Off the Block with the season approaching is conducting national media days for select NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams. Check out the national media day news conference with No. 7 Pepperdine. (more…)
Category: Division I-II
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BYU picked as preseason favorite to win MPSF title in 2021

Photo courtesy of BYU athletics The unanimous No. 1 team in the preseason national coaches poll is also the overwhelming preseason favorite to win the MPSF.
BYU earned all but one first-place vote to finish atop the MPSF Preseason Coaches Poll that was released on Friday. (more…)
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Ball State, George Mason to play two-match non-conference series in January

Photo courtesy of Ball State athletics One of the longest running non-conference series in college men’s volleyball will continue in 2021.
Ball State as part of unveiling its schedule earlier this week announced it will play a two-match road series against George Mason to open the season on Jan. 22-23. (more…)
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Hawai’i to host Big West Tournament in 2021, 2022

Photo courtesy of Hawai’i athletics The Big West championship will go through the Hawaiian Islands for the next two seasons.
The conference announced Thursday that it has agreed to a partnership with Hawai’i Tourism Authority and both the 2021 and 2022 Big West Men’s Volleyball Tournaments will take place at the Stan Sheriff Center. (more…)
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Video: Concordia-Irvine national media day news conference
Off the Block with the season approaching is conducting national media days for select NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams. Check out the national media day news conference with No. 12 Concordia-Irvine. (more…)
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BYU unanimous No. 1 in preseason national coaches poll

Photo courtesy of BYU athletics BYU will start the upcoming season right where it ended the abbreviated 2020 season.
The Cougars received every first-place vote to finish atop the preseason national coaches poll that was released earlier this week. (more…)
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Current NCAA Division II Teams
The following men’s volleyball programs are members of NCAA Division II, as of January 2023.
ConfCarolinas
Barton
Belmont Abbey
Emmanuel
Erskine
King
Lees-McRae
Mount Olive
North GreenvilleIndependents
Alderson Broaddus
American International
Limestone
Lincoln Memorial
Maryville
Missouri S&T
TusculumEIVA
CharlestonMIVA
Lewis
McKendree
QuincyMPSF
Concordia-IrvineNEC
D’Youville
DaemenSIAC
Benedict
Edward Waters
Fort Valley State
Kentucky State
Morehouse
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Purdue Fort Wayne to play no non-conference matches in 2021

Photo courtesy of Purdue Fort Wayne athletics There will be zero non-conference matches for Purdue Fort Wayne.
The Mastodons announced their regular season schedule for the upcoming season will only consist of 14 conference matches. (more…)
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Year in Review: Off the Block top stories, videos in 2020

Photo courtesy of BYU athletics Good riddance to 2020 — the year that can be describe in volleyball terms as a serve that doesn’t make it to the net and hits the middle attacker in the back of the head.
It was a year like no other with the entire college men’s volleyball shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic and now slowly gearing up for a possible 2021 season. (more…)
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Off the Block releases 2021 Independent Teams Preseason Poll

Photo courtesy of Lincoln Memorial The top independent team in recent years is once again projected to be the best NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball team for the upcoming season.
Lincoln Memorial received every first-place vote to finish atop the Off the Block Independent Teams Preseason Poll that was released on Wednesday. (more…)