2010 Preseason polls

TopDrawer is slowly putting up his choices for the top 20 players in each conference. The WCC isn't up yet. The conferences that are seem to want to play with no defenders or with no mids.

Also, the NSCAA has it's preseason poll up. It looks like like year's final RPI.

Pilots check in at #5 in the NSCAA coache's poll. Santa Clara #9. No Oregon State or San Diego:

http://www.nscaa.com/seniorRes.php?it=1212&dv=1&dt=20100810&gen=Women

[quote]No Oregon State or San Diego:

UCSD is listed 20th in DIVISION 2????? Did I miss something? Aren't ALL of the WAC teams in Division 1?

Stonehouse wrote:Pilots check in at #5 in the NSCAA coache's poll. Santa Clara #9. No Oregon State or San Diego:

http://www.nscaa.com/seniorRes.php?it=1212&dv=1&dt=20100810&gen=Women

If I'm reading my schedule right, this means that we're playing eight top-25 (including three top-10) schools: numbers 2, 8, 9, 13, 14, 18, 20 and 22. If these rankings are indiciations of all these teams' results over the year, it should be good for our RPI compared to last year.

Purple Passion-

The University of San Diego is in the WCC.

UC-San Diego is a large state school and doesn't compete at the D1 level.

Stonehouse wrote:Purple Passion-

The University of San Diego is in the WCC.

UC-San Diego is a large state school and doesn't compete at the D1 level in most sports.

Fixed your post. UCSD does compete in D1 in fencing, water polo, and men's volleyball. There has been recent talk of adding women's soccer to their D1 portfolio, and they may have to in order to comply with title IX requirements.

Thanks Stonehouse and Geez. I actually meant to type WCC, but obviously didn't. Are there any other WCC schools that are D2?

purple passion wrote:Thanks Stonehouse and Geez. I actually meant to type WCC, but obviously didn't. Are there any other WCC schools that are D2?

No. The closest to that concept is probably USD, which plays football in the non-scholarship Pioneer Football Conference, one of only two conferences that doesn't allow scholarships for football in D1.

Can anyone name the other?

The Ivy League?

Wow.

If these Pre-Season Rankings are any indication, the Pilots schedule will get lively almost right out the gate:

August 29 vs Oklahoma State (No. 22)
September 3 vs Wisconsin (No. 20)
September 10 vs Rutgers (No. 18)
September 12 vs Penn State (No. 13)
September 17 vs Texas A&M (No.
September 23 vs Cal (No 14)
September 25 vs Stanford (No. 2)

When does Sophie leave to support the Canadian National Team?

Purplepetunia wrote:

When does Sophie leave to support the Canadian National Team?

Nobody really knows yet. CONCACAF hasn't published a Gold Cup schedule yet. They did mumble something about "late October and early November".

We play four WCC teams after the 24th. The tournament starts nov. 12-14. Then there is the issue of how much before the Cup she will have to report to her team. I think she is the only college player not redshirting.

Figure she will miss the 4 games at least, possibly 2 more WCC games.

If the Gold Cup goes past the 12th, it won't be "early November" will it?

hmmm... I'd feel slightly more comfortable if Sophie were present for the game against Santa Clara (October 24). If I am not mistaken, last year Sophie almost knocked the goal frame down twice from past 35 yards out. Although neither one of those shots went in, they certainly got SC's attention!

A_Fan wrote:The Ivy League?

I suppose so, but that wasn't the conference I had in mind. Most of the Ivy's don't charge tuition or they grant tuition free schooling to all students, athlete or not.

The Patriot league used to not give scholarships, but they have backed off that and now allow limited scholarships.

The conference I had in mind is the Missouri Valley Football Conference, a football-only conference which is distinct from the Missouri Valley Conference.

I have a hunch that we'll miss Sophie less this year than most years, with the depth that the freshmen bring.

And the coaching staff has 2 1/2 months to prepare for Sophie's sabatical.