Sure the ultimate awards and titles come at the end of the season, but there are still plenty of college men’s volleyball teams and players earning preseason accolades.
Check out the complete breakdown of all the preseason rankings and individual honors. (more…)
Thirty-three college men’s volleyball outside attacker attackers have been selected to the 2017 watch list for the annual Karch Kiraly Award.
Off the Block unveiled on Monday the preseason watch list for the national award that is presented to the best outside attacker attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. (more…)
Teams across the nation have responded to the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s emphasis in recent years of scheduling more non-conference matches.
Check out all the non-conference matches for NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams scheduled for the upcoming 2017 season.
No. 1 OHIO STATE
Jan. 6 vs. USC
Jan. 7 vs. No. 2 UCLA
Jan. 10 vs. No. 10 George Mason
Jan. 13 at No. 9 Stanford
Jan. 14 at No. 9 Stanford
Jan. 20 at St. Francis
Jan. 24 vs. No. 13 Penn State
Jan. 27 vs. Barton
Jan. 28 vs. No. 4 Long Beach State
March 3 vs. St. Francis
March 10 vs. UC San Diego
March 11 vs. No. 8 UC Irvine
March 28 at No. 13 Penn State
No. 2 UCLA
Jan. 3 at No. 11 Loyola
Jan. 6 vs. No. 13 Penn State (at Ohio State)
Jan. 7 at No. 1 Ohio State
Jan. 29 vs. Princeton
March 8 vs. No. 6 Lewis
March 11 vs. Harvard
March 17 vs. Sacred Heart
March 18 vs. Concordia-Irvine
No. 3 BYU
Jan. 6 at No. 6 Lewis
Jan. 7 at No. 11 Loyola
Jan. 12 vs. McKendree
Jan. 13 vs. Concordia-Irvine
Jan. 14 vs. McKendree
Feb. 18 vs. UC San Diego
March 21 vs. Princeton
No. 4 LONG BEACH STATE
Jan. 6 vs. Fort Wayne (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 6 vs. McKendree (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 7 vs. Quincy (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 27 vs. St. Francis (at Ohio State)
Jan. 28 at No. 1 Ohio State
March 10 vs. No. 10 George Mason
March 11 vs. No. 11 Loyola
March 18 vs. Sacred Heart
March 31 vs. Concordia-Irvine
No. 5 PEPPERDINE
Jan. 4 vs. McKendree
Jan. 13 at No. 11 Loyola
Jan. 14 at No. 6 Lewis
No. 6 LEWIS
Jan. 6 vs. No. 3 BYU
Jan. 7 vs. NJIT
Jan. 13 vs. Harvard
Jan. 14 vs. No. 5 Pepperdine
Jan. 20 at No. 13 Penn State
Jan. 21 at St. Francis
Feb. 25 vs. Mount Olive
March 8 at No. 2 UCLA
March 9 at USC
March 11 at No. 12 UC Santa Barbara
No. 7 HAWAI’I
Jan. 5 vs. Erskine
Jan. 6 vs. Princeton
Jan. 7 vs. No. 15 Ball State
Jan. 11 vs. Grand Canyon
Jan. 13 vs. Grand Canyon
Jan. 27 vs. Grand View
Jan. 28 vs. Grand View
Feb. 14 at McKendree
Feb. 15 at Lindenwood
No. 8 UC IRVINE
Jan. 3 vs. Fort Wayne
Jan. 6 vs. Grand Canyon
March 8 at St. Francis
March 10 vs. No. 15 Ball State (at Ohio State)
March 11 at No. 1 Ohio State
No. 9 STANFORD
Jan. 6 vs. Mount Olive (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 6 vs. Quincy (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 7 vs. McKendree (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 13 vs. No. 1 Ohio State
Jan. 14 vs. No. 1 Ohio State
March 3 vs. Lees-McRae (at Penn State)
March 4 at No. 13 Penn State
No. 10 GEORGE MASON
Jan. 6 at Belmont Abbey
Jan. 7 at Limestone
Jan. 10 at No. 1 Ohio State
Jan. 20 vs. King
Jan. 21 vs. No. 11 Loyola
Jan. 26 at No. 15 Ball State
Jan. 27 at Fort Wayne
March 3 vs. McKendree
March 4 vs. Coker
March 10 at No. 4 Long Beach State
March 11 vs. No. 14 CSUN (at Long Beach State)
March 13 at USC
March 24 vs. Barton
No. 11 LOYOLA
Jan. 3 vs. No. 2 UCLA
Jan. 5 vs. NJIT
Jan. 7 vs. No. 3 BYU
