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Check out all the NCAA men’s volleyball postseason matches to follow today and how to follow the matches live.
MIVA Tournament finals
No. 1 seed Loyola (23-3, 13-3 MIVA) vs. No. 3 seed Ohio State (18-10, 11-5 MIVA)
Match vitals: 6 p.m. in Chicago
Follow live: Live stats, Live video (ESPN+)
Bracketology implications: The winner of this match will receive the conference’s automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament. Neither team is projected to make the NCAA Tournament as an at-large bid if they lose, according to the latest Off the Block bracketology.
How they reached the semifinals: Loyola swept the No. 8 seed Queens in the quarterfinals and then beat the No. 4 seed Lewis in the semifinals. Ohio State defeated the No. 6 Lindenwood in four games in the quarterfinals and then had a road upset against the No. 2 seed McKendree in the semifinals.
Season series: Loyola leads 2-0
MIVA Tournament titles: Loyola (2013, 2014, 2015); Ohio State (1969, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987,1993, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024)
NCAA Tournament championships: Loyola (2014, 2015); Ohio State (2011, 2016, 2017)
Previous meetings in MIVA Tournament finals: 2001 (Ohio State swept Loyola); 2010 (Ohio State defeated Loyola); 2011 (Ohio State defeated Loyola); 2018 (Ohio State swept Loyola)
Loyola player to know: Pin-hitter Parker Van Buren is fourth in the nation with a 4.40 kills per game average on .411 attack percentage, including having a match-high 22 kills in the semifinals.
Ohio State player to know: Opposite Shane Wetzel has a conference-best 0.52 aces per game average and is in the nation’s top 20 with a 3.80 kills per game average.
Big West Tournament finals
No. 1 seed Long Beach State (27-2, 8-2 Big West) vs. No. 2 seed Hawai’i (25-5, 7-3 Big West)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Honolulu
Follow live: Live stats, Live video (ESPN+), Radio feed
Bracketology implications: The winner of this match will receive the conference’s automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament. If Long Beach or Hawai’i lose, they are still projected to make the NCAA Tournament as an at-large bid, according to the latest Off the Block bracketology.
How they reached the finals: Long Beach State as the No. 1 seed earned a bye to the semifinals and then swept the No. 4 seed UC San Diego in the semifinals. Hawai’i as the No. 2 seed earned a bye to the semifinals and then defeated the No. 3 seed UC Irvine in four games.
Season series: Tied at 1-1
Big West Tournament titles: Long Beach State (2018, 2024); Hawai’i (2019, 2022, 2023)
NCAA Tournament championships: Long Beach State (2001, 2018, 2019); Hawai’i (2002, 2021, 2022)
Previous meetings in Big West Tournament finals: 2018 (Long Beach State defeated Hawai’i); 2019 (Hawai’i defeated Long Beach State); 2022 (Hawai’i swept Long Beach)
Long Beach State player to know: Setter Moni Nikolov set the single-season record with 90 aces, including having four aces in the semifinals against UC San Diego.
Hawai’i player to know: Pin-hitter Adrien Roure is in the conference’s top 10 with a 3.16 kills per game average and had a team-high 18 kills on a .441 attack percentage in the semifinals against UC Irvine.
MPSF Tournament finals
No. 2 seed USC (21-6, 8-4 MPSF) vs. No. 4 seed Pepperdine (18-9, 7-5 MPSF)
Match vitals: 7:30 p.m. in Malibu, California
Follow live: Live stats, Live video (BTN), TV (BTN)
Bracketology implications: The winner of this match will receive the conference’s automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament. Neither team is projected to make the NCAA Tournament as an at-large bid if they lose, according to the latest Off the Block bracketology.
How they reached the semifinals: USC as the No. 2 seed earned a bye to the semifinals and defeated Stanford in the semifinals on Friday. Pepperdine after receiving a bye through the first two rounds defeated the No. 5 seed Grand Canyon in the quarterfinals on Thursday and then upset the No. 1 seed UCLA in the semifinals on Friday.
Season series: Tied at 1-1
MPSF Tournament titles: USC (2009); Pepperdine (1998, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2019, 2022)
NCAA Tournament championships: USC (1977, 1980, 1988, 1990); Stanford (1997, 2010); Pepperdine (1978, 1985, 1986, 1992, 2005)
Previous meetings in MPSF Tournament finals: 2009 (USC defeated Pepperdine); 2019 (Pepperdine swept USC)
USC player to know: Outside attacker Dillon Klein ended the regular season in the nation’s top 20 with both a 3.83 kills per game average and a .362 attack percentage.
