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Standings — through Session 10

#TeamW-LSetsPts%
1Columbia8-426-16.538
2Portland7-526-18.532
3Arlington6-624-21.495
4Quincy6-621-22.494
5Pekin6-621-25.488
6Dallas5-723-24.509
7Ames5-716-22.485
8St. Charles5-715-24.449

Results — Session 10

Portland def. Columbia3–0
Arlington def. Ames3–0
Quincy def. Pekin3–2
Dallas def. St. Charles3–0
Elsewhere this session
3–11–3
1–3
3–0
3–0
3–13–1
3–1
0–33–0
1–33–1
Big 8 vs other conferences (through Session 10)
vs Pac 8 21–14vs SEC 23–14vs Big East 17–21overall 61–49

Team of the Week — Session 10

PosTeamPlayerRtg
LObadiah Bean7.5
SDarrell Noble9.52
OHBenjamin Sparks8.31
OHRonnie Harrell7.77
MBJoel Novak8.56
MBRafael Wiggins8.35
RSCharlie Lindsay9.38

Top 5 by Position

LSOHRSMB
#TeamPlayerKills
1Matthew Crosby261
2Gianfranco Spagnolo258
3Kurt Allen256
4Ronnie Harrell254
5Randall McRae233

Big 8 Tournament

#13#80#43#50#23#70#33#61303223

Big 8 Banter — Session 10

League Position — by Conference Match

12345678PICKEDpre-seaS112S234S356S478S5910S911S1012Dallas - 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 PekinDallas - Match 11 (S9): #8 Won 3-2 vs ArlingtonDallas - Match 12 (S10): #6 Won 3-0 at St. CharlesColumbia - 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. CharlesColumbia - Match 11 (S9): #1 Won 3-0 vs PekinColumbia - Match 12 (S10): #1 Lost 0-3 at PortlandPekin - 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 DallasPekin - Match 11 (S9): #3 Lost 0-3 at ColumbiaPekin - Match 12 (S10): #5 Lost 2-3 vs QuincySt. 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 ColumbiaSt. Charles - Match 11 (S9): #7 Lost 0-3 at AmesSt. Charles - Match 12 (S10): #8 Lost 0-3 vs DallasArlington - 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 QuincyArlington - Match 11 (S9): #4 Lost 2-3 at DallasArlington - Match 12 (S10): #3 Won 3-0 vs AmesPortland - 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 AmesPortland - Match 11 (S9): #2 Lost 1-3 at QuincyPortland - Match 12 (S10): #2 Won 3-0 vs ColumbiaQuincy - 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 ArlingtonQuincy - Match 11 (S9): #5 Won 3-1 vs PortlandQuincy - Match 12 (S10): #4 Won 3-2 at PekinAmes - 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 PortlandAmes - Match 11 (S9): #6 Won 3-0 vs St. CharlesAmes - Match 12 (S10): #7 Lost 0-3 at Arlington
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 10.

Biggest riser · Arlington, picked 8th, now 3rdBiggest faller · Pekin, picked 1st, now 5thMost 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 10. A perfect ballot is 80.

10spot on5off by one2off by two0off by three+
1Matthew40
2Roger39
3Antoine29
3Rob29
5Bryce26
5Mike26
7Andy22
8Eduard21
8Jason21
8Kevin21
8Roy21
12Phil20
13Allan18
13Max18
15Steve17
15Mike17
17Brian15

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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