Jan. 13 vs. No. 5 Pepperdine
Jan. 14 vs. Harvard
Jan. 19 at No. 13 Penn State
Jan. 21 at No. 10 George Mason
March 10 vs. No. 14 CSUN (at Long Beach State)
March 11 at No. 4 Long Beach State
March 24 at St. Francis
March 25 at No. 13 Penn State
No. 12 UC SANTA BARBARA
Jan. 6 vs. McKendree
Jan. 6 vs. Mount Olive
Jan. 7 vs. Fort Wayne
March 3 at No. 13 Penn State
March 4 vs. Lees-McRae (at Penn State)
March 11 vs. No. 6 Lewis
March 13 vs. Harvard
March 16 vs. Concordia-Irvine
No. 13 PENN STATE
Jan. 6 vs. No. 2 UCLA (at Ohio State)
Jan. 7 vs. USC (at Ohio State)
Jan. 13 at No. 15 Ball State
Jan. 14 at Fort Wayne
Jan. 19 vs. No. 11 Loyola
Jan. 20 vs. No. 6 Lewis
Jan. 24 at No. 1 Ohio State
Jan. 27 vs. Mount Olive
Jan. 28 vs. Coker
March 3 vs. No. 12 UC Santa Barbara
March 4 vs. No. 9 Stanford
March 17 vs. Cal Baptist
March 24 at No. 6 Lewis
March 25 at No. 11 Loyola
March 28 vs. No. 1 Ohio State
No. 14 CSUN
Dec. 30 vs. Concordia-Irvine
Jan. 4 vs. UC Merced
Jan. 6 vs. Quincy (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 6 vs. Fort Wayne (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 7 vs. Mount Olive (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 26 vs. Cal Lutheran
Jan. 27 vs. Hope International
March 10 vs. No. 11 Loyola (at Long Beach State)
March 11 vs. No. 10 George Mason (at Long Beach State)
No. 15 BALL STATE
Jan. 5 vs. Princeton (at Hawai’i)
Jan. 6 vs. Erskine (at Hawai’i)
Jan. 7 at No. 7 Hawai’i
Jan. 12 vs. St. Francis
Jan. 13 vs. No. 13 Penn State
Jan. 20 at Harvard
Jan. 21 at Sacred Heart
Jan. 26 vs. No. 10 George Mason
Jan. 27 vs. NJIT
March 10 vs. No. 8 UC Irvine (at Ohio State)
March 11 vs. UC San Diego (at Ohio State)
March 18 vs. Alderson Broaddus
BARTON
Jan. 13 vs. Alderson Broaddus
Jan. 27 at No. 1 Ohio State
Jan. 28 vs. St. Francis (at Ohio State)
Feb. 14 vs. Coker
March 24 at No. 10 George Mason
March 28 vs. St. Andrews
April 4 at Coker
BELMONT ABBEY
Jan. 6 vs. No. 10 George Mason
Jan. 20 vs. Coker
Feb. 3 at Coker
Feb. 17 vs. Alderson Broaddus
March 15 vs. NJIT
March 17 vs. Quincy (at King)
March 24 vs. Cal Baptist
CAL BAPTIST
Jan. 6 vs. Lindenwood
Jan. 6 vs. St. Francis
Jan. 7 vs. Concordia-Irvine
Feb. 3 vs. Grand Canyon
March 11 at Concordia-Irvine
March 17 at No. 13 Penn State
March 18 at St. Francis
March 21 at Limestone
March 22 at Erskine
March 24 at Belmont Abbey
April 12 vs. UC San Diego
CHARLESTON
Jan. 13 at King
Jan. 14 at Lees-McRae
Jan. 20 vs. St. Andrews
Jan. 21 vs. Lees-McRrae
Jan. 27 vs. McKendree
Jan. 31 vs. Bluefield College
Feb. 3 at St. Andrews
Feb. 4 vs. Cincinnati Christian (at St. Andrews)
Feb. 4 at St. Andrews
Feb. 14 vs. Alderson Broaddus
March 10 at Lincoln Memorial
March 11 at Lincoln Memorial
March 13 at North Greenville
March 21 at Bluefield College
April 5 at Alderson Broaddus
EMMANUEL
Jan. 7 vs. Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 7 vs. Rust
Jan. 13 at Southern Virginia
Jan. 14 at Eastern Mennonite
Jan. 20 at McKendree
Jan. 21 at Quincy
Feb. 18 vs. Webber
Feb. 18 vs. Coker
Feb. 25 at Lincoln Memorial
April 1 at Coker
ERSKINE
Jan. 5 at No. 7 Hawai’i
Jan. 6 vs. No. 15 Ball State (at Hawai’i)
Jan. 7 vs. Princeton (at Hawai’i)
Feb. 7 at Coker
March 11 at Alderson Broaddus (at Bluefield College)
March 11 at Bluefield College
March 22 vs. Cal Baptist
March 28 vs. Coker
FORT WAYNE
Jan. 3 at No. 8 UC Irvine
Jan. 6 vs. No. 4 Long Beach State (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 6 vs. No. 14 CSUN (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 7 at No. 12 UC Santa Barbara
Jan. 13 vs. St. Francis
