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Author: vinnielopes

  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Seeding for the conference tournaments is starting to come into focus and could be a whole lot clearer after tonight.

    Five of the top six nationally ranked teams are in action tonight, including No. 2 UC Irvine playing host to No. 4 UCLA. In addition, Penn State will play George Mason with a chance to win the out-right EIVA regular season championship once again.

    Check out the top-five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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  • Men’s volleyball match results from Friday

    Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Friday. (more…)

  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The conference tournaments are inching closer to starting and tonight’s matches could have big implications on the seeding for those tournaments.

    No. 6 Stanford looks to remain in contention for a chance to host a MPSF Tournament match and avoid an upset as it plays host to No. 9 Cal State Northridge. In addition, Penn State has chance to win the EIVA regular season championship this season if it can get past second-place Princeton tonight.

    Check out the top-five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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  • Men’s volleyball match results from Thursday

    Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Thursday. (more…)

  • Men’s volleyball bracketology

    Change continues to appear in the latest Off the Block weekly bracketology projections as the men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament gets closer.

    The men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament is comprised of four teams. Automatic bids are awarded to the winners of the EIVA, MIVA and MPSF conference tournaments, and the NCAA Men’s Volleyball National Committee chooses one team for an at-large bid.

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  • Men’s volleyball match results from Wednesday

    Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Wednesday. (more…)

  • Men’s volleyball match results from Tuesday

    Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Tuesday. (more…)

  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    The West Coast became even more dominate than usual in the national media poll this week.

    A season-high nine MPSF teams were ranked in the top 10 of the new national media poll that was released Tuesday.

    Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and the video breakdown of my ballot with explanations on why I ranked each team where I did.
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  • Q&A with UCLA coach and new U.S. Olympic coach John Speraw

    UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw addressed the media on Tuesday for the first time since being named the U.S. Men’s National Team coach for the 2016 Olympics.

    Check out the news conference as Speraw discusses his plans for the national team, why he took the position and his decision to coach the United States while also keeping his job at UCLA.
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  • Speraw staying UCLA head coach while coaching U.S. Men’s National Team

    John Speraw will be coaching the U.S. Men’s National Team for the 2016 Olympics, but won’t be leaving the UCLA sidelines.

    USA Volleyball announced Monday evening that the first-year UCLA head coach will coach the United States in the upcoming summer Olympics while maintaining his position at UCLA for the next three years.
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