History of the rematch in NCAA Tournament finals

Posted onMay 5, 2017

The championship showdown between Ohio State and BYU on Saturday will be the seventh time in college men’s volleyball history that the NCAA Tournament finals has featured a rematch from the previous season. Check out More »

LBSU, George Mason, Ohio State, UCLA win NCAA Tourney bids

Posted onApril 18, 2017April 18, 2017

The NCAA Tournament sites are set for the next five years. The NCAA announced on Tuesday that Long Beach State, George Mason, Ohio State and UCLA were selected to play host to the upcoming Division More »

Daily Bruin wins 2017 Best Men’s Volleyball Online Coverage of Year

Posted onApril 12, 2017April 12, 2017

It’s a three-peat for the Daily Bruin as it once again earned one of the nation’s top college men’s volleyball media awards. Off the Block announced Wednesday that the Daily Bruin for the third consecutive More »

Video: Hawai’i ends road woes to earn postseason home match

Posted onApril 8, 2017April 8, 2017

So much for No. 4/4 Hawai’i historically not being able to win big matches on the road. Setter Jennings Franciskovic guided Hawai’i to more than .300 attack percentage as it defeated No. 6/6 UCLA 26-28, More »

Bracketology: Latest NCAA Tournament projections

Posted onApril 7, 2017April 7, 2017

It’s the final week of the regular season and that doesn’t necessarily mean things are stable in the bracketology. Off the Block each week during the rest of the regular season and throughout each round More »

Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

Posted onApril 7, 2017April 6, 2017

The postseason is a week away and every match becomes increasingly critical in the college men’s volleyball bracketology. Off the Block has crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show More »

MPSF Tournament possible seeding scenarios to know

Posted onApril 4, 2017April 4, 2017

A lot can still happen as MPSF teams scramble in the final week of the regular season to secure their conference tournament seed. Check out Off the Block special contributor Jonathan Bates’ breakdown all the More »

Quick hits: 5 things to take away from the weekend in college volleyball

Posted onApril 3, 2017April 2, 2017

Check out the five things to take away from the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball matches this weekend.

Video: UCLA thwarts Cal Baptist upset bid in fifth-game OT

Posted onApril 2, 2017

Nothing came easy for No. 6/6 UCLA, but it to survive an upset scare. UCLA fought-off six-match points before beating last-place Cal Baptist 25-23, 23-25, 25-15, 23-25, 20-18 on Saturday in Riverside, California, to remain More »

Video: UCLA outside Fisher discusses beating Cal Baptist in five games

Posted onApril 2, 2017April 2, 2017

Watch Off the Block special contributor Brandon Johnson’s postmatch interview with outside attacker Michael Fisher after No. 6/6 UCLA defeated Cal Baptist in five games on Saturday.