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2023-2024 HuskerGeek Ratings Leaders

Sport School Rating
ViPR D1 Volleyball Wisconsin 1,724.7831
Football ohio st 10.8908
Ice Hockey michigan 5.0000
Men's Soccer marshall 10.0965
Women's Soccer penn st 9.9817
Women's Volleyball wisconsin 12.7753
Field Hockey northwestern 9.9036

NSIC - Conference Overview

Conference Division: Division 2
Rnk. Team Résumé Recent ViPR Adj SP% Adj SO% Adj. Hit Mar.
1st Wayne St. (NE) 1,716.9793 1,720.8275 1,718.9023 60.95 65.24 0.273
2nd Concordia-St. Paul 1,671.3729 1,668.3201 1,669.8458 59.58 58.96 0.244
3rd Southwest Minn. St. 1,646.3851 1,647.4947 1,646.9398 60.53 56.57 0.190
4th St. Cloud St. 1,622.8860 1,622.6074 1,622.7467 57.44 55.62 0.175
5th Northern St. 1,585.4430 1,587.6271 1,586.5346 57.42 51.96 0.124
6th Minn. Duluth 1,580.3570 1,584.1880 1,582.2714 53.90 57.71 0.143
7th Sioux Falls 1,575.8589 1,574.9172 1,575.3880 57.77 52.91 0.147
8th Winona St. 1,555.0374 1,555.6686 1,555.3530 56.63 52.02 0.114
9th Augustana (SD) 1,524.0773 1,519.7823 1,521.9283 54.39 51.97 0.060
10th Bemidji St. 1,503.8030 1,504.2074 1,504.0052 52.02 49.63 0.047
11th Minnesota St. 1,489.6612 1,493.6383 1,491.6484 53.11 52.40 0.073
12th MSU Moorhead 1,441.6644 1,438.5621 1,440.1124 52.29 48.75 0.004
13th Mary 1,397.0004 1,394.4011 1,395.7001 50.99 46.60 -0.031
14th Minn.-Crookston 1,355.6948 1,351.4201 1,353.5558 51.45 40.94 -0.086
15th Minot St. 1,323.0669 1,319.8140 1,321.4394 47.25 42.30 -0.107

ViPR Adjusted Offenses and Defenses are adjusted to expected values against an average team in the same division.

ViPR Division Adjusted Offenses

Rnk. Team Hit% Kill% HE% AST% O_DIG% O_BLK% ACE%
1st Wayne St. (NE) 0.3718 43.78 6.61 39.60 46.05 1.80 8.24
2nd Concordia-St. Paul 0.3536 47.66 12.30 43.83 36.50 3.01 9.49
3rd St. Cloud St. 0.2820 43.66 15.45 39.73 39.79 5.33 9.34
4th Southwest Minn. St. 0.2806 40.53 12.48 37.47 42.29 5.98 9.91
5th Minn. Duluth 0.2727 41.36 14.09 38.52 41.71 3.96 6.87
6th Sioux Falls 0.2679 40.14 13.35 37.58 43.55 5.61 7.57
7th Winona St. 0.2477 35.88 11.11 32.71 45.43 3.30 7.04
8th Bemidji St. 0.2415 39.71 15.56 36.28 43.95 4.48 10.76
9th Northern St. 0.2311 36.76 13.66 34.37 48.65 5.26 8.30
10th Minnesota St. 0.2309 36.52 13.43 33.99 47.66 4.26 7.99
11th Augustana (SD) 0.2058 37.27 16.69 34.88 45.58 5.39 9.28
12th MSU Moorhead 0.2005 34.39 14.34 30.88 50.42 4.32 6.97
13th Mary 0.1743 31.44 14.00 29.07 54.47 4.75 8.41
14th Minn.-Crookston 0.1244 28.02 15.59 26.15 53.98 5.06 6.67
15th Minot St. 0.1120 28.35 17.15 26.05 53.38 5.06 7.53

