St. John's University Athletics
St. John??' Volleyball Earns RKPI Regional Ranking
9/28/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
The St. John???s volleyball team (17-1, BIG EAST 2-0) checks in at No. 2 in the Northeast Region in the initial RichKern.com/American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I Regional Computer Index announced this week by RichKern.com and the AVCA.
The ranking places St. John???s ahead of several BIG EAST schools including Louisville, Notre Dame, Cincinnait, Connecticut, Pittsburgh and Marquette. The Red Storm has an overall RPKI of 35, which puts a 19-point gap between it and the third place Cardinals who have a rating of 52.
Nationally, St. John???s is fourth in kills per game (17.18) and ranked seventh in both assists per game (15.89) and match win-loss percentage (.944). The Red Storm makes the cutoff in team hitting percentage as it is ranked 29th (.258). When compared to other BIG EAST conference schools, St. John???s continues to hold onto the top spot in assists (969) and in kills (1048). The Red Storm is ranked second in hitting percentage, and in service aces (116).
St. John???s is off to its best start in program history and is on an eight-match winning streak. The Red Storm opened conference play last weekend with back-to-back 3-1 victories over the Panthers of Pittsburgh and the Mountaineers of West Virginia.
The Red Storm returns to action this weekend against the Cardinals of Louisville and the Bearcats of Cincinnati. St. John???s will host Louisville on Friday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m., and will face Cincinnati on Sunday, Oct. 1, at 2 p.m.
Northeast Region (Overall RKPI)
1. Dayton (30)
2. St. John???s (35) *
3. Louisville (52) *
4. Notre Dame (58) *
5. Princeton (65)
6. Cincinnati (71) *
7. Saint Louis (73)
8. Xavier (83)
9. Connecticut (89) *
10. Pittsburgh (92) *
11. Yale (113)
12. Northeastern (118)
13. Marquette (123) *
14. Albany (141)
15. Charlotte (145)
* 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, 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.
- Red Storm -
