Pools and Playing Schedule

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

Men's Volleyball Tournament November 6, 2004

POOLS AND PLAYING SCHEDULE

***Please note your Pool Location - Park either at the REC Center or across the street at Evans Field House EFH.

Pool and Schedule revised 10:00pm Nov 4

C & D are CROSS PLAY POOLS

Pool A Court 7 REC Pool B Court 8 REC Pool C Court 9 & 10 EFH Pool D

1. Marquette 1. NIU Alumni 1. Ball State A. Missouri A

2. Western Illinois 2. UW-Milwaukee 2. Northern Illinois A B. Illinois-Chicago A

3. Iowa A 3. Iowa State 3. Illinois B C. Bradley

4. Northern Illinois B 4. College of Dupage 4. Iowa B D. Earlham

5. Missouri B 5. Illinois-Chicago B

All matches are best of three 25pt 25pt 15pt USAV Rules. Twelve subs. Six minute warmups 2&4.

8:00am Doors Open 8:15am Captain's Meeting (at REC and EFH)

Schedule for Pools A & B at Rec Center

8:30am 3 v 5 (4)

9:30am 2 v 4 (5)

10:30am 1 v 5 (2)

11:30am 2 v 3 (1)

12:30pm 1 v 4 (3)

1:30pm 2 v 5 (4)

2:30pm 1 v 3 (2)

3:30pm 4 v 5 (3)

4:30pm 1 v 2 (5)

*5:30pm 3 v 4 (1)

*Loser of 5:30 match Refs next round

Top two teams from each pool advance to single elimination bracket

Schedule for Pools C & D at Field House

Four team pool cross over. Each team plays 4 crossover matches.

Court 9 Court 10

8:30am 3 v C (A) 4 v D (B)

9:30am 1 v A (C) 2 v B (D)

10:30am 3 v D (1) 4 v C (2)

11:30am 1 v B (3) 2 v A (4)

12:30pm 4 v B (D) 3 v A (C)

1:30pm 2 v D (4) 1 v C (3)

2:30pm 4 v A (2) 3 v B (1)

3:30pm 2 v C (B) 1 v D (A)

*Losers of 3:30 matches Ref next round - quarterfinals

Top FOUR teams from combined Pools C & D advance to single elimination bracket

All QUARTER FINAL Matches at 6:30pm

(match 37) 1st Pool A vs 2nd Pool B Court 7 REC

(match 38) 1st Pool B vs 2nd Pool A Court 8 REC

(match 39*) 1st Pool C/D vs 4th Pool C/D Court 9 EFH

(match 40*) 2nd Pool C/D vs 3rd Pool C/D Court 10 EFH

*Note Match 39 & 40: If there is a logical, obvious way to avoid re-matches

of pool play we might play 1st vs 3rd and 2nd vs 4th, but we won't force it.

Loser quarterfinals REF (share) next

Close Field House. All move to Rec.

Both SEMI FINAL Matches at 7:30pm

Winner match 37 vs Winner match 40 (prev. losers ref) Court 7 REC

Winner match 38 vs Winner match 39 (prev. losers ref) Court 8 REC

Loser Semifinals REF (share) next

CHAMPIONSHIP Match 8:30pm

Semi-final winners Court 8 REC (previous losers share Ref)

since Nov 1, 04