Episodes

Oct 17, 2024

Robert Rochelle of D3VbWest.Com takes a look at a couple of results this week and how it impacts NPI. We have movement in the Top 8 as well as the at-large window.

Oct 2, 2024

Really...this is just me trying to remember how to do a podcast. Spotify has taken over the tools from my previous site. As far as the content of this podcast, it's a lot of numbers. How could it not be entertaining? I look at the teams that made the biggest jumps and falls in Week 5 and also look at some SOS numbers. If I do another podcast, it will be better. (Or not.)

Mar 10, 2023

Robert Rochelle from D3VbWest talks about the news announced on March 9th that has Trinity and Southwestern moving conferences. Why is this being done? Are more moves coming? What will scheduling look like in volleyball?

Oct 28, 2021

D3VbWest.Com presents simulations around the selection of at-large bids for the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Using the 2nd Regional Rankings and projection tools, I'll give you the 20 teams that will get at-large bids to the tournament as of today. NOTE - I made a mistake when saying Stevenson's project number. It is 485 and not 585. Big difference. :-(

Sep 15, 2021

D3VbWest.Com presents a rundown of the AVCA Top 25 (really 28 when I sneak in 3 teams) and compares them to where they land using two statistics I love; Points/Set and Hitting Percentage. See what teams are ranked too high and which not high enough.

Sep 6, 2021

D3VbWest.Com presents the National Wrap-Up that covers the preseason AVCA Top 25 and how those teams did their first week of the season. We'll look at the teams that should stay ranked and those that should find other employment. We'll also look at the teams that are flying under the radar that should be considered by the AVCA. At the end, we'll do a quick look at the West Region teams just to annoy everyone else.

Sep 1, 2021

Presented by D3VbWest.Com! Robert Rochelle gives us some DIII Volleyball Eve love as we prepare for matches tomorrow. He covers rankings and what to expect from the website on Match Days! He also goes briefly over Quality Win Index and mostly gets sidetracked when talking about NCAA Tournament at-large selection.

Feb 22, 2021

D3VbWest sits down with Sul Ross State Head Coach Troy Canaba and his daughter, Annika Canaba. Troy coaches BOTH softball and volleyball with Annika playing both sports. With the pandemic, they are faced with playing both seasons at the same time. We talk about how they are handling the situation and what it's like coaching your daughter and playing for your father. We also talk Covid, recruiting and, most importantly, what is Annika's favorite sport. Special appearance by my cat a few times. Note: I have a bad cut in the middle of the interview where the recording duplicates a small portion. Sorry about that.

Sep 30, 2020

Presented by D3VbWest.Com creator Robert Rochelle. He discusses the Points/Set statistic and some of the surprising stories in his Top 25 article. He also focuses on some of the West Region schools and will bore everyone with a closer look at the 2016 UT-Dallas Regional.

Jun 29, 2020

I touch on a number of items that have occurred over the summer. Includes Johnson & Wales Denver, Realignment, NCAA Presentation on Selection, the ACAA and CAC merger and how much I love Mills College. I also talk about the Circle of Death. Go to www.d3vbwest.com for articles on these topics and much more.

Oct 31, 2019

D3VbWest.Com presents a mock selection of the at-large teams based on the regional rankings. A number of surprises and certainly some regions that are going to take a hit this year. I also go over the changes to the regional rankings from the first week to what was released yesterday. There is a related article posted on the website that has all of the teams mentioned in the podcast.

Oct 24, 2019

D3VbWest.Com presents a review of the first regional rankings released on October 23rd. I will go over each of the 8 regions and also discuss the cirterion that wasn't included in the first week and that's Ranked Wins. Which teams will benefit next week when this is considered?

Oct 15, 2019

D3VbWest.Com presents a preview of the regional rankings for the entire region. The first public release for volleyball will be October 23rd this year so I go over the teams we will likely see for each of the 8 regions. I also talk about some of the story lines and tougher decisions the RACs will face.

