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Standings — through Session 7

#TeamW-LSetsPts%
1Columbia7-323-13.540
2Portland6-422-15.535
3Pekin6-419-19.499
4Arlington5-519-18.493
5St. Charles5-515-18.456
6Quincy4-615-19.486
7Ames4-613-19.482
8Dallas3-717-22.499

Results — Session 7

No conference games this session.
Elsewhere this session
3–23–0
0–30–3
3–03–0
0–30–3
0–30–33–1
3–13–2
3–03–0
3–00–31–3
Big 8 vs other conferences (through Session 7)
vs Pac 8 12–9vs SEC 12–9vs Big East 12–19overall 36–37

Team of the Week — Session 7

PosTeamPlayerRtg
LKen Day9.72
SMario Santos9.25
OHWade Woodruff8.54
OHGianfranco Spagnolo8.46
MBJoel Novak9.45
MBMohammed Cordova8.96
RSSwen Berger9.25

Top 5 by Position

LSOHRSMB
#TeamPlayerDigs
1Ken Day131
2Chris Christiansen97
3Gary Owens97
4Santos Blackburn96
5Carlos Melendez93

Big 8 Tournament

#13#80#43#50#23#70#33#613032

Big 8 Banter — Session 7

League Position — by Conference Match

12345678PICKEDpre-seaS112S234S356S478S5910Dallas - picked 7 of 8 by the league (average ballot 6.53 from 17 coaches)Dallas - Match 1 (S1): #1 Won 3-0 vs AmesDallas - Match 2 (S1): #3 Lost 1-3 at ColumbiaDallas - Match 3 (S2): #6 Lost 1-3 vs PortlandDallas - Match 4 (S2): #7 Lost 1-3 at QuincyDallas - Match 5 (S3): #7 Lost 1-3 at ArlingtonDallas - Match 6 (S3): #7 Won 3-0 vs St. CharlesDallas - Match 7 (S4): #5 Won 3-1 at AmesDallas - Match 8 (S4): #6 Lost 1-3 vs ColumbiaDallas - Match 9 (S5): #8 Lost 1-3 at PortlandDallas - Match 10 (S5): #8 Lost 2-3 vs PekinColumbia - picked 2 of 8 by the league (average ballot 2.35 from 17 coaches)Columbia - Match 1 (S1): #2 Won 3-0 at QuincyColumbia - Match 2 (S1): #1 Won 3-1 vs DallasColumbia - Match 3 (S2): #4 Lost 0-3 at ArlingtonColumbia - Match 4 (S2): #2 Won 3-0 vs AmesColumbia - Match 5 (S3): #2 Lost 1-3 at PekinColumbia - Match 6 (S3): #2 Won 3-1 vs PortlandColumbia - Match 7 (S4): #1 Won 3-1 vs QuincyColumbia - Match 8 (S4): #1 Won 3-1 at DallasColumbia - Match 9 (S5): #1 Won 3-0 vs ArlingtonColumbia - Match 10 (S5): #1 Lost 1-3 at St. CharlesPekin - picked 1 of 8 by the league (average ballot 2.06 from 17 coaches)Pekin - Match 1 (S1): #3 Won 3-1 vs PortlandPekin - Match 2 (S1): #6 Lost 1-3 at ArlingtonPekin - Match 3 (S2): #7 Lost 0-3 at AmesPekin - Match 4 (S2): #4 Won 3-0 vs St. CharlesPekin - Match 5 (S3): #4 Won 3-1 vs ColumbiaPekin - Match 6 (S3): #4 Lost 0-3 at QuincyPekin - Match 7 (S4): #4 Won 3-2 at PortlandPekin - Match 8 (S4): #2 Won 3-1 vs ArlingtonPekin - Match 9 (S5): #3 Lost 0-3 vs AmesPekin - Match 10 (S5): #3 Won 3-2 at DallasSt. Charles - picked 6 of 8 by the league (average ballot 6.18 from 17 coaches)St. Charles - Match 1 (S1): #4 Won 3-2 vs ArlingtonSt. Charles - Match 2 (S1): #7 Lost 0-3 at PortlandSt. Charles - Match 3 (S2): #5 Won 3-0 vs QuincySt. Charles - Match 4 (S2): #6 Lost 0-3 at PekinSt. Charles - Match 5 (S3): #5 Won 3-0 vs AmesSt. Charles - Match 6 (S3): #6 Lost 0-3 at DallasSt. Charles - Match 7 (S4): #7 Lost 0-3 at ArlingtonSt. Charles - Match 8 (S4): #5 Won 3-0 vs PortlandSt. Charles - Match 9 (S5): #7 Lost 0-3 at QuincySt. Charles - Match 10 (S5): #5 Won 3-1 vs ColumbiaArlington - picked 8 of 8 by the league (average ballot 7.18 from 17 coaches)Arlington - Match 1 (S1): #5 Lost 2-3 at St. CharlesArlington - Match 2 (S1): #4 Won 3-1 vs PekinArlington - Match 3 (S2): #2 Won 3-0 vs ColumbiaArlington - Match 4 (S2): #3 Lost 0-3 at PortlandArlington - Match 5 (S3): #3 Won 3-1 vs DallasArlington - Match 6 (S3): #3 Lost 1-3 at AmesArlington - Match 7 (S4): #3 Won 3-0 vs St. CharlesArlington - Match 8 (S4): #4 Lost 1-3 at PekinArlington - Match 9 (S5): #4 Lost 0-3 at ColumbiaArlington - Match 10 (S5): #4 Won 3-1 vs QuincyPortland - picked 4 of 8 by the league (average ballot 3.94 from 17 coaches)Portland - Match 1 (S1): #6 Lost 1-3 at PekinPortland - Match 2 (S1): #2 Won 3-0 vs St. CharlesPortland - Match 3 (S2): #3 Won 3-1 at DallasPortland - Match 4 (S2): #1 Won 3-0 vs ArlingtonPortland - Match 5 (S3): #1 Won 3-1 vs QuincyPortland - Match 6 (S3): #1 Lost 1-3 at ColumbiaPortland - Match 7 (S4): #2 Lost 2-3 vs PekinPortland - Match 8 (S4): #3 Lost 0-3 at St. CharlesPortland - Match 9 (S5): #2 Won 3-1 vs DallasPortland - Match 10 (S5): #2 Won 3-0 at AmesQuincy - picked 3 of 8 by the league (average ballot 3.06 from 17 coaches)Quincy - Match 1 (S1): #7 Lost 0-3 vs ColumbiaQuincy - Match 2 (S1): #8 Lost 0-3 at AmesQuincy - Match 3 (S2): #8 Lost 0-3 at St. CharlesQuincy - Match 4 (S2): #8 Won 3-1 vs DallasQuincy - Match 5 (S3): #8 Lost 1-3 at PortlandQuincy - Match 6 (S3): #8 Won 3-0 vs PekinQuincy - Match 7 (S4): #8 Lost 1-3 at ColumbiaQuincy - Match 8 (S4): #7 Won 3-0 vs AmesQuincy - Match 9 (S5): #5 Won 3-0 vs St. CharlesQuincy - Match 10 (S5): #6 Lost 1-3 at ArlingtonAmes - picked 5 of 8 by the league (average ballot 4.71 from 17 coaches)Ames - Match 1 (S1): #8 Lost 0-3 at DallasAmes - Match 2 (S1): #5 Won 3-0 vs QuincyAmes - Match 3 (S2): #1 Won 3-0 vs PekinAmes - Match 4 (S2): #5 Lost 0-3 at ColumbiaAmes - Match 5 (S3): #6 Lost 0-3 at St. CharlesAmes - Match 6 (S3): #5 Won 3-1 vs ArlingtonAmes - Match 7 (S4): #6 Lost 1-3 vs DallasAmes - Match 8 (S4): #8 Lost 0-3 at QuincyAmes - Match 9 (S5): #6 Won 3-0 at PekinAmes - Match 10 (S5): #7 Lost 0-3 vs Portland
the dashed Picked column is the pre-season consensus — every ribbon starts where the league expected it to finish · each column is a conference match · hover a logo for that match's result · hover a name to trace a team
DallasColumbiaPekinSt. CharlesArlingtonPortlandQuincyAmes

