Check out Off the Block special contributor Jonathan Bates’ postmatch interview with coach Bill Ferguson after No. 9 USC beat No. 7 UC Santa Barbara in five games on Friday. (more…)
Category: MPSF
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Top college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight
Everything from streaks to first place in the conference standings is on the line tonight.
No. 5 UC Irvine will attempt to become the first team in almost two years to win a road match against No. 6 BYU as the two teams open a two-match series in Provo, Utah. In addition, No. 8 Penn State and Princeton will meet each other in a rematch of the 2014 EIVA Tournament championship match. (more…)
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College men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight
Check out all the matches today involving NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams and how to follow those matches live. (more…)
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College men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight
Check out all the matches today involving NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams and how to follow those matches live. (more…)
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The Bias Factor: Latest MPSF power rankings
There are the conference standings, and than there are the conference power rankings to help show what teams are on the rise or fading.
Off the Block special contributor Jonathan Bates released his latest MPSF Power Rankings, a new weekly that will appear on Off the Block each Tuesday during the rest of the regular season. (more…)
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Bracketology: Team comparisons using NCAA selection committee criteria
With about a month until Selection Saturday, the bracketology season is officially upon us.
Off the Block has crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show how the top teams in the nation fare against each other in the race for the two at-large bids and NCAA Tournament seeding. (more…)
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Penn State, USC outside attackers named Co-National Freshman of Week
Two freshmen will earn a share of a national award after helping lead their teams to victories against top-10 nationally ranked teams during the weekend.
Off the Block announced Monday that Penn State outside attacker Jalen Penrose and USC outside attacker Larry Tuileta were selected as the Off the Block Co-National Freshman of the Week. (more…)
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Hawai’i, UC Irvine top first RPI rankings of season
No. 1 Hawai’i is atop the national coaches and now the ranking system that is part of the NCAA Tournament selection criteria.
The Rainbow Warriors were ranked No. 1 in the season’s first RPI rankings released Monday. (more…)
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Video: Taylor, Kalmbach power No. 4 Pepperdine past No. 6 BYU
Outside attacker Josh Taylor and opposite Parker Kalmbach each had a match-high 24 kills as No. 4 Pepperdine defeated No. 6 BYU 26-24, 25-17, 23-25, 27-25 on Saturday.
The Waves out-hit the Cougars .407 to .333 to complete the two-match series sweep. It was also second consecutive match that Pepperdine finished with more than a .400 attack percentage against BYU, which entered the weekend holding opponents to a second-best in the conference .201 attack percentage. (more…)