ViPR Division Adjusted Defenses

Rnk. Team O_Hit% O_Kill% O_HE% O_AST% DIG% BLK% O_ACE%
1st Southwest Minn. St. 0.0906 26.29 17.23 24.00 58.82 5.65 3.53
2nd Wayne St. (NE) 0.0992 28.42 18.49 27.69 56.24 7.47 4.73
3rd Northern St. 0.1067 27.51 16.83 25.20 59.06 6.61 5.89
4th St. Cloud St. 0.1070 27.67 16.97 25.88 58.82 5.53 5.06
5th Concordia-St. Paul 0.1100 28.33 17.33 26.48 54.47 6.84 5.05
6th Sioux Falls 0.1206 29.54 17.48 27.07 51.96 7.15 7.69
7th Minn. Duluth 0.1292 28.99 16.06 27.44 53.21 5.80 5.48
8th Winona St. 0.1334 28.35 15.01 26.26 52.19 5.36 5.56
9th Augustana (SD) 0.1462 29.99 15.37 28.06 53.59 5.29 4.79
10th Minnesota St. 0.1579 33.49 17.71 30.18 49.38 6.68 6.15
11th Bemidji St. 0.1940 34.37 14.96 30.73 52.41 5.07 8.85
12th MSU Moorhead 0.1965 36.27 16.62 33.21 46.78 5.26 5.31
13th Mary 0.2057 35.18 14.61 32.18 48.67 5.50 6.80
14th Minn.-Crookston 0.2100 34.79 13.79 31.92 49.02 3.67 7.42
15th Minot St. 0.2187 35.96 14.08 32.32 47.33 3.38 9.72

Conference Strength

Description Average Remove First and Last Remove Top and Bottom 2 Remove Top and Bottom 3 Composite
Scores 1,532.4247 1,534.3100 1,538.4207 1,542.2209 1,536.8441
Difference 1.8852 5.9960 9.7961 5.8924

Point Totals

Offense Defense
Team Sets S SP SA SE SP% S/SA S/SE OS SPA SAA SEA SO% OS/SAA OS/SEA
Wayne St. (NE) 52 1,221 661 77 68 54.14 15.9 18.0 1,014 417 54 95 58.88 18.8 10.7
Southwest Minn. St. 46 1,092 616 93 81 56.41 11.7 13.5 886 414 30 50 53.27 29.5 17.7
St. Cloud St. 52 1,227 674 99 100 54.93 12.4 12.3 1,009 479 55 86 52.53 18.3 11.7
Concordia-St. Paul 58 1,374 738 103 146 53.71 13.3 9.4 1,150 532 63 80 53.74 18.3 14.4
Northern St. 56 1,153 661 89 79 57.33 13.0 14.6 983 493 69 91 49.85 14.2 10.8
Minn. Duluth 53 1,058 540 84 113 51.04 12.6 9.4 920 415 63 92 54.89 14.6 10.0
Winona St. 59 1,297 695 75 111 53.59 17.3 11.7 1,228 633 77 108 48.45 15.9 11.4
Minnesota St. 51 1,110 575 82 106 51.80 13.5 10.5 1,082 541 74 94 50.00 14.6 11.5
Sioux Falls 50 1,106 584 64 64 52.80 17.3 17.3 1,097 563 92 73 48.68 11.9 15.0
Augustana (SD) 54 1,139 572 84 104 50.22 13.6 11.0 1,178 609 65 84 48.30 18.1 14.0
MSU Moorhead 52 1,056 534 63 83 50.57 16.8 12.7 1,169 624 78 96 46.62 15.0 12.2
Bemidji St. 54 1,155 577 111 140 49.96 10.4 8.3 1,176 622 108 127 47.11 10.9 9.3
Mary 56 1,125 569 85 93 50.58 13.2 12.1 1,249 695 94 85 44.36 13.3 14.7
Minn.-Crookston 47 885 458 55 83 51.75 16.1 10.7 1,086 658 80 84 39.41 13.6 12.9
Minot St. 54 1,015 480 69 97 47.29 14.7 10.5 1,270 751 127 119 40.87 10.0 10.7
Conference Average 53 1,134 596 82 98 52.41 14.1 12.1 1,100 563 75 91 49.13 15.8 12.5
  • Sets - Team Sets Played
  • S - Serves
  • SP - Service Points
  • SA - Service Aces
  • SE - Service Errors
  • SP% - Service Point Percentage
  • S/SA - Serves Per Service Ace
  • S/SE - Serves Per Service Error
  • OS - Opponent Serves
  • SPA - Service Points Allowed
  • SAA - Service Aces Allowed
  • SEA - Service Errors Against
  • SO% - Team Sideout Percentage
  • OS/SAA - Serves Per Ace Allowed
  • OS/SEA - Serves Per Error Against

The Best Games in the NSIC

Game Link EPIC Game Date Location Teams Sets Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
GAME