The Consensus — Big 8 Pre-season Ballots

Where 17 coaches placed each team before a ball was served — and where they actually sit now, through Session 7.

Biggest riser · Arlington, picked 8th, now 4thBiggest faller · Quincy, picked 3rd, now 6thMost divisive · Portland — no two coaches agreedMost agreed on · Ames — 9 of 17 said 5th
Every coach's pre-season ballot — closest to the consensus first
TeamCoach12345678
 Eduard
 Jason
 Kevin
 Max
 Antoine
 Rob
 Andy
 Mike
 Brian
 Steve
 Allan
 Bryce
 Mike
 Roger
 Roy
 Phil
 Matthew
Grouped by who each coach picked to win, most first-place votes first — then by the most-backed second pick, and so on. A green underline marks the most-backed pick for that slot; hover any logo for the count.
Who's most right so far?

Every ballot scored against the table as it stands, through Session 7. A perfect ballot is 80.

10spot on5off by one2off by two0off by three+
1Roger37
2Roy32
3Andy29
3Bryce29
5Max26
6Allan23
7Brian21
7Eduard21
7Jason21
7Kevin21
11Matthew20
12Steve19
13Mike17
13Mike17
13Phil17
16Antoine15
16Rob15

The consensus order itself scores 21 — everyone above that line is beating the crowd.

Who wins the conference?

The pre-season model's odds, from 50,000 simulated seasons. Independent of the coaches' ballots.

Pekin44.5%
Columbia24.9%
Quincy14.8%
Portland6.6%
Ames4.9%
St. Charles4.2%
Dallas0.1%
Arlington0.0%

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