburg; Pacific Lutheran. L: Calvin. 7 (8, 7). Washington-St. Louis (5-0) W: Cornell; Webster. 8 (4, 3). Wittenberg (1-2) W: Johns Hopkins. L: St. Thomas; Emory. 9 (NR, 10). Cal Lutheran (2-0) W: Benedictine. 10 (10, 11). Mount Union (4-0) W: Cortland St.; Clarkson; Richard Stockton. Dropped out: No. 6 UW-Whitewater (2-2); No. 9 Wartburg (2-2).

My top 5 matches of the week: 9/4 Elmhurst vs. UW-Whitewater 9/6 St. Thomas vs. UW-Stevens Point 9/7 St. Thomas vs. Wartburg 9/7 Washington-St. Louis vs. Wittenberg 9/7 Chicago vs. Hope

The Standings, Matchups (2013) and Standout Stats (2013) pages have been updated. The Conference Tourneys (2013) page is updated with dates. Good job by the coaches and SID’s last weekend. There are fewer than 10 teams with missing box scores from a very busy opening weekend.

-Ricky Nelson