NECVA - 2008 NECVA POLL #4: February 12, 2008

2008 NECVA POLL #4: February 12, 2008
Contact: Ira Thor, Conference Sports Information Director

2008 NORTH EAST COLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION

TOP 10 POLL #4

February 12, 2008

RK	AVCA	TEAM (#1 VOTES)	RECORD **	TOTAL	LAST WEEK	PREVIOUS PTS
1	#1	Nazareth College (12)	12-2	120	1	119
2	#5	Stevens	6-3	105	2	103
3	#7	Vassar College	7-5	92	4	75
4	#9	D'Youville College	5-5	75	3	93
5	#10	Ramapo College	13-1	71	6	46
6	RV	Newbury College	12-3	48	9	31
7	#12	Medaille College	8-5	43	5	53
8	#11	MIT	10-5	41	8	43
9	#15	Philadelphia Biblical	10-1	29	6	47
10	#14	Rivier College	6-6	28	10	18

** All records thru February 10, 2008.

Dropped out: None

Also Receiving Votes: Hunter College (8-3), 5; Emmanuel College (6-6), 2; Eastern Mennonite University (5-7), 1.

Note: Points represent total out of 120. A team voted No. 1 on a ballot receives 10 points, No. 2 receives 9 points, No. 3 receives 8 points, and so forth.

ABOUT THE NECVA:

The North East Collegiate Volleyball Association, the largest known single-sport conference in the United States, is in its 14th year of competition during the 2008 season as a leading Division III men’s volleyball conference. Founded in 1995 as the Metro Conference, it became known as the NECVA in 1998. Currently comprised of 39 colleges and universities stretching from New Hampshire to Virginia, Lancaster Bible College, SUNYIT, SUNY Purchase and Vassar College joined the conference for the 2008 campaign.

The league is divided into four smaller divisions: CUNY (8), Metro (10), New England (12), and Western (9). Each week, coaches from the four divisions nominate athletes and then vote for the divisional Player and Rookie of the Week awards. The conference sports information office then selects the NECVA Player and Rookie honors from each of these four divisional winners.

The NECVA holds an annual 16-team conference tournament each April with the top three schools in each division and four at-large selections earning berths. The NECVA champion receives one of four automatic bids to the Molten Division III Final Four in April.

2008 POLL VOTERS:

Tim Byram, Endicott College; Paul Dill, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Patrick Dorywalski, Stevens Institute of Technology; Tom Emberley, CUNYAC Office; Bill Gorman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; David Hildebrandt, Newbury College; Karina Jorge, City College of New York; Keith Koch, Medaille College; Craig Kolek, Rivier College; John Neves; Baruch College; Mike Spinner, Yeshiva University; Ira Thor, NECVA Sports Information Director/New Jersey City University; Cal Wickens, Nazareth College.