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Category: MPSF

  • Top 5 storylines to follow during the men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament

    Almost 24 hours away from the start of the men’s volleyball Final Four and the anticipation continues to grow.

    The four-team NCAA Tournament will be played at USC with the No. 1 seed UC Irvine playing the No. 4 seed Penn State in the opening semifinals at 6 p.m. (PST) Thursday. In addition, the host school and No. 2 seed USC will play the No. 3 seed Lewis in the second semifinals match at 8 p.m. (PST) Thursday.

    The winners of these two matches will play in the national championship on Saturday. Check out the top five storylines to follow during the NCAA Tournament.
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  • NCAA Tournament brackets open for Off the Block bracket challenge

    Volleyball fans can now fill out their NCAA Tournament brackets and win a chance to potentially see the United States clinch an Olympic berth.

    The Kill on Two/Off the Block NCAA Men’s Volleyball Postseason Bracket Challenge is a new contest that gives fans the opportunity to predict who will win matches in the MPSF, MIVA and EIVA conference tournaments and the four-team NCAA Tournament.
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  • Initial look at NCAA Tournament semifinals matches

    After four months of regular season matches and conference tournaments, the men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament is here.

    The NCAA announced the four-team tournament field and semifinals pairings Sunday afternoon. Here is an initial look and historical information you need to know heading into the NCAA Tournament semifinals on Thursday at USC.
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  • USC earns at-large bid, NCAA Tournament field announced

    The MPSF regular season champions USC are in the NCAA Tournament as the lone at-large.

    The NCAA selection committee announced Sunday afternoon that the Trojans after losing in the conference tournament semifinals would receive the only at-large bid to the four-team tournament.
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  • UC Irvine makes another comeback, clinches spot in NCAA Tourney

    The Anteaters for the second time in the last three days overcame a two-game deficit and have now secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

    UC Irvine rallied to defeat Stanford 20-25, 25-27, 25-21, 25-21, 15-12 in the MPSF Tournament championship match on Saturday in Los Angeles to earn the conference’s automatic bid to the Final Four.
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  • Men’s volleyball in-match updates and final scores from Championship Saturday

    Check out the match results for every Division I-II conference championship match on Saturday. In addition, get instant updates from matches in progress and comment on tonight’s action via the Off the Block in-match ticker below. (more…)

  • Conference tournament men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Three spots in the four-team NCAA Tournament will be set by the end of the night.

    It’s Championship Saturday in college men’s volleyball as EIVA, MIVA and MPSF Tournament championship matches will be played tonight — and each match-up could get more intriguing as the night progresses.

    Check out the conference tournament matches to follow tonight from around the nation.
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  • Deeper look at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament selection criteria

    The conference tournament championship matches are set and Final Four picture is slowly starting to become clearer – but not by much.

    With Selection Sunday looming, UC Irvine and Stanford’s victories in the MPSF Tournaments have given them a leg-up in the race to get a spot in the NCAA Tournament. However, a closer look at the criteria used by the selection committee shows nothing in the field is decided going into championship Saturday.
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  • Men’s volleyball match results from Thursday

    Check out the postseason match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Thursday. (more…)

  • Conference tournament men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The spotlight will be on the each coast tonight in college men’s volleyball as the conference tournaments resume.

    Four teams still vying for an at-large spot or automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament will meet in the MPSF Tournament semfinals in Los Angeles. In addition, Penn State out on the East Coast looks avoid the upset and move one step closer to its 14th straight EIVA championship.

    Check out the conference tournament matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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