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Category: Conference Carolinas

  • NCAA Tournament Projections: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

    So much for the amount teams on the at-large bubble shrinking with less than a month before Selection Sunday.

    Off the Block has crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show how the top teams in the nation fare against each other in the race for the two at-large bids and NCAA Tournament seeding. (more…)

  • NCAA Tournament Projections: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

    With Selection Sunday almost a month away, the races for the at-large bids and NCAA Tournament seeding is getting tighter but the teams on the bubble still in contention remains unprecedentedly large.

    Off the Block has crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show how the top teams in the nation fare against each other in the race for the two at-large bids and NCAA Tournament seeding. (more…)

  • Quick hits: 5 things to take away from the weekend in college men’s volleyball

    Two top 10 nationally ranked teams losing and multiple teams extended double-digit winning streaks were among the headlines the last few days.

    Check out the five things to take away from the college men’s volleyball matches this weekend.

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  • Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It’s a light slate of matches but they have plenty of intrigue and importance with only a few weeks remaining in the regular season.

    No. 2 Long Beach State will travel to play No. 7 USC in the marquee match of the night and the only match featuring two top 10 ranked teams. In addition out in the Midwest, No. 10 Lewis will play host to Penn State in their annual non-conference meeting.

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  • Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The madness of March has descended onto college men’s volleyball.

    No. 1 Loyola and Penn State highlights the slate of matches tonight as both teams eye picking up another signature non-conference victory that could impress the NCAA Tournament selection committee. In addition, No. 7 USC will play host to Cal State Northridge and needs a victory to remain in contention for a possible NCAA Tournament at-large bid.

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  • NCAA Tournament Projections: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

    The at-large bid bubble is gigantic and with less than a month until the start of the postseason almost a dozen schools still have a realistic chance to make the newly expanded NCAA Tournament field.

    Off the Block has crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show how the top teams in the nation fare against each other in the race for the two at-large bids and NCAA Tournament seeding.

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  • USC, Erskine players named Springbak, Inc. Co-National Freshmen of the Week

    Two freshmen who led their teams to upset victories during the weekend have now earned a share of a college men’s volleyball national weekly award.

    Off the Block announced Monday that Erskine outside attacker Roberto Perez Vargas and USC outside attacker Lucas Yoder were selected as the Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Co-National Freshmen of the Week.
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  • Erskine shocks Cal Baptist to get Conference Carolinas its first win vs. MPSF

    So much for the Conference Carolinas not being able to compete with any teams from the powerhouse MPSF.

    Freshman outside attacker Roberto Perez Vargas had a match-high 20 kills as Erskine beat Cal Baptist 15-25, 26-24, 18-25, 25-15, 19-17 on Saturday in Riverside, Calif., to become the first Conference Carolinas school to beat a team from the MPSF. (more…)

  • Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    From rivalry matches to big non-conference and conference showdowns, this slate of matches features everything needed for a big night of college men’s volleyball.

    No. 2 Long Beach State and Penn State will both look to improve its NCAA Tournament resume for the selection committee as they play each other in one of the biggest non-conference matches of the season. In addition, No. 7 Stanford will attempt to continue its second-half surge up the MPSF standings as it concludes its weekend series against No. 10 Hawai’i.

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  • Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Don’t let the lack match-ups between top 10 nationally ranked teams fool anyone, this is a big night in college men’s volleyball.

    First-place in the EIVA will be on the line as Princeton and Harvard renew their rivalry in a critical conference match. In addition, out in the West Coast No. 2 BYU, No. 4 UCLA and No. 5 Pepperdine will each attempt to bounce back from conference losses earlier this week.

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