CSUN Stuns Hawaii & Conference Standings
The biggest upset in VBelo history.
It’s late so I’m going to keep this brief. CSUN just made history by defeating Hawaii and silencing the Rainbow Warrior fans. This snaps CSUN’s 9-match losing streak against Hawaii and this was their first win at Hawaii since 2013.
Most importantly (and probably the first thing the players and coaching staff talked about after the match)1, this was the largest VBelo upset in the database. With just a 2.6% chance of winning, the Matadors showed that March Madness isn’t just for basketball.
With this big conference win, here is a quick look at where all of the conference standings are right now.
Conference Standings
Big West
Conference Carolinas
ECC
EIVA
MIVA
MPSF
NEC
SIAC*
Big asterisk here. We are missing results from 3 matches from this weekend so Edward Waters, Morehouse, and Benedict results are not up to date yet. On a related note, if you have any match scores from Morehouse this weekend, please let me know!
Match Recaps
Big West
CSU Northridge (3%) def. Hawai'i (97%)
3-1 (25-23, 25-16, 22-25, 25-21)
ConfCarolinas
Belmont Abbey (69%) def. Barton (31%)
3-0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-21)
King (63%) def. Emmanuel (37%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 26-24)
Erskine (91%) def. Lees-McRae (9%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-20)
North Greenville (39%) def. Mount Olive (61%)
3-2 (15-25, 25-20, 22-25, 25-23, 15-9)
ECC
St. Thomas Aquinas (57%) def. Roberts Wesleyan (43%)
3-1 (25-16, 25-19, 24-26, 25-18)
EIVA
Princeton (62%) def. NJIT (38%)
3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 24-26, 25-15)
IVA
Thomas More (20%) def. Maryville (80%)
3-2 (19-25, 25-15, 18-25, 25-16, 15-8)
MIVA
Ball State (57%) def. Purdue Fort Wayne (43%)
3-2 (18-25, 25-23, 26-24, 27-29, 15-11)
Lewis (70%) def. Queens (30%)
3-0 (25-23, 26-24, 25-21)
Lindenwood (81%) def. Quincy (19%)
3-2 (21-25, 19-25, 25-17, 25-18, 15-13)
McKendree (31%) def. Loyola Chicago (69%)
3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-21)
MPSF
BYU (47%) def. Pepperdine (53%)
3-2 (23-25, 25-17, 21-25, 25-19, 15-7)
NEC
Saint Francis (70%) def. Daemen (30%)
3-1 (25-20, 16-25, 27-25, 25-20)
Fairleigh Dickinson (55%) def. Merrimack (45%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-17)
Long Island (83%) def. Sacred Heart (17%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-21)
SIAC
Fort Valley State (55%) def. Edward Waters (45%)
3-0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-12)
Benedict at Morehouse
No score available
Non-conference
Harvard (94%) def. Dominican (6%)
3-1 (23-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-21)
Charleston (95%) def. Georgetown-KY (5%)
3-2 (22-25, 14-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-11)
George Mason (93%) def. Tusculum (7%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-22)
Match Projections
No matches today
If anyone can confirm this wild accusation, please let me know.
That CSUN claim seems plausible at least in the major conferences. 3% is not likely.
This weekend was wild but next week's forecast is more wild results for all conferences, big or small.