No, you don't have to have those sports, but if you do, those sports
have to count in the ranking. Most every school that has football pretty much had to have volleyball (since it used to be a headcount sport) to help offset the scholarship disparity. Not all schools have baseball and not all have women's soccer. But if a school has those, they have to count. Hope that makes sense.
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vball= brianna holladay tooo gator nation!
-- aenggeorge
Dec 17, 2025 at 07:20 PM ET
aenggeorge
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12/17/25 07:20 PM ET
Can’t blame her…VT VBall is a dumpster fire**
-- HOaKIE
Dec 17, 2025 at 08:15 PM ET
HOaKIE
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12/17/25 08:15 PM ET
VT needs to close the program and move the scholarships to another...
-- EDGEMAN
Dec 18, 2025 at 06:20 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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12/18/25 06:20 AM ET
Doesn't volleyball get weighted more heavily than other women's sports
-- UpperQuad
Dec 18, 2025 at 08:29 PM ET
UpperQuad
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12/18/25 08:29 PM ET
You are semi-correct :-). Volleyball doesn't count anymore per se BUT
-- VTScoop
Dec 19, 2025 at 03:36 PM ET
VTScoop
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12/19/25 03:36 PM ET
So a school can have 19 good teams and 10 lousy ones
-- UpperQuad
Dec 20, 2025 at 06:42 PM ET
UpperQuad
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12/20/25 06:42 PM ET
To be counted, each of those 5 programs must be in place?**
-- VT Dogster
Dec 19, 2025 at 04:44 PM ET
VT Dogster
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12/19/25 04:44 PM ET
No, you don't have to have those sports, but if you do, those sports
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-- VTScoop
Dec 19, 2025 at 05:24 PM ET
VTScoop
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12/19/25 05:24 PM ET
Or maybe get rid of M & W golf; put that money into volleyball.**
-- hokie77
Dec 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM ET
hokie77
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12/18/25 10:22 AM ET
M&W golf have been FAR more competitive than volleyball has been **
-- hokiepro
Dec 23, 2025 at 02:01 PM ET
hokiepro
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12/23/25 02:01 PM ET
Probably so. Personal choice, since I'm not a golfer; would rather grow vb.**
-- hokie77
Dec 23, 2025 at 07:19 PM ET
hokie77
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12/23/25 07:19 PM ET
Golf probably has more donor capacity than volleyball
-- UpperQuad
Dec 18, 2025 at 08:31 PM ET
UpperQuad
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12/18/25 08:31 PM ET