Pepperdine player to know: Pin-hitter Ryan Barnett is in the conference’s top 10 with both a 3.56 kills per game average and a 0.45 aces per game average.
EIVA Tournament finals
No. 1 seed Princeton (15-10, 10-2 EIVA) vs. No. 3 seed Penn State (13-15, 8-4 EIVA)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Princeton, New Jersey
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Bracketology implications: The winner of this match will receive the conference’s automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament. Neither team is projected to make the NCAA Tournament as an at-large bid if they lose, according to the latest Off the Block bracketology.
How they reached the finals: Princeton as the No. 1 seed earned a bye to the semifinals and defeated George Mason in the semifinals on Thursday. Penn State swept the No. 6 seed Harvard in the quarterfinals and then swept the No. 2 seed NJIT in the semifinals.
Season series: Tied at 1-1
EIVA Tournament titles: Princeton (1998, 2019, 2022); Penn State (1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2024)
NCAA Tournament championships: Princeton (none); Penn State (1994, 2008)
Previous meetings in EIVA Tournament finals: 1996 (Penn State swept Princeton); 1997 (Penn State defeated Princeton); (Penn State swept Princeton); 2014 (Penn State swept Princeton); 2019 (Princeton defeated Penn State); 2023 (Penn State swept Princeton)
Princeton player to know: Setter Henry Wedbush, the 2025 EIVA Player of the Year, guided the offense in the regular season to a conference-best .277 attack percentage.
Penn State player to know: Middle attacker Owen Rose is in the nation’s top 15 with a 1.06 blocks per game average and seven kills on a .545 attack percentage in a regular season victory against Princeton.
ConfCarolinas Tournament finals
No. 1 seed Mount Olive (20-3, 14-0 ConfCarolinas) vs. No. 2 seed Belmont Abbey (14-8, 12-2 ConfCarolinas)
Match vitals: 3 p.m. in Bristol, Tennessee
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Bracketology implications: The winner of this match will receive the conference’s automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament. Neither team is projected to make the NCAA Tournament as an at-large bid if they lose, according to the latest Off the Block bracketology.
How they reached the finals: Mount Olive as the No. 1 seed earned a bye to the semifinals and swept North Greenville to reach the finals. Belmont Abbey as the No. 2 seed earned a bye to the semifinals and swept Barton to advance to the finals.
Season series: Mount Olive leads 2-0
ConfCarolinas Tournament titles: Mount Olive (2010, 2011); Belmont Abbey (2021, 2024);
NCAA Tournament championships: Mount Olive (none); Belmont Abbey (none)
Previous meetings in ConfCarolinas Tournament finals: 2021 (Belmont Abbey defeated Mount Olive).
Mount Olive player to know: Libero Luca Colombo leads the nation with a 3.01 digs per game average.
Belmont Abbey player to know: Outside attacker Zach Puentes is second in the conference with a 3.43 kills per game average.
NEC Tournament finals
No. 1 seed Saint Francis (14-13, 7-1 NEC) vs. No. 3 seed Daemen (14-12, 4-4 NEC)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Loretto, Pennsylvania
Follow live: Live stats, Live video (ESPN+)
Bracketology implications: The winner of this match will receive the conference’s automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament. Neither team is projected to make the NCAA Tournament as an at-large bid if they lose, according to the latest Off the Block bracketology.
How they reached the finals: Saint Francis defeated the No. 4 seed Fairleigh Dickinson in the semifinals on Friday. Damen upset the No. 2 seed Long Island in five games in the semifinals on Friday.
Season series: Tied at 1-1
NEC Tournament titles: Saint Francis (none); Daemen (2024)
NCAA Tournament championships: Saint Francis (none); Daemen (none)
Previous meetings in NEC Tournament finals: 2024 (Daemen defeated Saint Francis)
Saint Francis player to know: Outside attacker Andrew Deardorff leads the NEC and is in the nation’s top 15 with both a 3.92 kills per game average and a 0.54 aces per game average.
Daemen player to know: Outside attacker Zach Schneider is in the nation’s top 20 with a 3.84 kills per game average, including having a team-high 15 kills against Long Island in the semifinals.