Category: Bracketology

  • Deeper look at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament selection criteria

    All the conference tournament quarterfinal matches are finished, and after the results no one should envy the job the NCAA men’s volleyball selection has to determine the at-large bid and Final Four field.

    Below is the entry from the 2013 NCAA men’s volleyball championship handbook on how the three-person volleyball selection committee determines the at-large team and seeding for the NCAA Tournament.
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  • 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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  • Deeper look at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament selection criteria

    The regular season is over for the majority of college men’s volleyball teams but nothing is settled yet with the at-large bid and seeding for the upcoming four-team NCAA Tournament.

    Below is the entry from the 2013 NCAA men’s volleyball championship handbook on how the three-person volleyball selection committee determines the at-large team and seeding for the NCAA Tournament.
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  • Off the Block launches annual postseason bracket challenge

    Volleyball fans can now fill out their brackets in the Off the Block NCAA Men’s Volleyball Postseason Bracket Challenge for a chance to win a official NCAA Tournament volleyball from Molten USA.

    The annual Off the Block NCAA Men’s Volleyball Postseason Bracket Challenge gives fans the opportunity to predict who will win matches in the upcoming MPSF, MIVA and EIVA conference tournaments and the four-team NCAA Tournament.
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  • Breakdown of conference tournament seeding scenarios

    Few matches remain in the regular season, but there are still several seeding uncertainties left for the upcoming college men’s volleyball conference tournaments.

    Check out this updated breakdown of each team’s conference tournament seeding scenarios.

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  • Men’s volleyball bracketology

    It’s the final week of the regular season, and if the latest bracketology projection is any indication the race for the NCAA Tournament at-large bid and seeding will remain tight entering the postseason.
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  • Deeper look at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament selection criteria

    It’s the final week of the regular season and the race for the lone at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament along with seeding for the tournament remains as tight as ever.

    Below is the entry from the 2013 NCAA men’s volleyball championship handbook on how the three-person volleyball selection committee determines the at-large team and seeding for the NCAA Tournament.
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  • Q&A with NCAA Tourney selection committee member Ron Shayka

    It’s a busy time for the men’s volleyball NCAA committee members with Selection Sunday fast approaching.

    Off the Block conducted an interview earlier this week with Ron Shayka, one of the three members on the selection committee that will decide the NCAA Tournament field. Shayka along with a committee member is the EIVA President and an assistant athletics director at George Mason.

    Check out the interview below to get an inside look at the selection process, the selection committee and the growth of the EIVA.
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  • Men’s volleyball bracketology

    Two weeks before the conference tournaments begin and the race for the lone at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament continues to get tougher to call in the latest Off the Block weekly bracketology.
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  • Deeper look at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament selection criteria

    A weekend of upsets has changed the field dynamic and made things much closer for the selection committee to decide the lone at-large bid and seeding for the upcoming NCAA Tournament in May.

    Below is the entry from the 2013 NCAA men’s volleyball championship handbook on how the three-person volleyball selection committee determines the at-large team and seeding for the NCAA Tournament.
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