It’s been several days since teams returned home from NCDA Nationals 2018. The season’s final tournament did not disappoint this year, with a record number of teams in attendance and plenty of unforgettable games. The Content Team has plenty in store for you over the next few weeks, but to start, here are my initial thoughts from this past weekend’s tournament: Continue reading “Nationals 2018 Reaction”
If Grand Valley Didn’t Exist…
Grand Valley State University won their 10th NCDA National Title over the weekend. It was also their 6th-straight. Incredible accomplishments, to say the least.
The unbelievable dominance of collegiate dodgeball by one school got us thinking: what if GVSU didn’t exist? What if Grand Valley wasn’t around to scoop up nearly every National Title the league has handed out? Who would be the National Champions then? Which NCDA schools would be the most decorated?
Below is my list of National Champions if Grand Valley was simply not around to win them:
Here is some quick commentary on the choices listed above: Continue reading “If Grand Valley Didn’t Exist…”
Standings as of 2018-04-24
Standings are aimed to be released by the end of every Tuesday.
The 2017-2018 College Dodgeball Season is complete. For this 2018 Season, we had 70 technical upsets in 296 ranked matches (76.35% success rate) across 39 events, including Nationals 2018. This is the most ranked matches played in a season (2017 was 286), though we played one less event (2017 had 40 events)
The Gonzalez System is a computer ranking model similar to Elo and is a rating exchange system based on research performed by World Rugby. It has been adapted by the NCDA to the demands of College Dodgeball, but can be tuned and customized endlessly to incorporate accurate data. It has been used to help determine seeds for the Nationals bracket since Nationals 2014, and was used exclusively for the Nationals 2017 and Nationals 2018 bracket.
Technical Upset Spotlight (Nationals 2018 edition)
A technical upset in the Gonzalez System is when a lower rated team defeats a higher rated team. The overall success rate of the system is currently 80.21% based on 306 technical upsets in 1546 ranked matches played since 2010-09-25.
Nationals 2018 had 13 technical upsets over 59 ranked matches, a 74.58% success rate and a tiny dip below the 2018 Season success rate (76.35%). Saturday had 9 technical upsets over 36 matches, about right on par for the 2018 Season’s predictive success rate (~75%) just prior to Nationals.
Additionally, there were eight overtimes at Nationals, and four of these were technical upsets, which is fairly average overall. OT tends to split in terms of whether the result was a technical upset or a predicted exchange. OT matches make up 9% of all matches at Nationals, 32 of 355. Overtime occurs slightly more readily at Nationals than across the whole of ranked matches, by a percentage point: 125 of 1546 at 8%.
All exchanges for ranked matches played at a Nationals are doubled, so the minimum/maximum range for a rating exchange is 0.020 to 4.000, with a 2.000 exchange being a completely even match. These double strength Nationals matches account for 22.96% of the records, 355 of 1546.
Saturday’s Upsets
UVA def UNG 2-1
37.254 def 42.598, exchanging 3.069
The largest upset of Saturday, and the biggest rating swing of Nationals 2018, exchanging a hefty 3.069 in a double strength Nationals match. In fact, at a rating gap of -5.344 between the two teams, the technical upset ranks 4th in eight Nationals worth of historical records. To prove this was a pretty big deal, I’m going to throw even more numbers at you. This upset ranks #32 of an overall 306 technical upsets throughout the Records, in the 89th percentile. It is quite rare for this kind of match to happen at on the stage that is Nationals.
CSU def GSU 4-1
34.159 def 38.662, exchanging 2.901
3rd of 13 upsets at Nationals 2018, 8th at a Nationals, 61 of 306 overall.
OSU def UWP 2-1
38.433 def 42.195, exchanging 2.752
4th of 13 upsets at Nationals 2018, 12th at a Nationals, 87 of 306 overall.
VCU def SVSU 3-2 OT
44.805 def 46.935, exchanging 1.113
7th of 13 upsets at Nationals 2018, 38th at a Nationals, 213 of 306 overall. 7th of 32 OT upsets at a Nationals, 40 of 51 OT upsets overall.
