Off the Block

Category: Division I-II

  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    There is a new No. 1 in the national media poll.

    Stanford for the first time this season was ranked No. 1 in the new national media poll that was released Tuesday. The Cardinal jumped up two spots to replace UCLA from atop the rankings.

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

    Rematch is the key word tonight in college men’s volleyball.

    No. 1 UCLA looks to complete the season series sweep against Hawai’i in the marquee match of the night, while No. 4 BYU looks to avoid another upset scare against Cal Baptist.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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  • Men’s volleyball match results from Friday

    Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Friday.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The marquee matches are throughout the nation tonight with a top-10 team playing in every American time zone.

    No. 2 UC Irvine and No. 3 Stanford on the West Coast play for a shot at the top spot in next week’s national rankings, while No. 1 UCLA travels to Hawai’i looking for redemption. In addition, on the East Coast No. 5 Penn State continues its pursuit of a perfect EIVA season.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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  • Men’s volleyball match results from Thursday

    Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Thursday.
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  • Men’s volleyball match results from Wednesday

    Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Wednesday.
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  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    Some times change is not need every week with the national rankings.

    All but three teams maintained the same ranking from last week in the new top 10 media poll that was released Tuesday. The only changes were Ohio State moving ahead of Pepperdine to No. 8 and Loyola replacing Long Beach State for the final spot in the poll.

    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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  • BYU leads nation in home attendance by wide margin

    BYU is almost doubling every Division I-II men’s volleyball team in the nation in home attendance average one-third of the way through the regular season.

    The Cougars through the first six weeks of the regular season are averaging a nation-best 4,595 people per home match — more than 1,500 people higher than any other team.
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  • UC Irvine jumps to No. 1 in new Relative Strength Factor rankings

    There is a new team atop the Off the Block Relative Strength Factor rankings for the second consecutive week.

    UC Irvine moved up two spots to No. 1 in this week’s new RSF rankings that Off the Block released Monday.

    The RSF is a mathematical equation created by Off the Block to give an accurate representation of the best Division I-II men’s volleyball teams in the nation. The formula is similar to the Ratings Percentage Index used in other NCAA sports, but it is customized to reflect the differences in NCAA men’s volleyball.
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