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Category: EIVA

  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    For the second consecutive week, BYU remains No. 1 in the national rankings.

    The Cougars received every first-place vote to finish atop the newest national media poll released Tuesday.

    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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  • Quick hits: 5 things to take away from this weekend’s matches

    So much for quiet a weekend when several top-10 nationally ranked teams had bye weeks.

    Check out the top five things to take away from this weekend’s action.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Conference play will now officially hit every conference beginning tonight with several intriguing matches.

    Ohio State and Lindenwood will play in a historic match as they open the MIVA season, while weeks into the MPSF schedule No. 5 Stanford tries to avoid the upset as it plays host to No. 10 UC Santa Barbara.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow this tonight.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Who needs the nation’s top ranked team in action to have compelling matches.

    No. 1 BYU is on a bye this weekend but there are several intriguing matches, including Long Beach State trying to show its critics that it is a top-five team in the nation. In addition, out on the East Coast Penn State looks to extend its historic conference winning streak, while two undefeated teams collide in North Carolina.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow this tonight.
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  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    There is a new No. 1 in the national media poll for the first time this season.

    BYU after defeating then-No. 1 UC Irvine during the weekend received all but one first-place votes to move atop to the new national media poll released Tuesday night.

    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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  • Quick hits: 5 things to take away from this weekend’s matches

    It was another chaotic weekend in college men’s volleyball. So much that it’s getting to the point that it’s more of a shock when massive upsets don’t happen during a weekend.

    Check out the top five things to take away from this weekend’s action.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It’s all about the surprise teams and players tonight in college men’s volleyball.

    UC San Diego eyes another massive upset as it travels to play BYU, while the Cougars are playing to lock down the No. 1 ranking. In addition, outside attacker Greg Herceg will try to continue his breakout season as Ball State travels to Sacred Heart.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow this Saturday.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The spotlight will be on the West Coast as two men’s volleyball matches will be nationally televised tonight.

    No. 1 UC Irvine looks to snap its two-match losing streak as it travels to No. 3 BYU in match that will air on BYUtv. In addition, No. 2 Stanford and No. 7 USC will make history tonight — becoming the first two men’s volleyball teams to play on the Pac-12 Network.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow this Friday.
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  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    UC Irvine and Stanford received the same amount of first-place votes, but the Anteaters remain atop the new national media poll.

    UC Irvine received five first-place votes and 94 points to finish four points ahead of No. 2 Stanford in the latest college men’s volleyball media poll released Tuesday evening.
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  • Quick hits: 5 things to take away from this weekend’s matches

    Everything from epic five-game matches at the Outrigger Invitational in Hawaii to massive upsets on the mainland highlighted this weekend in college men’s volleyball.

    Check out the top five things to take away from this weekend’s action.
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