79.41

 2023-09-23
Southwest Minn. St.
Wayne St. (NE)
2
3
20
25
25
22
25
23
16
25
4
15
GAME

77.87

 2023-10-03
Wayne St. (NE)
Winona St.
3
1
25
19
26
24
21
25
25
18
GAME

77.49

 2023-09-09 Denver, CO
Concordia-St. Paul
Wayne St. (NE)
3
2
25
19
25
16
23
25
21
25
15
7
GAME

77.33

 2023-09-22
Minn. Duluth
Northern St.
2
3
26
24
25
19
25
27
24
26
14
16
GAME

77.03

 2023-09-15
Wayne St. (NE)
Concordia-St. Paul
3
0
25
19
28
26
25
21
GAME

76.41

 2023-10-03
Southwest Minn. St.
Augustana (SD)
3
1
29
27
20
25
25
16
26
24
GAME

75.61

 2023-09-29
St. Cloud St.
Wayne St. (NE)
0
3
23
25
23
25
21
25
GAME

74.27

 2023-10-03
Concordia-St. Paul
Sioux Falls
3
1
25
22
25
27
25
18
25
14
GAME

73.95

 2023-09-30
Northern St.
Concordia-St. Paul
1
3
24
26
15
25
25
23
14
25
GAME

72.64

 2023-09-29
Minn. Duluth
Augustana (SD)
2
3
24
26
23
25
25
21
25
16
12
15

HuskerGeek NSIC All-Conference

1st Team

Name Team Role
Taya Beller Wayne St. (NE) A
Maggie Brahmer Wayne St. (NE) A
Kelsie Cada Wayne St. (NE) A
Kenzie Foley St. Cloud St. A
Jasmine Mulvihill Concordia-St. Paul A
Emma Schmidt Concordia-St. Paul D
Alisa Bengen Southwest Minn. St. S
Rachel Walker Wayne St. (NE) S

2nd Team

Name Team Role
Karli Arkell Southwest Minn. St. A
Makenna Berger Concordia-St. Paul A
Leah Jones Southwest Minn. St. A
Sadie Voss Sioux Falls A
Sam Zimmerman St. Cloud St. A
Jordan McCormick Wayne St. (NE) D
Emma Berran St. Cloud St. S
Teagan Starkey Concordia-St. Paul S

Player of the Year

Rank Name Team
1 Kelsie Cada Wayne St. (NE)
2 Rachel Walker Wayne St. (NE)
3 Alisa Bengen Southwest Minn. St.
4 Maggie Brahmer Wayne St. (NE)
5 Taya Beller Wayne St. (NE)

Attacker of the Year

Rank Name Team
1 Kelsie Cada Wayne St. (NE)
2 Maggie Brahmer Wayne St. (NE)
3 Taya Beller Wayne St. (NE)
4 Kenzie Foley St. Cloud St.
5 Jasmine Mulvihill Concordia-St. Paul

Setter of the Year

Rank Name Team
1 Rachel Walker Wayne St. (NE)
2 Alisa Bengen Southwest Minn. St.
3 Teagan Starkey Concordia-St. Paul
4 Emma Berran St. Cloud St.
5 Keri Walker Northern St.

Defensive Player of the Year

Rank Name Team
1 Emma Schmidt Concordia-St. Paul
2 Jordan McCormick Wayne St. (NE)
3 Kenzie Tolk Southwest Minn. St.
4 Erika Bute Augustana (SD)
5 Abby Meister Northern St.

WPA

Rk. Name Team WPA
1 Teagan Starkey Concordia-St. Paul 13.3920
2 Alisa Bengen Southwest Minn. St. 12.4103
3 Kenzie Foley St. Cloud St. 12.2227
4 Kelsie Cada Wayne St. (NE) 12.2089
5 Rachel Walker Wayne St. (NE) 12.1026
6 Jaci Winchell Winona St. 11.4685
7 Sadie Voss Sioux Falls 10.9218
8 Ally Gruber Mary 10.3301
9 Erika Bute Augustana (SD) 10.2350
10 Emma Berran St. Cloud St. 10.2126

Offensive WPA

Rk. Name Team OWPA
1 Teagan Starkey Concordia-St. Paul 9.9847
2 Maggie Brahmer Wayne St. (NE) 8.5201
3 Alisa Bengen Southwest Minn. St. 8.0433
4 Kenzie Foley St. Cloud St. 7.6644
5 Rachel Walker Wayne St. (NE) 7.4603
6 Emma Berran St. Cloud St. 7.4242
7 Kelsie Cada Wayne St. (NE) 7.2098
8 Taya Beller Wayne St. (NE) 7.0953
9 Jaci Winchell Winona St. 6.7212
10 Lucy Bartee Augustana (SD) 6.4273