Akron def UNG 2-1
38.410 def 39.529, exchanging 2.224
8th of 13 upsets at Nationals 2018, 40th at a Nationals, 216 of 306 overall.
VCU def UWP 5-0
42.675 def 44.324, exchanging 2.130
10th of 13 upsets at Nationals 2018, 52nd at a Nationals, 252 of 306 overall.
DePaul def UCF 4-3 OT
37.413 def 37.845, exchanging 1.043
11th of 13 upsets at Nationals 2018, 57th at a Nationals, 266 of 306 overall. 10th of 32 OT upsets at a Nationals, 47 of 51 OT upsets overall.
Akron def UMD 2-1
36.336 def 36.704, exchanging 2.074
12th of 13 upsets at Nationals 2018, 59th at a Nationals, 271 of 306 overall.
Kent def SVSU 2-1
48.641 def 49.008, exchanging 2.074
13th of 13 upsets at Nationals 2018, 60th at a Nationals, 272 of 306 overall.
Sunday Tournament Bracket Upsets
UMD def OSU 3-2 OT (Bracket)
36.015 def 42.175, exchanging 1.616
Occurring in the Sedenary Play-In Round of 24, a 21 def 12 seed upset. Of the eight Nationals on record, this technical upset is the largest rating gap (-6.160) of any technical upset that has ever occurred at a Nationals. It ranks #18 of all time, in the 94th percentile.
This is obviously the largest seed v seed upset that has occurred in Nationals bracket play, however its exchange is still lower than if UMD managed to defeat OSU in regulation time. The match was close, it was UMD 2-0 OSU at half and OSU climbing back to push into overtime.
Had Maryland been able to close out in regulation, they would have toppled the current largest rating exchange at Nationals, Towson def OSU 2-1 in Nationals 2015 bracket play at WKU. That Octonary, round of 16 match was a -5.575 rating gap and largest Upset exchange (3.115) of a Nationals. Being present for both of these matches, the Towson upset was also a doozy to see in person, and OSU was just a few players away from tying it up before time expired. That’s two heartbreaker early exits in a generation for OSU, when they were heavily predicted to win.
SVSU def Kent 3-2 (Bracket)
48.297 def 51.981, exchanging 2.737
Occurring in the Quaternary finals, round of eight, a 6 def 3 seed upset. There have been a lot of quaterfinal matches across Nationals history, so seeing upsets in this round isn’t out of the ordinary. What this match does highlight is the competitive field of the third, forth, fifth, and sixth ratings across the entire 2018 Season. I’ve mentioned this many times over the weeks of this season, but that section has been incredibly competitive with sixth jumping to third one week and the reverse happening the next. Even on Saturday, Kent defeated SVSU in the smallest technical upset of the weekend (13th/59).
MSU def VCU 4-3 OT (Bracket)
44.319 def 46.226, exchanging 1.291
Occurring in the Octonary round, round of sixteen, a 10 def 7 seed upset. This high scoring Overtime match rocked the crowd. It was very, very loud on the court. It fell sixth of the 13 upsets across Nationals 2018. Over all Nationals, it was the 5th technical upset in OT.
GVSU def CMU 6-1 (2018 Championship)
56.816 def 57.893, exchanging 2.215
In eight recorded National Championships across the Gonzalez system, this is the first technical upset at that level. Going into that Championship, CMU had a slight advantage with just 1.007 points between ratings. Further, this is the shallowest Rating Gaps across the eight National Championships. Ranking 221 of 306 technical upsets, falling in the 27th percentile, it placed 9th of the 13 technical upsets across Nationals 2018.
Candidly, in one way, this is an example of a failing within the system. The Gonzalez system failed to predict the winner at the highest level. However, the rating gap was very shallow, indicating if an upset were to happen it would be more likely to occur in this circumstance. A deeper potential for an upset to happen, a knock to the usual 80.21% success rate across the whole of the system. The system did deliver the top two ratings to the National Championship in the fairest manner we’ve seen across the NCDA’s 14 year history.
