St. John's University Athletics
St. John??' Volleyball Ranked First In Northeast Region
10/5/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
The St. John's volleyball team (19-1, BIG EAST 4-0) takes hold of the No. 1 spot in the Northeast Region after this week???s RichKern.com/American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I Regional Computer Index was announced Thursday afternoon. The ranking is the highest in Red Storm volleyball history.
St. John's remains ahead of several BIG EAST schools including Louisville, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Pittsburgh and Marquette. The Red Storm has an overall RPKI of 27, which puts an eight-point gap between it and the second place Dayton Flyers, who have a rating of 35. St. John???s is 13-points ahead of BIG EAST foe and third place Louisville (40), and 24-points separate the Red Storm and fourth-ranked Fighting Irish (51).
Nationally, St. John's checks in at No. 2 in assists per game (16.10), third in kills per game (17.40) and is ranked sixth in match win-loss percentage (.950). The Red Storm jumps up a spot to 28th in the nation in hitting percentage (.256). St. John???s also received votes for the first time in program history in this week???s CSTV/AVCA Coaches Poll.
In the initial RichKern.com/AVCA DI Regional Computer Index released on Sept. 27, the Red Storm registered at No. 2 in the region. St. John???s was only five points behind then-No.1 Dayton.
The Red Storm travels to Storrs, Conn., on Saturday, Oct. 14, to battle BIG EAST rival Connecticut. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m., at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion.
Northeast Region (Overall RKPI)
1. St. John???s (27) *
2. Dayton (35)
3. Louisville (40) *
4. Notre Dame (51) *
5. Cincinnati (64) *
6. Princeton (65)
7. Xavier (72)
8. Saint Louis (75)
9. Connecticut (95) *
10. Marquette (106) *
11. Yale (110)
12. Pittsburgh (112) *
13. Northeastern (118)
14. Charlotte (138)
15. American (141)
* denotes BIG EAST Conference member
The RichKern.com/AVCA Division I Regional Computer Index takes into consideration the Rich Kern Percentage Index (RKPI) of all NCAA Division I teams, and then computes each region based on the overall ranking. The RKPI mimics the NCAA RPI published at the end of the season. The full RKPI can be found at http://www.richkern.com/vb/rankings/RKPIShow.asp. This index is not associated with the official NCAA Division I Regional Rankings, but is provided to give schools input as to how they may be ranked within the region using a computerized formula similar to the NCAA. Teams are placed into regions based on the latest NCAA on-line database ( http://web1.ncaa.org/ssLists/sportByInst.do?sport=WVB&division=1). Rich Kern, who runs the RichKern.com web site, was the 2002 AVCA Grant Burger Media Award recipient for his media and promotional contributions to the sport of volleyball.
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