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  • Men’s volleyball bracketology

    With the men’s volleyball Final Four one month away, Off the Block each week for the rest of the season will release its projected NCAA Tournament bracket.

    The men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament is comprised of four teams. Automatic bids are awarded to the winners of the EIVA, MIVA and MPSF conference tournaments, and the NCAA Men’s Volleyball National Committee chooses one team for an at-large bid.
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  • The top 5 men’s volleyball stories of the week

    It’s your top five men’s volleyball story list, but with a twist.

    Every Sunday during the men’s volleyball season Off the Block will post the top five best men’s volleyball stories of the week from around the nation. The list, though, is based more on how well the reporter wrote and covered the story rather than just what happened on the court.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Multiple conference titles could be clinched tonight.

    No. 1 USC, No. 9 Penn State and Mount Olive can all clinch conference regular season title with victories today. Along with these teams, No. 6 Ohio State has a chance to become the first time in more than 10 years to finish the MIVA undefeated.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It’s April fools day, but there are no jokes on the men’s volleyball schedule tonight.

    All but one of the top 10 teams play tonight, including two matches between nationally ranked teams as No. 1 USC travels to No. 3 Stanford and No. 2 BYU closes out its home series against No. 7 Long Beach State. In addition, No. 6 Ohio State will attempt to recover from a disastrous West Coast road trip by accomplishing a feat that has not been achieved in more than 40 years

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight.
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  • Pepperdine men’s volleyball ineligible for MPSF Tournament

    For the first time in its program history, Pepperdine will not make the men’s volleyball MPSF Tournament.

    The Pepperdine athletics department announced Thursday that its men’s volleyball team and two other spring sports would be ineligible for the postseason this year because the department improperly administered financial aid to players on the team.
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  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    The bottom of the top 10 media poll remains a revolving door and weekly struggle for this voter.

    With all the upsets and top 10 teams losing this week, there were about four teams — Loyola, UC Santa Barbara, Long Beach State and Hawai’i — all vying for the final three spots in the poll. This was without a doubt one of the more difficult voting ballots to compile this entire season as I spent a significant amount of time looking at multiple factors and stats to create a ranking that made sense.

    Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and my ballot with explanations on why ranked each team where I did.
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  • Men’s volleyball bracketology

    With the men’s volleyball Final Four less than two months away, Off the Block each week for the rest of the season will release its projected NCAA Tournament bracket.
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  • Men’s volleyball results from Saturday

    Check out what men’s volleyball teams from the four Division I-II conference won and lost Saturday.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The end of March madness has the potential to be the most madding.

    Two matches between teams ranked in the top 10 are the main features of tonight’s men’s volleyball schedule. Other matches around the nation, though, as provide some intrigue as No. 9 Penn State returns to place where it suffered one of its biggest upsets in program history and Hall of Fame coach Arnie Ball makes his third attempt at a career milestone.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight.
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  • Live chat: Ball State vs. Lewis

    Off the Block is at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Ind., to cover live the men’s volleyball match between Ball State and Lewis. Check out the live chat below for instant updates and to interact with other fans or pose questions for Off the Block to answer.

    Click here for the live chat Ball State vs. Lewis