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May 29, 2013May 29, 2013

Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year: First-round voting

Off the Blocked selected and seeded the 65 players in a bracket, and now it is up to the fans to determine who should win the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year.

The Fan Choice Player of the Year recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the season and gives volleyball fans from around the world the chance decide the winner through online voting.  
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May 28, 2013

Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year: Play-in Match

Off the Blocked selected and seeded the 65 players in a bracket, and now it is up to the fans to determine who should win the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year.

The Fan Choice Player of the Year recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the season and gives volleyball fans from around the world the chance decide the winner through online voting.
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May 22, 2013May 22, 2013

Harvard hires former Ball State player as new assistant coach

A former Ball State men’s volleyball outside attacker will be coaching in the EIVA for the upcoming season.

The Harvard athletics department announced Wednesday that it hired Jeff Aucoin has an assistant coach for the Crimson women’s and men’s volleyball teams for the 2013-14 school year.
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April 19, 2013April 19, 2013

Men’s volleyball bracketology

The postseason is here, but nothing is decided for the four-team NCAA Tournament field as Selection Sunday is less than two weeks away.

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April 12, 2013July 11, 2013

Video: Ball State upsets No. 6 Lewis to extend winning streak

Ball State extended its winning streak to a historic milestone and clinched a home match for the conference tournament as it defeated No. 6 Lewis 25-18, 24-26, 25-18, 25-15 on Thursday in Muncie.

With this victory, Ball State is now on an 11-match winning streak — tying the program’s longest winning streak in more than 20 years. In addition, the Cardinals have clinched the No. 4 seed for the MIVA Tournament and still controls their own fate for the No. 3 seed.

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April 5, 2013April 5, 2013

Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

There aren’t as many Friday night matches as usual, but two conference championships can be decided tonight in college men’s volleyball.

No. 1 BYU eyes getting its first MPSF regular season title in nine years if it can defeat No. 7 UC Santa Barbara. In addition, Penn State plays a non-conference match but can clinch its 15th consecutive EIVA regular season title depending on the outcome of the Princeton-Harvard match tonight.

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January 31, 2013January 31, 2013

NCAA men’s volleyball national statistical leaders through January

One month of the college men’s volleyball season is all but finished, and Off the Block is providing the first look at the national leaders for several statistical categories.

The NCAA will not release the season’s first official Division I-II national statistical leaders report until later in February. However, a study conducted by Off the Block of stats collected by conferences and athletics departments provides an early sneak-peak of the national leaders at the end of January.

Check out what players are in the nation’s top 10 for several statistical categories.
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April 21, 2012June 13, 2012

Conference tournament men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

The madness of April is upon us.

Five conference tournament matches will be played tonight as well as a defacto play-in match for the four-team EIVA Tournament starting next week. The four MPSF Tournament quarterfinal matches highlight postseason play today as five West Coast teams enter still with a chance to get the at-large bid the NCAA Tournament.

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April 7, 2012April 7, 2012

Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

Only one thing could overshadow a No. 1 versus No. 2 match-up: the aftermath of servegate.

No. 3 UCLA and No. 4 BYU will conclude their two match series after the opener featured one of the most controversial ending to a NCAA volleyball match in recent history. In addition, No. 1 USC will look to extend its nation-best winning streak as it plays host to No. 2 UC Irvine.

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April 6, 2012April 6, 2012

Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

The conference tournaments are still two weeks away but this weekend will have a postseason feel because of all the big matches with conference tournament seeding implications.

No. 3 BYU will open a two-match series at No. 4 UCLA with a chance to win the MPSF regular season title, while No. 8 Ohio State and No. 9 Lewis will continue to battle for first place in the MIVA.

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