It is important to remember that actual results and hard data contribute to the system. GVSU won the match by playing dodgeball better than their competitor. This action can occur at any time.
Post Nationals 2018 Ratings, sorted.
| Mov. | Rank | Rating | Team |
| ↑ from 2 | 1 | 59.031 | GVSU |
| ↓ from 1 | 2 | 55.677 | CMU |
| ↑ from 7 | 3 | 50.447 | BGSU |
| ↓ from 3 | 4 | 49.979 | SVSU |
| — | 5 | 49.245 | Kent |
| ↓ from 4 | 6 | 48.121 | Towson |
| ↓ from 6 | 7 | 47.976 | JMU |
| ↑ from 10 | 8 | 45.590 | MSU |
| ↑ from 11 | 9 | 44.935 | VCU |
| ↓ from 8 | 10 | 43.771 | UK |
| ↑ from 13 | 11 | 42.369 | Miami |
| ↑ from 14 | 12 | 41.747 | Ohio |
| ↑ from 26 | 13 | 41.620 | UVA |
| ↑ from 31 | 14 | 41.500 | Akron |
| ↓ from 9 | 15 | 40.972 | UWP |
| ↓ from 15 | 16 | 40.584 | PSU |
| ↑ from 24 | 17 | 40.559 | OSU |
| ↓ from 16 | 18 | 40.502† | UNT |
| ↓ from 17 | 19 | 40.324* | SIUE |
| ↓ from 18 | 20 | 40.020*† | ZAG |
| ↓ from 19 | 21 | 39.980*† | OS |
| ↓ from 20 | 22 | 39.362 | WKU |
| ↓ from 22 | 23 | 38.586*† | UWW |
| ↓ from 23 | 24 | 38.557*† | NIU |
| ↑ from 28 | 25 | 37.611 | UMD |
| ↑ from 29 | 26 | 36.636* | Midland |
| ↓ from 25 | 27 | 36.263 | DePaul |
| ↑ from 36 | 28 | 36.009 | CSU |
| ↑ from 32 | 29 | 35.805 | BSU |
| ↓ from 12 | 30 | 35.682 | UNG |
| ↓ from 30 | 31 | 35.564 | UCF |
| ↑ from 33 | 32 | 35.556 | SU |
| ↑ from 34 | 33 | 35.044* | WVU |
| ↑ from 35 | 34 | 34.996 | MC |
| ↓ from 27 | 35 | 34.619 | UNL |
| ↓ from 21 | 36 | 34.570 | GSU |
| ↑ from 38 | 37 | 32.595 | BW |
| ↓ from 37 | 38 | 29.586 | NSU |
Movement as of 2018-04-10
* denotes a provisional rating (< 6 matches)
† denotes a team that has not played three games this season, the required minimum games needed to qualify for Nationals.
This is where our Member Teams ended their 2018 Season. Double strength matches at Nationals have the potential to touch every section of the Standings, and they did so with great enthusiasm. Only Kent kept their #5 ranking.
Inactive and defunct teams (as determined by the Exec Board, from not playing in the 2018 Season, among other criteria) have been removed from this table.
Congratulations to everyone on their seasons. It was a big year.