Oct 2, 2019

D3VbWest.Com presents the DIII Volleyball National Wrap-Up. A little different format this time around. I still go over the upsets from last week and my Top 25 but I also dive into a couple of topics that interest me - New England Region as a whole and California's SB-206 bill that has the NCAA up in arms.

Sep 27, 2019

D3VbWest.Com presents an early look at the teams that are in line for an at-large bid to the NCAA DIII Volleyball Tournament.

Sep 24, 2019

D3VbWest.Com presents the DIII Volleyball National Wrap-Up. We take a look at the upsets this past week and some of the more interesting statistics. We also look at our Top 25 and some of the best matches this coming week. As always, go to www.d3vbwest.com for a ton of DIII volleyball content.

Sep 17, 2019

D3VbWest.Com presents the National Wrap-Up. We look at all of the upsets that occurred this past week in DIII volleyball. We talk a bit about the "Toughest Schedule" Report the NCAA released this week and how it relates to SOS. We also talk about the new D3VbWest Rankings and where some of the top teams are playing this week. Here is how you get to the "Toughest Schedule" Report: https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings/ranking_summary Select Volleyball. Select DIII for the Division. Click the "Misc Reports" tab on the right side. Click "Toughest Schedule".

Sep 11, 2019

D3VbWest.Com presents what started as a review of the first two AVCA DIII volleyball polls and turned into a discussion on why Ithaca and Juniata may be the most important teams to the New England Region.

Sep 9, 2019

D3VbWest.Com presents the national wrap-up. We go over the upsets that occurred last week and pick two matches to highlight. We also look at the new D3VbWest Top 25 and where the top teams in the nation are playing this week. Note - I said Berry played Whitewater this week and they don't. Same tournament but not playing each other.

Sep 3, 2019

D3VbWest.Com presents the second part of the National Wrap-Up. This episode includes important regional match-ups from this past weekend as well as a look at the Carthage team and the new D3VbWest Top 25. It concludes with a look at where some of the top teams will be this coming weekend.

Sep 3, 2019

D3VbWest.Com presents the National Wrap-UP. Podcast covers the major upsets that occurred over the weekend and selects a couple of the top matches in DIII volleyball for a closer look.

Aug 26, 2019

D3VbWest.Com presents a podcast that covers a number of possible at-large teams and takes a look at their schedules. I use "Ned's" QWI statistic as a measurement of how tough these schedules are. I also provide a look at the different regions and where they fall as far as scheduling.

Aug 21, 2019

D3VbWest.Com presents the consensus Top 24 teams and goes through the 14 tournaments where they will be playing week 1. Find out which tournament is the toughest and where we might see some week 1 upsets.

Aug 12, 2019

www.d3vbwest.com presents another episode in their podcast series. This podcast covers how the New England Region disregarded the selection criteria in 2018 to place their teams in the best position to be selected for an at-large bid. It's a lesson that the other 7 regions need to learn from in order to level the selection playing field. Make sure you visit the site!

Jul 30, 2019

Episode 3 covered the selection process for the NCAA Tournament and now we focus on the problems that exist in that process. I bring up specific examples and how they can be resolved and why it's important to effect change. Remember you can see a bunch of articles on this on www.d3vbwest.com.

Jul 30, 2019

D3VbWest presents a podcast on the DIII selection process. We discuss the regional rankings and the selection criteria and how that all fits together. We also talk about the NCAA Selection Committee and how a field of 64 teams is put together. Remember you can go to www.d3vbwest.com for all of our articles.

Jul 20, 2019

Presented by www.d3vbwest.com where you will find a lot of articles on DIII volleyball. Please subscribe to the Podcast and come check out the website!

Jul 16, 2019

D3VbWest.Com presents this podcast that reveals and discusses their Preseason Top 25 for DIII Women's Volleyball. You can always go to www.d3vbwest.com for articles on DIII volleyball with a special focus on the West Region. Note - This audio was originally done with a corresponding video. There will also be some pauses between groups of teams because of the format change. All of this will be corrected in the next episode!