[KyVolleyballFan]

Can't believe Southwestern isn't in the top 25! Finished as one of the last 8 teams in the state last season and only lost a middle...

"Finished as one of the last 8 teams in the state last season" is a true statement, but let's be honest about that.....

They did finish in the last 8 in the tourney, but even though they had a decent team, they were far from the 8th team in the state. They finished 8th by virtue of a state tournament that allows participation based on location, not strength of your team. The KVCA preseason poll is based on the how the team did last year against its competiton, and how strong those teams were themselves. You don't get points for having a good record against weak competition.

Just take a look at what happened to Southwestern on the few occasions when they did come up against teams from the Lou-Lex-NKY areas--they lost. They got beat by Oldham County, North Oldham, Simon Kenton, Dunbar, and Henry Clay. The closest game was with North Oldham who ended up with about a 50% winning percentage.

I somewhat agree with the idea of breaking volleyball into classes, but what does that really gain you? The classes would be based on school size--Southwestern would still have to face opponents that would beat them handily. There already is a Class A tournament--and who wins it? Louisville and NKY teams. Caldwell County is one of the few who has had success in playing these teams. And, if you did win a future Class A or Class 2A title, what did you really win? A watered down trophy is what you won.