This year the University of Miami Volleyball team is poised to win the ACC and make it to the NCAA Championship. They return a solid team with several young stars, headed by 2008 ACC coach of the year Nicole Lantagne Welch.
Most of the teams in the ACC are extremely talented making every match very important. Much like last year the conference Champion can come down to the last match of the season. Having a deep bench is also very important to overcome any injuries.
Below is my ACC Volleyball Final Standing Prediction for the 2009 season:
1) Duke
2) Miami
3) North Carolina
4) Florida State
5) Clemson
6) Virginia Tech
7) Virginia
8) Wake Forest
9) Maryland
10) Georgia Tech
11) Boston College
12) NC State
Supporting Data From last year's stats:
Georgia Tech lost the most from graduation. This does not include transfers.
They have to replace 46% of kills and over 60% of assists and dig. Close to 50% of blocks.
Duke lost 50% of solo blocks, 40 some percent of the block assists.
Clemson lost 50% of their kills and swings and 48% of their solo blocks.
UNC and BC lost over 50% of their assists.
Wake lost 40% of their kills.
Special Thanks to Phaedrus for the data provided above.
BIG Non-ACC Match - Locally, no match will be bigger than the September 10th match at the U.S. Century Arena where UM will visit a very talented FIU team headed by Coach Tomic.
Cinderella's: Wake Forest and Maryland have very tall and athletic teams. If they are able to play to their potential with any consistence - watch out!
Movin on Up: Coach Poole has Florida State on the rise and is a year or two from winning the conference.
Big Question: Will N.C. State climb out of the ACC basement this year?
Season Starts: Friday, August 28th, in Coral Gables with a match vs Florida Gulf Coast University headed by Dave Nichols and assisted by Danny Mahy.
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