Ricky Nelson’s 2017 Week 9 top 10

The AVCA poll comes out Tuesday.

My rank, (My Week 8 rank, AVCA Week 8 rank), record, key results last week1 (2,2). Colorado College 29-1 W: Cornell. 2 (3,4). Calvin 24-3  3 (1,1). Wittenberg 20-2 L: Carthage; Wisconsin-Eau Claire. 4 (6,3). Southwestern 27-4 [None]. 5 (NR,10). Millikin 26-6 W: Washington-St. Louis. 6 (4,6). Carnegie Mellon 27-3 W: Stevens. L: Juniata; Ithaca. 7 (8,13). Illinois Wesleyan 21-6 [None]. 8 (5,19). Stevenson 30-1 W: Cabrini. 9 (9,5). Trinity (Texas) 26-6 W: Texas Dallas; Mary Hardin-Baylor. 10 (NR,7). Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 23-5 W: Whittier.Dropped out: No. 7 Johns Hopkins (22-3); No. 10 Johnson & Wales (R.I.) (29-0).

Some minor adjustments to my top 10 were probably overdue.

The Conference Tourneys page is filling in nicely. View that page to track each Pool A bid throughout the next week.

We finally have a Last Team Standing.

The Standout Stats page has also been updated. See that page for players in the Central/Midwest regions who have compiled at least 10 blocks, 25 kills, 35 digs or 55 assists in a match this season. Current Central/Midwest region leaders have produced 16 blocks, 30 kills, 50 digs and 67 assists this year.

-Ricky Nelson