SummitVBFan/Jeremy Cleveland

Big Signing Day for the Summit yesterday, highlighted by four national Top 200 recruits joining the league next year!

I’ve updated each program’s roster grid for a clearer look at roster flexibility heading into “5 for 5” decisions and the winter transfer portal. Several young Summit teams could return a large share of their scoring production, putting the league in a strong position to be even better next season.

With last night’s win over NDSU, BumpSet now gives South Dakota an 83% chance of earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament if the Coyotes don’t secure the automatic bid in Brookings.

Only 32 teams receive official seeds, but most current bracket projections place USD in the equivalent of a No. 9 or No. 10 seed range.

Bracket Update:

Locked in:
#1 South Dakota (plays at 3p on 11/23)
#2 South Dakota State (plays at 6p on 11/23)
#3 St. Thomas (plays at 6p on 11/22)

Note from the Summit: As host, SDSU reserves the right to play in the later time slots which they have chosen to do. With them earning the 2 seed, the bracket will essentially flip on Sunday & Monday.

Omaha and Kansas City are tied at 6-7 and split their season series. Omaha currently holds the tiebreaker thanks to its win over SDSU.

Omaha would face NDSU in the #4 vs. #5 matchup unless either scenario occurs:

• Omaha loses to Oral Roberts AND Kansas City beats St. Thomas.

OR

• Omaha beats Oral Roberts, Kansas City beats St. Thomas, AND NDSU loses to South Dakota State.

That second scenario would create a three-way tie at 7-7. With all three teams having split against one another, the next comparison would be their records against the highest-seeded common opponents. Omaha would earn the #4 seed thanks to its win over SDSU.

Kansas City and NDSU would have identical results against every other league opponent. Based on my research, their seeding would then come down to head-to-head set winning percentage.

Get ready for some volleyball!

Schedule update from the Summit League: South Dakota will play at 3 p.m. on November 23, followed by South Dakota State at 6 p.m. Bracket also flips on Sunday moving St. Thomas to 6p.

A roller coaster of a match ends with Kansas City winning in five at Omaha! The Roos pull even with the Mavericks at 6-7 in the Summit League standings. Emry Brown and Ryanne Wattree led Kansas City with 13 kills apiece, while Faith Venable powered Omaha with 26. What a battle!