December 4, 2009. If you’re reading this post, that date — the start of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball tournament — probably is already marked on your calendar. For those of you who can’t wait for the games to begin, below is our AVCA Top Four Stat Joust — a comparison of selected statistics for Penn State, Texas, Hawaii, and Washington.

Please note Universal Disclaimer and Mea Culpa: this means nothing; the plus-size woman hasn’t even begun humming, let alone singing; we aren’t statisticians; we undoubtedly missed an obvious place where complete statistics for Hawaii can be found; we are not worthy!

The first set of statistics show NCAA rankings for each category as of 11-15-09. The second set of statistics show conference rankings as of 11-15-09.