Off the Block

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  • Men’s volleyball bracketology

    With the men’s volleyball Final Four less than two months away, Off the Block each week for the rest of the season will release its projected NCAA Tournament bracket.
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  • The top 5 men’s volleyball stories of the week

    It’s your top five men’s volleyball story list, but with a twist.

    Every Sunday during the men’s volleyball season Off the Block will post the top five best men’s volleyball stories of the week from around the nation. The list, though, is based more on how well the reporter wrote and covered the story rather than just what happened on the court.
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  • Men’s volleyball results from Saturday

    Check out what men’s volleyball teams from the four Division I-II conference won and lost Saturday.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The end of March madness has the potential to be the most madding.

    Two matches between teams ranked in the top 10 are the main features of tonight’s men’s volleyball schedule. Other matches around the nation, though, as provide some intrigue as No. 9 Penn State returns to place where it suffered one of its biggest upsets in program history and Hall of Fame coach Arnie Ball makes his third attempt at a career milestone.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight.
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  • Live chat: Ball State vs. Lewis

    Off the Block is at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Ind., to cover live the men’s volleyball match between Ball State and Lewis. Check out the live chat below for instant updates and to interact with other fans or pose questions for Off the Block to answer.

    Click here for the live chat Ball State vs. Lewis

  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    This week has been anything but dull in men’s volleyball.

    Five top-10 ranked teams will be in action tonight, one day after four teams ranked in the media poll all lost. No. 4 BYU playing No. 6 Hawai’i is the only match between two top 10 teams. However, not to be overlooked is No. 1 USC playing against the only team it lost to this season and a Hall of Fame coach being on the verge of achieving a milestone.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It’s such a big night in men’s volleyball that Off the Block is coming out with a special midweek top five matches to follow tonight.

    Six of the top 10 teams will play tonight, including two matches between nationally ranked teams. No. 6 Hawai’i traveling to No. 4 BYU and No. 5 UCLA closing out Pauley Pavilion against No. 5 UC Irvine highlight tonight’s matches. However, there are also two intriguing non-conference matches as No. 2 Ohio State takes its 17 match winning streak to the West Coast and Cal Baptist looks to pull off its second upset of a top 10 team in less than a week.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight.
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  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    The madness of March hit men’s volleyball this weekend and the aftermath is now being felt in the polls.

    Three top 10 ranked teams dropped in the media poll after losing matches, including BYU and Stanford that both lost to unranked teams. In addition, several teams made significant gains in the poll with Ohio State receiving its highest national ranking in program history at No. 2 and Hawai’i jumping four spots to No. 6.

    Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and my ballot with explanations on why ranked each team where I did.
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  • Men’s volleyball bracketology

    With the men’s volleyball Final Four less than two months away, Off the Block each week for the rest of the season will release its projected NCAA Tournament bracket.

    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 tournaemnts, and the NCAA Men’s Volleyball National Committee chooses one team for an at-large bid.
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  • The top 5 men’s volleyball stories of the week

    It’s your top five men’s volleyball story list, but with a twist.

    Every Sunday during the men’s volleyball season Off the Block will post the top five best men’s volleyball stories of the week from around the nation. The list, though, is based more on how well the reporter wrote and covered the story rather than just what happened on the court.
    (more…)