Off the Block

Category: College

  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    UCLA was able to defeat UC Irvine during the weekend but wasn’t able to bypass the Anteaters in the polls.

    UCLA following its four-game upset victory jumped one spot to No. 3 and finished one vote behind No. 2 UC Irvine in the newest national media poll released Tuesday.

    Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and the video breakdown of my ballot with explanations on why I ranked each team where I did.
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  • Breakdown of conference tournament seeding scenarios

    Less than two weeks before the conference tournaments start for automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament, and plenty of uncertainty remains with potential seeding for the tournaments.

    Check out this breakdown of each team’s conference tournament seeding scenario entering this week’s matches.
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  • Off the Block unveils new national Server of the Year award

    A new national award will be introduced this season to recognize the best college men’s volleyball server in the country.

    Off the Block announced Monday that at the end of this regular season it will present the inaugural national Server of the Year award to honor the top NCAA Division I-II player from behind the service line this year.
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  • Deeper look at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament selection criteria

    A weekend of upsets has changed the field dynamic and made things much closer for the selection committee to decide the lone at-large bid and seeding for the upcoming NCAA Tournament in May.

    Below is the entry from the 2013 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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  • Quick hits: 5 things to take away from this weekend’s matches

    It was a holiday weekend that featured everything in college men’s volleyball from the top seeds for conference tournaments being decided to multiple nationally ranked teams losing.

    Check out the top five things to take away from this weekend’s action.
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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 regular 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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  • 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

    Seeding for the conference tournaments is starting to come into focus and could be a whole lot clearer after tonight.

    Five of the top six nationally ranked teams are in action tonight, including No. 2 UC Irvine playing host to No. 4 UCLA. In addition, Penn State will play George Mason with a chance to win the out-right EIVA regular season championship once again.

    Check out the top-five men’s volleyball 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 conference tournaments are inching closer to starting and tonight’s matches could have big implications on the seeding for those tournaments.

    No. 6 Stanford looks to remain in contention for a chance to host a MPSF Tournament match and avoid an upset as it plays host to No. 9 Cal State Northridge. In addition, Penn State has chance to win the EIVA regular season championship this season if it can get past second-place Princeton tonight.

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