2019 Pre-Season Ratings
| Rank | Rating | Team |
| 1 | 54.519 | GVSU |
| 2 | 52.003 | CMU |
| 3 | 48.081 | BGSU |
| 4 | 47.730 | SVSU |
| 5 | 47.179 | Kent |
| 6 | 46.336 | Towson |
| 7 | 46.227 | JMU |
| 8 | 44.438 | MSU |
| 9 | 43.946 | VCU |
| 10 | 43.073 | UK |
| 11 | 42.022 | Miami |
| 12 | 41.555 | Ohio |
| 13 | 41.460 | UVA |
| 14 | 41.370 | Akron |
| 15 | 40.975 | UWP |
| 16 | 40.684 | PSU |
| 17 | 40.664 | OSU |
| 18 | 40.622 | UNT |
| 19 | 40.489 | SIUE |
| 20 | 40.260 | ZAG |
| 21 | 40.230 | OS |
| 22 | 39.767 | WKU |
| 23 | 39.185 | UWW |
| 24 | 39.163 | NIU |
| 25 | 38.453 | UMD |
| 26 | 37.722 | Midland |
| 27 | 37.442 | DePaul |
| 28 | 37.252 | CSU |
| 29 | 37.099 | BSU |
| 30 | 37.007 | UNG |
| 31 | 36.918 | UCF |
| 32 | 36.912 | SU |
| 33 | 36.528 | WVU |
| 34 | 36.492 | MC |
| 35 | 36.210 | UNL |
| 36 | 36.173 | GSU |
| 37 | 34.691 | BW |
| 38 | 32.435 | NSU |
This is where teams will start their 2019 Season. Season to Season Carry Over functions as a way of collapsing the rating gap from top to bottom ratings, and to account for real world losses to a team’s roster. Teams keep 75% of their rating once they enter the off season, and for the remaining portion, it is reverted to the League Mean. We add 25% of the League Mean Rating. More information can be found in the Gonzalez System Spec Doc.
Policy [Section 4.2.2.2.1] denotes that any team that did not play a ranked match in the previous season (this case meaning the 2018 season) does not contribute to the League Mean Rating. For various reasons, some teams might be listed in the rating tables (active, paying dues, etc) but do not contribute to the League Mean Rating when Season to Season Carry Over occurs and every team rating is reverted to the League Mean.
For example, UNT is a longtime member team of the NCDA, but wasn’t able to play any matches last season. They are listed since they continue to pay membership dues. The rating still reverts, but UNT’s rating does not contribute to the League Mean that affects all other actively playing teams.
And just as a reference, all historical ratings continue to revert to the mean from season to season, they just aren’t always explicitly tracked. For manpower purposes we tend to go back and calculate ratings when we need to, like Miami returning after an off period. These calculations do not affect the other active teams, and thus old results, since they wouldn’t be included in the League Mean.
See the Resource Center for more documentation.
Records, Master Spreadsheet: 2005-Present
Records, Individual Docs: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Systems: Gonzalez Current, Gonzalez Old, Perrone, Champ, LieblichSpec Document: Gonzalez System Spec Doc
2018 National Champions – GVSU
RICHMOND – Siegel Center, E.J. Wade Arena, at Nationals 2018:
GVSU def CMU 6-1 in the 2018 Championship match.
Grand Valley State University Club Dodgeball is the National Champion for the 2018 college dodgeball season. At the conclusion of the 59 match event, the Director of Nationals, Hunter Ford [VCU, #4-C], along with the rest of the National Collegiate Dodgeball Association Executive Board, presented the Championship trophy to Brandon Meisel, GV Captain on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading “2018 National Champions – GVSU”
Nationals 2018
RICHMOND – Siegel Center: In the first day of Nationals 2018,
VCU def UWP 5-0
Kent def SVSU 2-1
UCF def NSU 8-1
CSU def GSU 4-1
UK def DePaul 4-1
UVA def UNG 2-1
CMU def JMU 2-1
Akron def UMD 2-1
GVSU def OSU 5-1
BGSU def PSU 4-3 OT
Miami def UNL 4-1
Towson def MSU 3-2
UK def Miami 3-2
VCU def SVSU 3-2 OT
Kent def UCF 5-1
UMD def NSU 7-0
CMU def CSU 4-0
UVA def GSU 3-1
GVSU def Towson 3-0
BGSU def JMU 2-1
Akron def UNG 2-1
OSU def UWP 2-1
DePaul def UCF 4-3 OT
Kent def UK 2-1
MSU def PSU 3-2 OT
OSU def UNL 3-1
GVSU def Akron 1-0
CSU def NSU 7-0
SVSU def UVA 4-0
CMU def GSU 5-1
Miami def PSU 3-2
VCU def DePaul 4-0
Towson def UWP 4-0
JMU def UNG 5-0
MSU def UNL 5-1
BGSU def UMD 2-1
Nationals 2018 Team Rosters
For those commentating at Nationals 2018, or just those interested in seeing who is on which team this year, the rosters for each team are listed below.
