The University of Texas Austin has secured its spot as one of the Quidditch blue bloods. They triumphed over World Cup Semifinalists Texas A&M and beat LSU on their home pitch. Oh, and their JV team came in fourth.
The Mardi Gras Cup was promising for Quidditch in the Gulf States. Many new teams including Rice, Texas State, and new FQC members Florida Atlantic also did well. Here is the order of placement.
University of Texas
Louisiana State University
Texas A&M University
Texas Deluminators (U Texas JV)
Rice University
Florida Atlantic University
Team Rocket
Texas State University
University High School
Loyola University New Orleans
Sam Houston State University
Hendrix College
University of Southern Mississippi
University of New Orleans
Thursday, February 23, 2012
I'm getting published in the Seer!
One of my articles about Florida that was written for this blog is going to be published in the Monthly Seer. It is due to come out in early March. I am so excited!!!!!
Rankings
From the original category Quidditch rankings, I will now release monthly trend rankings. They will be completely decided by me, unless you comment with a good argument. I will move teams in and out and up and down in the rankings monthly. The moves will be based off tournaments and a team is not eligible to move up if the team hasn't played any games. Tournaments including are the FQC games on 2/4, the Mardi Gras Cup, the Utah Snow Cup and the Ives Pond Classic. Here are the January/February Rankings.
1 Middlebury
2 LSU
3 Pittsburgh
4 Texas
5 Miami
6 Boston
7 Emerson
8 McGill
9 USF
10 Kansas
11 Michigan State
12 Texas A&M
13 Florida
14 Villanova
15 Cal Berkely
16 Michigan
17 USC
18 Penn State
19 Marquette
20 Arizona State
21 Minnesota
22 Ives Pond
23 Maryland
24 Carleton
25 Vassar
I would've liked to keep producing the Categorized Quidditch Rankings, but they were too time consuming. I hope you enjoy having a say in these new rankings.
1 Middlebury
2 LSU
3 Pittsburgh
4 Texas
5 Miami
6 Boston
7 Emerson
8 McGill
9 USF
10 Kansas
11 Michigan State
12 Texas A&M
13 Florida
14 Villanova
15 Cal Berkely
16 Michigan
17 USC
18 Penn State
19 Marquette
20 Arizona State
21 Minnesota
22 Ives Pond
23 Maryland
24 Carleton
25 Vassar
I would've liked to keep producing the Categorized Quidditch Rankings, but they were too time consuming. I hope you enjoy having a say in these new rankings.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Snow Tournaments
The Ives Pond Classic and the Utah Snow Cup, both in their 2nd years, were great tournaments to kick off 2012 with. Pittsburgh beat Ives Pond despite an Ives Pond snitch catch 90-50. The standings looked like this before the six team final bracket.
Pittsburgh 4-0
Ives Pond 3-1
Ottawa 3-1
Rochester 3-1
RIT 2-2
Carleton 2-2
Geneseo 1-3
Edinboro 1-3
WEQL 1-3
Syracuse 0-4
The 1 & 2 seeds cruised to the final after receiving byes in the first round. According to Alex Benepe, there was a "moderate amount of snow on the ground."
In the Utah Snow Cup, there was no snow on the ground but ther eras some awesome Quidditch. The host team, the Utah Crimson Fliers, won the tournament for the second year in a row. Utah lost to NAU (Northern Arizona did not attend the World Cup, but they beat Arizona St convincingly in October)in the final match though, but Utah won on Point Differential. Here is the final standings.
Utah Crimson Fliers (UT)
Northern Arizona University Narwhals (NAU)
Auxkas (AUX) – mercenary team comprising USC, SVS, etc.
FYSU – mercenary team comprising UCLA, LSU, Villanova, Kansas, SVS etc.
Denver Dementors (DEN)
Brigham Young University Cougars (BYU)
University of North Colorado (UNC)
Pittsburgh 4-0
Ives Pond 3-1
Ottawa 3-1
Rochester 3-1
RIT 2-2
Carleton 2-2
Geneseo 1-3
Edinboro 1-3
WEQL 1-3
Syracuse 0-4
The 1 & 2 seeds cruised to the final after receiving byes in the first round. According to Alex Benepe, there was a "moderate amount of snow on the ground."
