HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 29, 2013) – In the first 2013 NCAA Regional Rankings for Division III men's volleyball, Stevens Institute of Technology ranked third in the West Region with a 22-5 overall record and 19-3 in-region. Stevens is currently fifth in the nation according to the latest AVCA Top 15 poll.
Although their actual overall record is 22-6, the season-opening loss to the University of Waterloo for the Ducks does not count based off of NCAA guidelines. Waterloo is a Canadian college based out of Waterloo, Ontario.
Stevens sits behind Carthage College and Nazareth College in the west. Carthage, the nation's No. 3 team holds the top spot with a 15-1 in-region mark and 21-6 overall. Nazareth, ranked No. 1 in the country but second in the region, is undefeated through 27 matches this season and will host the United Volleyball Conference Championship on April 13-14.
The Ducks have played seven of the 12 regionally ranked teams from the East and West with two more still to go in No. 2 Springfield College and No. 8 Baruch College. Stevens takes on the defending national championships on April 3 in Canavan Arena at 6 p.m. for Senior Night and travels to Baruch for a tri-match on April 6.
In the seven matches against regionally ranked opponents this season, Stevens is 4-3. The Ducks have defeated SUNY New Paltz (No. 6 West), Emmanuel College (fifth in the East), Kean University (No. 6 East) and Rivier University (third in the East), but fell to Nazareth, Juniata College (No. 5 West) and MIT (No. 4 East).
Stevens has three matches remaining in the regular season before heading to Rochester, N.Y. for the UVC Championship and a chance for an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Live stats and video on
Empire8.tv will be provided for the April 3 match against Springfield.
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RANK |
SCHOOL |
IN-REGION RECORD |
OVERALL RECORD |
|
EAST |
|
|
|
|
1 |
Springfield |
14-0 |
19-3 |
|
2 |
Baruch |
20-4 |
21-4 |
|
3 |
Rivier |
14-5 |
16-10 |
|
4 |
MIT |
18-6 |
19-11 |
|
5 |
Emmanuel |
10-7 |
11-12 |
|
6 |
Kean |
15-5 |
18-7 |
|
WEST |
|
|
|
|
1 |
Carthage |
15-1 |
21-6 |
|
2 |
Nazareth |
19-0 |
27-0 |
|
3 |
Stevens |
19-3 |
22-5 |
|
4 |
UC Santa Cruz |
7-1 |
10-6 |
|
5 |
Juniata |
17-4 |
18-9 |
|
6 |
New Paltz State |
16-5 |
20-5 |
