Category: MIVA

  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It doesn’t get much bigger than this in regular season play.

    Two matches between top-five nationally ranked teams highlight this weekend. No. 1 UC Irvine and No. 3 UCLA meet with first place in the MPSF on the line, while No. 2 USC and No. 5 Stanford play each other with both teams trying to bolster their resume for the NCAA Tournament selection committee.

    Check out the top five 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. (more…)

  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The biggest weekend of the regular season will begin with several critical matches occurring across the nation.

    No. 10 Ohio State will try to move back into the top three of the MIVA standings as it plays host to Loyola in a nationally televised match. In addition, out on the West Coast two top 10 teams face each other as No. 5 Stanford travels to No. 8 Pepperdine.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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  • No change to top 5 in new Relative Strength Factor rankings

    The top of the Off the Block Relative Strength Factor rankings remains the same for the second straight week.

    UC Irvine following its bye week remains No. 1, while USC, Lewis, Stanford and USC all stayed in the top five in the new RSF rankings that Off the Block released Monday.
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  • Deeper look at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament selection criteria

    Almost one month until Selection Sunday the race for the lone at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament continues to get tighter between the top teams in the nation.

    Below is the entry from the 2012 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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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Less than a month from the start of the conference tournaments, teams will be jockeying for postseason seeding in several critical match-ups this weekend in college men’s volleyball.

    No. 3 BYU will attempt to take sole possession of first place in the MPSF as it travels to play No. 9 Long Beach State. In addition, Grand Canyon will try to continue its shocking run through the MIVA and upset Loyola in a two-match weekend series.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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  • UC Irvine, USC sit atop new Relative Strength Factor rankings

    USC’s rise continues in the Off the Block Relative Strength Factor rankings.

    The Trojans after extending their nation-best winning streak to 10 with two victories last week jumped two spots to No. 2 in the new RSF rankings that Off the Block released Monday.
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  • Deeper look at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament selection criteria

    A deeper look into the selection committee’s criteria shows the race for the lone at-large bid continues to tighten as the NCAA Tournament gets closer.

    Below is the entry from the 2012 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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  • 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

    It’s all about the rematch tonight in college men’s volleyball.

    Hawai’i after almost upsetting No. 4 BYU on Friday will try for a second time to beat the Cougars, while in the Midwest IPFW looks to stay alive for a top four seed in the MIVA Tournament as it plays Grand Canyon.

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