In the Utah Snow Cup, there was no snow on the ground but ther eras some awesome Quidditch. The host team, the Utah Crimson Fliers, won the tournament for the second year in a row. Utah lost to NAU (Northern Arizona did not attend the World Cup, but they beat Arizona St convincingly in October)in the final match though, but Utah won on Point Differential. Here is the final standings.
Utah Crimson Fliers (UT)
Northern Arizona University Narwhals (NAU)
Auxkas (AUX) – mercenary team comprising USC, SVS, etc.
FYSU – mercenary team comprising UCLA, LSU, Villanova, Kansas, SVS etc.
Denver Dementors (DEN)
Brigham Young University Cougars (BYU)
University of North Colorado (UNC)
World Cup Six Bids
Six bids for World Cup Six that could happen
1. Chicago. Largest city in Midwest Region and the Midwest is hungry for a world cup.
2. Boston. Many experienced teams in Boston. But, if the World Cup is in the Northeast, then it will probably be in NY.
3. Dallas. Texas could be interesting option for a World Cup because the teams in Texas are really good. And minus a long flight to NY, the Texas teams could be dynamite.
4. St Louis. Again the Midwest is hungry for the World Cup and St Louis is a beautiful city on the Mississippi River. Also, St Louis is centrally located within the United States.
5. Los Angeles. The west also wants a the World Cup to come to the Pacific, but I believe that the teams in the West aren't good enough to draw a large hometown crowd. That being said, LA is beautiful and the World Cup would get a lot of TV coverage.
6. New York is by far the best option. Imagine a World Cup in Central Park. NY has the best public transportation, the most media coverage, and NY already has a dedicated fanbase. It might not be Centrally located, but the most IQA teams are in the Northest. Also, if it wasn't in NY, I wouldn't have the chance to report on the World Cup
1. Chicago. Largest city in Midwest Region and the Midwest is hungry for a world cup.
2. Boston. Many experienced teams in Boston. But, if the World Cup is in the Northeast, then it will probably be in NY.
3. Dallas. Texas could be interesting option for a World Cup because the teams in Texas are really good. And minus a long flight to NY, the Texas teams could be dynamite.
4. St Louis. Again the Midwest is hungry for the World Cup and St Louis is a beautiful city on the Mississippi River. Also, St Louis is centrally located within the United States.
5. Los Angeles. The west also wants a the World Cup to come to the Pacific, but I believe that the teams in the West aren't good enough to draw a large hometown crowd. That being said, LA is beautiful and the World Cup would get a lot of TV coverage.
6. New York is by far the best option. Imagine a World Cup in Central Park. NY has the best public transportation, the most media coverage, and NY already has a dedicated fanbase. It might not be Centrally located, but the most IQA teams are in the Northest. Also, if it wasn't in NY, I wouldn't have the chance to report on the World Cup
Monday, December 19, 2011
Benepe announces Spring Cup in State of the League
The IQA will go through 1 year and 1/3 to choose the destination, prepare and qualify teams for the 2013 Quidditch World Cup in April.
Here are some dates.
January: WC six bids submitted
April: WC site chosen
August: a Quidditch expo match will take place at the London Olympics
September: first full season begins
Regionals all year
April 2013: World Cup Six!!
Conferences were not mentioned in the State of the League, but I believe they are a vital part in improving Quidditch.
Stats such as placing for all three divisions at WC5 were announced. 11,000 paid spectators was the estimate for the weekend by island security. Ambulances were only needed once every 17 games, a stat very impressive for a major contact sport.
Hardships at WC5 like the delay in Day 2 and lack of food and referees were explained.
Everybody reading the article must have felt a tinge of excitement, or perhaps they felt if they were put under the Imperious Curse. All Quidditch fans were truly excited by the commitment of the IQA to making Quidditch the best sport it can be.
Here are some dates.
January: WC six bids submitted
April: WC site chosen
August: a Quidditch expo match will take place at the London Olympics
September: first full season begins
Regionals all year
April 2013: World Cup Six!!
Conferences were not mentioned in the State of the League, but I believe they are a vital part in improving Quidditch.
