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Projected preseason top 10 national rankings: No. 10 Pepperdine

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Pepperdine is projected by Off the Block to be No. 10 in the preseason national rankings.

Off the Block throughout December will reveal its projected men’s volleyball preseason top 10 national rankings and will profile a top-10 team each day. The Off the Block projected preseason rankings were created independently of the AVCA Coaches Poll and the Volleyball Magazine Top 10 Media Poll.

The college men’s volleyball season begins on Jan. 3 and concludes with the Final Four in May.
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NCAA temporarily suspends new student-athlete stipend program

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The NCAA has suspended its new initiative that would allow student-athletes to receive additional financial benefits from the school.

The NCAA announced Thursday that it has temporarily shelved its new policy that gave schools the option to give full-ride scholarship student-athletes up to a $2,000 stipend for cost-of-living expanses.
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2012 Off the Block Preseason All-American Teams released

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A nationwide voting committee selected 21 players to the Off the Block Preseason All-American Teams.

The Off the Block Preseason All-American Teams recognizes the Division I-II men’s volleyball players projected to be the best in the nation during the upcoming season. Ten players were selected as Preseason First-Team All-Americans and 11 players were named Preseason Second-Team All-Americans.
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Thanksgiving 2011: 11 things to be thankful about in college volleyball

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It is the week of giving thanks and college men’s volleyball followers and fans can be thankful about plenty of things in the sport.

Whether it is a playoff format to determine a champion or the individuals returning for the upcoming season, there are many good things happening in the sport right now. It’s now time to give thanks to some of those things in college men’s volleyball.

Here’s the list of the 11 things in college men’s volleyball to be thankful about for Thanksgiving 2011.
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Pacific goes nationwide for players in new recruiting class

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Pacific added players from Illinois and Florida in its newest recruiting class to continue its trend of signing players from around the country.

Pacific announced Thursday that high school seniors Martin Ross and Christian Franceschi have signed National Letters of Intent to join the Tigers for the 2013 season.
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BYU signs top national recruit, players with international experience

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Three players who represented to the United States in international tournaments were among players to commit to BYU.

BYU announced Friday that high school seniors Bennett Bird, Evan Chang, Joseph Grosh and Benjamin Patch have each signed a National Letter Intent to play for the Cougars beginning in the 2013 season.
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