Category: Division I-II

  • 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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  • 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 regular 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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  • Initial look at MIVA and MPSF quarterfinal matches

    It took the final hours of a four-month regular season to determine all the seeds, but the NCAA men’s volleyball postseason is finally here.

    The MIVA and MPSF will begin their conference tournaments with the quarterfinals this weekend. Here is the initial look and the historical information to know about every conference tournament quarterfinals match before you fill out your bracket.
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  • Men’s volleyball match results from Saturday

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

  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The end of the regular season is here and the finale has the potential for plenty of drama.

    No. 2 UC Irvine and Penn State will met in a possible preview to the Final Four, while Cal State Northridge and Hawai’i continue their push to clinch the final berth in the MPSF Tournament. In addition, Pfeiffer will attempt to repeat as conference champions as it plays Limestone in the Conference Carolinas Tournament championship match.

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

    Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Saturday.

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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It’s the final week of most conference’s regular seasons and it’s all about the West Coast tonight.

    No. 7 Cal Baptist and No. 9 Stanford highlights tonight’s matches as the Lancers continue to play the role of postseason spoiler. In addition, Hawai’i will try to stay alive for its first postseason bid since 2011 as it travels to UC San Diego.

    Check out the top-five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.

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  • Video: Ball State upsets No. 6 Lewis to extend winning streak

    Ball State extended its winning streak to a historic milestone and clinched a home match for the conference tournament as it defeated No. 6 Lewis 25-18, 24-26, 25-18, 25-15 on Thursday in Muncie.

    With this victory, Ball State is now on an 11-match winning streak — tying the program’s longest winning streak in more than 20 years. In addition, the Cardinals have clinched the No. 4 seed for the MIVA Tournament and still controls their own fate for the No. 3 seed.

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