Defensive WPA

Rk. Name Team DWPA
1 Erika Bute Augustana (SD) 9.4299
2 Lauren Justesen Bemidji St. 8.4339
3 Rylee Vaughn Winona St. 8.2910
4 Abby Meister Northern St. 7.9914
5 Emma Schmidt Concordia-St. Paul 7.4425
6 Kenzie Tolk Southwest Minn. St. 7.3778
7 Kaylyn Madison Minn. Duluth 7.1781
8 Kailee Waasdorp Minn.-Crookston 7.1498
9 Kaia Sueker Mary 7.0937
10 Ellie Kline Minnesota St. 6.7456

WPA Per Set

Rk. Name Team WPA/S
1 Alisa Bengen Southwest Minn. St. 0.2698
2 Kelsie Cada Wayne St. (NE) 0.2492
3 Rachel Walker Wayne St. (NE) 0.2470
4 Kenzie Foley St. Cloud St. 0.2351
5 Teagan Starkey Concordia-St. Paul 0.2309
6 Sadie Voss Sioux Falls 0.2184
7 Keri Walker Northern St. 0.2097
8 Madison Gordon Minn. Duluth 0.2048
9 Maggie Brahmer Wayne St. (NE) 0.2023
10 Emma Berran St. Cloud St. 0.1964

Offensive WPA Per Set

Rk. Name Team OWPA/S
1 Alisa Bengen Southwest Minn. St. 0.1749
2 Maggie Brahmer Wayne St. (NE) 0.1739
3 Teagan Starkey Concordia-St. Paul 0.1722
4 Rachel Walker Wayne St. (NE) 0.1523
5 Kenzie Foley St. Cloud St. 0.1474
6 Kelsie Cada Wayne St. (NE) 0.1471
7 Taya Beller Wayne St. (NE) 0.1448
8 Emma Berran St. Cloud St. 0.1428
9 Madison Gordon Minn. Duluth 0.1334
10 Sadie Voss Sioux Falls 0.1231

Defensive WPA Per Set

Rk. Name Team DWPA/S
1 Erika Bute Augustana (SD) 0.1746
2 Abby Meister Northern St. 0.1700
3 Kenzie Tolk Southwest Minn. St. 0.1604
4 Lauren Justesen Bemidji St. 0.1562
5 Kaylyn Madison Minn. Duluth 0.1560
6 Kailee Waasdorp Minn.-Crookston 0.1521
7 Kaia Sueker Mary 0.1509
8 Rylee Vaughn Winona St. 0.1429
9 Ellie Kline Minnesota St. 0.1323
10 Jordan McCormick Wayne St. (NE) 0.1323

Explanations

Conference Strength – The Conference Strength table has two parts.  The first row is a list of averages of the scores for a selection of teams in the conference ranging from all of them under the heading “Average” to an average of teams in the conference if we remove the top and bottom three teams.  This is designed to check if a conference is propped up by its elite teams of held down by its weakest teams.  The Composite score on the far right is an average of those scores.  It is a weighted score where the middle teams have a higher value than the edge teams.  The second row containing difference is simply a measure of how different removing the edge teams makes the conference from its initial average.  If the numbers are positive, then removing the edge teams increases the conferences rating.  If a value grows from the value before it, then the team removed at the bottom of the ratings was rated farther outside of the mean than the team removed at the top of the ratings.  It was weighing the average down so to speak.  The Composite difference at the far right is simply an average of the differences.

The Best Conference Games – A short list of the best games played between two members of the conference which is calculated using the EPIC score of each game.  EPIC score is essentially very simple amounting to adding the teams combined ViPR Rating and the total Win Probability Added scored by each team.

All-Conference Teams – All-conference teams are calculated using Win Probability Added per Set Played and the quality of the team that the player plays on. Team quality is included because better teams tend to have better players and more of them.  This often means that players on better teams have fewer opportunities than standouts on lesser teams.

Awards Lists – Each awards list uses the same formula that is used to calculate All-Conference Teams, and decides based on the focus of the list.  Player of the Year has no limitation on how the player score is added up. While Attacker of the Year must have a higher attack score than any other metric.  Similarly Setter and Defensive Player must acquire most of their score through those metrics.

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