Jan. 14 vs. No. 13 Penn State
Jan. 19 at Harvard
Jan. 20 at Sacred Heart
Jan. 22 at Alderson Broaddus
Jan. 27 vs. No. 10 George Mason
Jan. 28 vs. NJIT
March 1 at Lourdes
GRAND CANYON
Jan. 6 at No. 8 UC Irvine
Jan. 7 at UC San Diego
Jan. 11 at No. 7 Hawai’i
Jan. 13 at No. 7 Hawai’i
Feb. 3 at Cal Baptist
Feb. 4 at Concordia-Irvine
Feb. 18 vs. Benedictine Mesa
Feb. 18 vs. Cal Lutheran
March 23 vs. Princeton
March 24 vs. Princeton
April 7 vs. Concordia-Irvine
HARVARD
Jan. 13 at No. 6 Lewis
Jan. 14 at No. 11 Loyola
Jan. 19 vs. Fort Wayne
Jan. 20 vs. No. 15 Ball State
Feb. 4 vs. Alderson Broaddus
March 7 vs. Coker
March 11 at No. 2 UCLA
March 13 at No. 12 UC Santa Barbara
March 14 at USC
KING
Jan. 10 vs. Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 13 vs. Charleston
Jan. 20 at No. 10 George Mason
Jan. 21 at Eastern Mennonite
Jan. 21 vs. Lancaster Bible (at Eastern Mennonite)
Feb. 14 at Lincoln Memorial
March 4 at Alderson Broaddus
March 10 vs. Southern Virginia
March 10 vs. Lindenwood
March 11 vs. Eastern Mennonite
March 11 vs. Alderson Broaddus
March 18 vs. Quincy
LEES-McRAE
Jan. 13 vs. Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 14 vs. Charleston
Jan. 20 at Alderson Broaddus
Jan. 21 at Charleston
Jan. 27 at Lincoln Memorial
March 3 vs. No. 9 Stanford (at Penn State)
March 4 vs. No. 12 UC Santa Barbara (at Penn State)
March 11 vs. Lindenwood
LIMESTONE
Jan. 7 vs. No. 10 George Mason
March 10 at Warner
March 11 at Webber
March 17 vs. Lincoln Memorial
March 21 vs. Cal Baptist
LINDENWOOD
Jan. 6 at Cal Baptist
Jan. 6 vs. Concordia-Irvine (at Cal Baptist)
Jan. 7 vs. St. Francis (at Cal Baptist)
Jan. 13 vs. Grand View
Feb. 9 vs. Missouri Baptist
Feb. 15 vs. No. 7 Hawai’i
March 10 at King
March 11 at Lees-McRae
McKENDREE
Jan. 4 at No. 5 Pepperdine
Jan. 6 vs. No. 4 Long Beach State (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 6 at No. 12 UC Santa Barbara
Jan. 7 vs. No. 9 Stanford (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 13 at No. 3 BYU
Jan. 14 at No. 3 BYU
Jan. 20 vs. Emmanuel
Jan. 27 at Charleston
Jan. 28 at Alderson Broaddus
March 3 at No. 10 George Mason
March 4 at St. Francis
MOUNT OLIVE
Jan. 6 vs. No. 9 Stanford (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 6 at No. 12 UC Santa Barbara
Jan. 7 vs. No. 14 CSUN (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 9 at Cal Lutheran
Jan. 27 at No. 13 Penn State
Feb. 25 at No. 6 Lewis
Feb. 26 vs. Lincoln Memorial
NORTH GREENVILLE
Jan. 6 vs. Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 11 at NJIT
Jan. 12 at Princeton
Jan. 21 vs. Coker
Feb. 4 at Coker
March 13 vs. Charleston
March 14 at Lincoln Memorial
NJIT
Jan. 5 at No. 11 Loyola
Jan. 6 at No. 6 Lewis
Jan. 11 vs. North Greenville
Jan. 20 vs. Kean
Jan. 21 vs. UC Santa Cruz
Jan. 27 at No. 15 Ball State
Jan. 28 at Fort Wayne
Feb. 2 at Rutgers-Newark
March 9 at Coker
March 15 at Belmont Abbey
April 12 vs. Springfield
PFEIFFER
March 18 vs. Southern Virginia
PRINCETON
Jan. 5 vs. No. 15 Ball State (at Hawai’i)
Jan. 6 at No. 7 Hawai’i
Jan. 7 vs. Erskine (at Hawai’i)
Jan. 12 vs. North Greenville
Jan. 29 at No. 2 UCLA
Feb. 1 at UC San Diego
Feb. 3 at Concordia-Irvine
March 11 vs. Coker
March 21 at No. 3 BYU
March 23 at Grand Canyon
March 24 at Grand Canyon
QUINCY
Jan. 6 vs. No. 14 CSUN (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 6 vs. No. 9 Stanford (at UC Santa Barbara)
Jan. 7 vs. No. 4 Long Beach State (at UC Santa Barbara
Jan. 13-14 at Culver-Stockton Invitational
Jan. 20 vs. Missouri Baptist
Jan. 21 vs. Emmanuel
Jan. 25 vs. Loras
March 16 at Lincoln Memorial