Nationals 2018 Saturday Schedule and Predictions
This piece was written by: Adam Pfeifer (Akron)
Queue 1:
UWP v VCU- VCU will dominate this game and control the pace. They will win the match by working together. VCU 4-0. Yellow Card Potential
SVSU v Kent- This will be a back and forth game but I think Kent will win with their catching and talent from 9-12 beating SVSU’s bottom of the roster. Kent with the win over SVSU 3-2. (If Tyler doesn’t get hurt this time around) Yellow Card Probable, Red Card Potential
UCF v NSU- I think this will be a very high scoring game, with both being newer teams. UCF will win with the roster advantage but NSU will score in this game due to a few players having more game experience. The score will probably end up being 4-2 UCF with their first win. Continue reading “Nationals 2018 Saturday Schedule and Predictions”
Which NCDA Region Was Best in 2017-18?
As the 2017-18 College Dodgeball season comes to a close, we have an opportunity to reflect on everything that happened during the year. One of the most intriguing questions in our sport right now is in regards to how regions stack up against one another. Some will argue the Michigan Region is clearly the best, but when looking at the Power Rankings produced throughout the season, it is a closer race than some may assume.
This season, we produced a Monthly Power Rankings following each month that teams were active, starting with a Preseason list, leading all the way up to April 2018. While the Post-Nationals Power Rankings is yet to be determined, there is plenty of data to analyze from the other lists.
Before we dig in, the first question that needs to be answered is: what are the NCDA’s regions? To be clear, the league does not have set “regions” or “conferences” just yet, but for content/organizational purposes we assign each team to a certain region. Here are the 6 regions I used for this analysis:
- Michigan
- East Coast
- Ohio
- The South (includes Kentucky schools)
- Midway (formerly known as the Illinois Region)
- Pacific Northwest
Below is a breakdown of College Dodgeball’s Regional Hierarchy throughout the 2017-18 season: Continue reading “Which NCDA Region Was Best in 2017-18?”
Who Will End ‘The Streak’?
The state of Michigan’s 11-year national title run will come to an end eventually (maybe even this year). Here’s a look at the teams who came closest to ending ‘The Streak’ in the past, and those best positioned to do so this year:
The state of Michigan has had an unprecedented amount of success in collegiate dodgeball over the past decade or so. In fact, a team from Michigan has won each of the last 11 NCDA Nationals Titles. This 11-year-run has been incredible, but there have certainly been a few close calls along the way.
Here we are, less than a week away from crowning yet another College Dodgeball National Champion, and ‘The Streak’ is still alive and well. Before I dive into which teams have the best shot to end this steak in 2018, here is a quick history lesson on the closest misses that have occurred during the 11-year stretch:
Rule Proposal – Yellow/Red Card to an not Live Player
Rule Proposal submitted by Colin O’Brien
Amendment to rule 3.7.3 Yellow Cards
If a player receives a Yellow Card while not currently a Live Player, a Live Player must be removed from the court and enter the Jail. The player removed is at the choosing of the team of the offending player. The player receiving the Yellow Card is ineligible to reenter the point at any point, regardless of the number of catches. The Live Player removed from the court is eligible to return to the court if the necessary amount of catches occur.
Amendment to rule 3.7.4 Red Cards
If a player receives a Red Card while not currently a Live Player, a Live Player must be removed from the court and enter the Jail. The player removed is at the choosing of the team of the offending player. The player receiving the Red Card is ineligible to reenter the game at any point, and their team must play at a man disadvantage the rest of the game. The Live Player removed from the court is eligible to return to the court if the necessary amount of catches occur. If the offending player was not a Live Player at any point during the current point, the Live Player removed from the court would be ineligible to return to the court until a new point begins, in which the offending team would continue to play at a man disadvantage.
