GLVC Tournament Projections
This first year conference is set for a great tournament.
This first year conference tournament is ready to welcome the world to postseason GLVC volleyball. If you are worried that a new conference in not worth watching, think again! The GLVC has been playing great volleyball all season and this tournament should be electric!
The Bracket
Another straight forward 4-team bracket hosted at the #1 seed. If it’s not broken don’t fix it! One of the interesting things about this particular tournament is when it is being played. With the semifinals being played today, there will be a match on Selection Sunday.
Maryville and Rockhurst tied as the regular season champions in this inaugural season of the GLVC. Maryville had the tie-breaker in sets won against Rockhurst and earned the #1 because of it.
Right behind them, Missouri S&T locked in the #3 seed and Roosevelt came in at #4. There was a battle for seedings that came down to the last day in the GLVC.
With eight teams in the conference, I am a little surprised we didn’t get a 6 or 8 team bracket. Hopefully this will be the case in years to come.
Round-by-Round Projections
I used the VBelo model and simulated the GLVC tournament 10,000 times. Below are the results for how often each team progressed through the tournament.
When you are the #1 seed and the home team, you are likely to win your tournament. That is just how the math works out. Maryville is the favorite here largely because of the home court advantage.
The VBelo Ratings for this tournament are wild. The top three teams are within 8 elo points of each other! This is practically a round error in terms of their difference. Missouri S&T and Rockhurst will have an absolute battle against each other.
Roosevelt may have the lowest odds of winning the tournament, but they could definitely make some noise. You can’t take anyone for granted in the GLVC!