March 17 vs. Belmont Abbey (at King)
March 18 at King
March 23 at Culver-Stockton
March 25 at Missouri Baptist
March 28 vs. Culver-Stockton
SACRED HEART
Jan. 13 vs. North Greenville
Jan. 14 vs. North Greenville
Jan. 20 vs. Fort Wayne
Jan. 21 vs. No. 15 Ball State
Feb. 2 vs. Alderson Broaddus
Feb. 3 vs. Alderson Broaddus
Feb. 4 vs. Lincoln Memorial
Feb. 5 vs. Lincoln Memorial
March 17 at No. 2 UCLA
March 18 at No. 4 Long Beach State
March 19 at USC
ST. FRANCIS
Jan. 6 vs. Concordia-Irvine (at Cal Baptist)
Jan. 6 at Cal Baptist
Jan. 7 vs. Lindenwood (at Cal Baptist)
Jan. 12 at No. 15 Ball State
Jan. 13 at Fort Wayne
Jan. 20 vs. No. 1 Ohio State
Jan. 21 vs. No. 6 Lewis
Jan. 27 vs. No. 4 Long Beach State (at Ohio State)
Jan. 28 vs. Barton (at Ohio State)
March 3 at No. 1 Ohio State
March 4 vs. McKendree
March 8 vs. No. 8 UC Irvine
March 18 vs. Cal Baptist
March 24 at No. 11 Loyola
March 25 at No. 6 Lewis
UC SAN DIEGO
Jan. 7 vs. Grand Canyon
Jan. 21 at Concordia-Irvine
Jan. 28 vs. Hope International
Feb. 1 vs. Princeton
Feb. 18 at BYU
March 10 at No. 1 Ohio State
March 11 vs. No. 15 Ball State (at Ohio State)
March 17 vs. Concordia-Irvine
April 12 at Cal Baptist
USC
Jan. 3 at Concordia-Irvine
Jan. 6 at No. 1 Ohio State
Jan. 7 vs. No. 13 Penn State (at Ohio State)
March 9 vs. No. 6 Lewis
March 13 vs. No. 10 George Mason
March 14 vs. Harvard
March 19 vs. Sacred Heart
Twenty college men’s volleyball liberos have been selected to the 2017 watch list for the annual Erik Shoji Award.
Off the Block unveiled on Saturday the preseason watch list for the national award that is presented to the best libero in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. (more…)
Twenty-seven college men’s volleyball middle attackers have been selected to the 2017 watch list for the annual Ryan Millar Award.
Off the Block unveiled on Friday the preseason watch list for the national award that is presented to the best middle attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. (more…)
A setter from the USA Volleyball High Performance program and a player who had more than 60 kills in a high school match will join the newest EIVA member.
Charleston coach Ken Murczek announced recently that high school seniors Chase Johnson and Ian Barker have committed to play for Charleston beginning in 2018. (more…)
Forget about your typical EIVA Preseason Coaches Poll and make room for George Mason.
The defending conference champions George Mason became the first team besides Penn State to be ranked No. 1 in the recent history of the EIVA Preseason Coaches Poll. (more…)
A nationwide voting committee selected 21 players to the 2017 Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Preseason All-American Teams.
The annual Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Preseason All-American Teams recognizes the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players projected to be the best in the nation during the upcoming season. (more…)
Ohio State getting the No. 1 preseason national ranking does not carry much weight in predicting that the Buckeyes will repeat as national champions.
Only twice has the top-ranked team in the AVCA preseason national coaches poll ended the season as NCAA champions since the rankings became an annual poll in 2007. (more…)
The defending NCAA champions will start the upcoming season in the national rankings right where it ended last season.
Ohio State received all but one first-place vote to finish at atop the AVCA preseason national coaches poll that was released Thursday afternoon. (more…)