Rationale: Currently, if a player receives a Yellow Card while already eliminated, the only penalty the team suffers is that player is ineligible to return to the point. As most players receive yellow cards in this situation, there really is no penalty to the team in practice. This change would ensure that acts warranting Yellow Cards would indeed be penalties to the offending team, no matter if the offending player is currently a Live Player or not.
Nationals 2018 Schedule
Officiating Assignments may be viewed on the G-Sheet. Saturday and Sunday schedules are presented below.
| Nationals 2018: Saturday | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 AM | Doors Open, Siegel Center | |
| 8:00 AM | Teams Check-In | |
| 8:45 AM | Anthem | |
| 8:55 AM | Ladies’ Match | |
| 9:25 AM | All Star Game | |
| 9:55 AM | League Picture | |
| 10:15 AM Queue 1 | ||
| Savage Apparel Co Court (1) | UWP | VCU |
| District 5 Court (2) | SVSU | Kent |
| Richmond Region Tourism (3) | UCF | NSU |
| Court 4 | GSU | CSU |
| Court 5 | UK | DePaul |
| Court 6 | UNG | UVA |
| 11:25 AM Queue 2 | ||
| Savage Apparel Co Court (1) | CMU | JMU |
| District 5 Court (2) | UMD | Akron |
| Richmond Region Tourism (3) | GVSU | OSU |
| Court 4 | BGSU | PSU |
| Court 5 | Miami | UNL |
| Court 6 | Towson | MSU |
| 12:40 PM Queue 3 | ||
| Savage Apparel Co Court (1) | UK | Miami |
| District 5 Court (2) | SVSU | VCU |
| Richmond Region Tourism (3) | Kent | UCF |
| Court 4 | UMD | NSU |
| Court 5 | CMU | CSU |
| Court 6 | GSU | UVA |
| 1:50 PM Queue 4 | ||
| Savage Apparel Co Court (1) | GVSU | Towson |
| District 5 Court (2) | JMU | BGSU |
| Richmond Region Tourism (3) | UNG | Akron |
| Court 4 | UWP | OSU |
| Court 5 | DePaul | UCF |
| Court 6 | Kent | UK |
| 3:05 PM Queue 5 | ||
| Savage Apparel Co Court (1) | MSU | PSU |
| District 5 Court (2) | OSU | UNL |
| Richmond Region Tourism (3) | GVSU | Akron |
| Court 4 | CSU | NSU |
| Court 5 | SVSU | UVA |
| Court 6 | CMU | GSU |
| 4:15 PM Queue 6 | ||
| Savage Apparel Co Court (1) | Miami | PSU |
| District 5 Court (2) | VCU | DePaul |
| Richmond Region Tourism (3) | Towson | UWP |
| Court 4 | JMU | UNG |
| Court 5 | MSU | UNL |
| Court 6 | BGSU | UMD |
| 5:45 PM | Capt Meeting Begins | |
| 6:45 PM | Capt Meeting Ends | |
| 7:00 PM | eBoard Meeting Begin | |
| 7:30 PM | eBoard Meeting Ends | |
| 7:45 PM | Leave Siegel Center | |
Live Saturday Updates on the Records Tab.
2018 Wes Hopkins Fastest Arm Contest, sponsored by District 5 and presented by the DePaul Dodgeball Society, may be a floating event during the first queues of Saturday. We may be gathering results from players before the start of their games, and during halftimes during Queues 1, 2 and 3. Any players that would like to be clocked in should find Zig.