Stats such as placing for all three divisions at WC5 were announced. 11,000 paid spectators was the estimate for the weekend by island security. Ambulances were only needed once every 17 games, a stat very impressive for a major contact sport.
Hardships at WC5 like the delay in Day 2 and lack of food and referees were explained.
Everybody reading the article must have felt a tinge of excitement, or perhaps they felt if they were put under the Imperious Curse. All Quidditch fans were truly excited by the commitment of the IQA to making Quidditch the best sport it can be.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Quidditch Conferences
Quidditch Conferences have been a hot topic on the IQA Forum since the end of the WC and I though I'd give my ideas. The Florida Quidditch Conference has paved the way for a regular season and therefore, a huge development for the sport. I based my conferences on many factors including geography, size of school, Quidditch history and rankings. Also, some conferences are just all the teams that attended a specific tournament.
Please give me your thoughts.
Southeast
FQC
Florida
Miami
Ringling
South Florida
Southwest Quidditch Conference
Texas A&M
Silver Phoenixes
LSU
Sam Houston State
Texas Christian
Texas Tech
Texas
Midwest
Great Plains
Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Marquette
Illinois State
Loyola
B1G
Pittsburgh
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Michigan
Michigan St
Tri-Valley Conference
Eastern Michigan
Miami
Ball State
Grand Valley State
Jetpack Ninja Dinosaurs
Bowling Green State
Northeast
Middlebury Classic Conference
Middlebury
UMASS
Green Mountain
Emerson
Vermont
Boston
Tufts
Vassar
Yale
Harvard
Upstate NY
Rochester
Ives Pond
SUNY Geneseo
SUNY Cortland
SUNY Fredonia
Syracuse
Ithaca
RIT
Big East
New York Division
NYU
NY Badassilisks
Hofstra
Stony Brook
Toms River Hydras
Philadelphia Division
Villanova
Chestnut Hill
Delaware Valley Dragons
Franklin and Marshall
Lafayette
Baltimore Division
Johns Hopkins
Maryland
Virginia Tech
Richmond
VCU
Duke
International
Canadian Quidditch League
East
McGill
Queen's
Carleton
McMaster
Ottawa
Toronto
Ryerson
Guelph
St Lawrence
Possible Guest Members
Victoria
UBC
West
Great West
Rockies Division
Arizona State
NAU
Denver Dementors
BYU
Northern Colorado
Utah
Pacific Division
UCLA
USC
Cal Berkely
San Diego State
Silicon Valley Skrewts
San Jose State
Occidental
Moorpark
Please give me your thoughts.
Southeast
FQC
Florida
Miami
Ringling
South Florida
Southwest Quidditch Conference
Texas A&M
Silver Phoenixes
LSU
Sam Houston State
Texas Christian
Texas Tech
Texas
Midwest
Great Plains
Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Marquette
Illinois State
Loyola
B1G
Pittsburgh
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Michigan
Michigan St
Tri-Valley Conference
Eastern Michigan
Miami
Ball State
Grand Valley State
Jetpack Ninja Dinosaurs
Bowling Green State
Northeast
Middlebury Classic Conference
Middlebury
UMASS
Green Mountain
Emerson
Vermont
Boston
Tufts
Vassar
Yale
Harvard
Upstate NY
Rochester
Ives Pond
SUNY Geneseo
SUNY Cortland
SUNY Fredonia
Syracuse
Ithaca
RIT
Big East
New York Division
NYU
NY Badassilisks
Hofstra
Stony Brook
Toms River Hydras
Philadelphia Division
Villanova
Chestnut Hill
Delaware Valley Dragons
Franklin and Marshall
Lafayette
Baltimore Division
Johns Hopkins
Maryland
Virginia Tech
Richmond
VCU
Duke
International
Canadian Quidditch League
East
McGill
Queen's
Carleton
McMaster
Ottawa
Toronto
Ryerson
Guelph
St Lawrence
Possible Guest Members
Victoria
UBC
West
Great West
Rockies Division
Arizona State
NAU
Denver Dementors
BYU
Northern Colorado
Utah
Pacific Division
UCLA
USC
Cal Berkely
San Diego State
Silicon Valley Skrewts
San Jose State
Occidental
Moorpark
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