| Nationals 2018: Sunday | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Doors Open | Siegel Center |
| 8:30 AM | Anthem | |
| 8:45 AM | Sedenary Play-In Round | |
| Savage Apparel Co Court (1) | Game P | 16v17 |
| District 5 Court (2) | Game T | 15v18 |
| Richmond Region Tourism (3) | Game R | 13v21 |
| Court 4 | Game V | 14v19 |
| Court 5 | Aleks Bomis Alumni/Staff Game | |
| Court 6 | ||
| 10:00 AM | Sedenary Play-In & Octonary Round | |
| Savage Apparel Co Court (1) | Game S | 12v21 |
| District 5 Court (2) | Game W | 11v22 |
| Richmond Region Tourism (3) | Game U | 10v23 |
| Court 4 | Game Q | 9v24 |
| Court 5 | Game H | 1vP |
| Court 6 | Game L | 2vT |
| 11:45 AM | Octonary Round | |
| Savage Apparel Co Court (1) | Game O | 6vW |
| District 5 Court (2) | Game N | 3vV |
| Richmond Region Tourism (3) | Game M | 7vU |
| Court 4 | Game K | 5vS |
| Court 5 | Game J | 4vR |
| Court 6 | Game I | 8vQ |
| 1:00 PM | Quaternary Finals | |
| Savage Apparel Co Court (1) | Game G | NvO |
| District 5 Court (2) | Game F | LvM |
| Richmond Region Tourism (3) | Game E | JvK |
| Court 6 | Game D | HvI |
| 2:45 PM | Binary Finals | |
| Savage Apparel Co Court (1) | Game C | FvG |
| District 5 Court (2) | Game B | DvE |
| 4:00 PM | The Ship | |
| Savage Apparel Co Court (1) | Game A | BvC |
| 5:15 PM | Trophy | |
| Savage Apparel Co Court (1) | ||
Live Sunday Bracket Updates on the Tournament Schedule tab.
BOTM: 2018 April
It is that time of the month again to look at the performances of players throughout the league and determine who is the Baller of the Month. The board looked at various criteria and a number of deserving players and the content team decided on University of Wisconsin- Platteville’s very own Will Martin. Continue reading “BOTM: 2018 April”
Rule Proposal – Team throw air collision
Rule Proposal submitted by Dylan Greer
Rule Proposal:
If two balls thrown from the SAME team collide in mid-air, both balls stay live until ruled dead.
Currently these balls would be considered dead. I feel like this rule is often forgotten and ignored as its near impossible to see from a ref’s perspective on team throws. Changing this rule hopefully makes reffing easier and clarifies the “Two for the Show” rule.
Policy Proposal – No Excuse Forfeit Rule
Policy Proposal submitted by Adam Pfeifer
This rule pertains to the current forfeit rule. In the event a team cancels less than 10 days before a tournament and no replacement can be found the team will be assessed a forfeit for each match they were scheduled to play unless the reason for the team backing out is justified. This will count as a loss for them and a win for the team they were set to play. Currently if the board votes the reason for a teams inability to travel to a tournament was justified, the team is not given a forfeit. If all teams in attendance play three matches they are also not granted a forfeit. Teams that back out are still able to recieve a forfeit if they back out last minute and the board votes they to give them the forfeit. They are assigned a forfeit loss over a ghost team with a rank of 40.0.
In the event a team backs out less than 10 days prior, and the board rules their reason is justified, and the team they were set to play only has two games, a forfeit will be awarded. The team in question that backed out will not be assigned a loss, but the team not playing three game will be awarded a win over a ghost team with rank of 40.0.
In addition to this rule I vote that the rule on forfeits is the rule. Travel time should not be a factor on if a team is assigned a forfeit or not. If a team was guaranteed to play three matches, and because of a team backing out results in them only playing two, the team should be awarded a forfeit.
Power Rankings: April 2018
Nationals 2018 is right around the corner! As we get prepped for College Dodgeball’s 2017-18 ‘season finale’, let’s take a look at the new Power Rankings for the month of April.
Below is the official Power Rankings list produced by NCDA Executive Board members Jacob Leski (Director of Recruitment and Retention), and Kevin Bailey (Chief of Content). For this Pre-Nationals Power Rankings list, we included Hunter Ford (Director of Nationals) to give his thoughts on the top 20 teams in the country. Please keep in mind: these power rankings have no impact on the actual NCDA Standings. Continue reading “Power Rankings: April 2018”