Off the Block

Category: College

  • Men’s volleyball match results from Tuesday

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

  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    The majority of teams being on bye weeks created more stability in the national rankings this week.

    UCLA moving past BYU to No. 3 and Long Beach State jumping ahead of Ohio State to No. 9 were the only changes in the new top 10 national media poll released Tuesday.
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  • No change to top 5 in new Relative Strength Factor rankings

    The top of the Off the Block Relative Strength Factor rankings remains the same for the second straight week.

    UC Irvine following its bye week remains No. 1, while USC, Lewis, Stanford and USC all stayed in the top five in the new RSF rankings that Off the Block released Monday.
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  • Men’s volleyball bracketology

    Five weeks until NCAA Tournament field is revealed and the gap continues to narrow between teams for the lone at-large bid.

    With the Final Four beginning in almost one month, Off the Block released its latest projected NCAA Tournament bracket on Monday.
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  • Deeper look at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament selection criteria

    Almost one month until Selection Sunday the race for the lone at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament continues to get tighter between the top teams in the nation.

    Below is the entry from the 2012 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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  • 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

    Less than a month from the start of the conference tournaments, teams will be jockeying for postseason seeding in several critical match-ups this weekend in college men’s volleyball.

    No. 3 BYU will attempt to take sole possession of first place in the MPSF as it travels to play No. 9 Long Beach State. In addition, Grand Canyon will try to continue its shocking run through the MIVA and upset Loyola in a two-match weekend series.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    The stability has returned to the national rankings.

    UCLA dropping two spots to No. 4 and USC and BYU both moving up one spot were the only changes in the new top 10 national media poll released Tuesday.

    Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and my ballot with explanations on why I ranked each team where I did.
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  • UC Irvine, USC sit atop new Relative Strength Factor rankings

    USC’s rise continues in the Off the Block Relative Strength Factor rankings.

    The Trojans after extending their nation-best winning streak to 10 with two victories last week jumped two spots to No. 2 in the new RSF rankings that Off the Block released Monday.
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  • Men’s volleyball bracketology

    The gap continues to narrow between schools for the lone at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

    With the Final Four in less than two months, Off the Block released its latest projected NCAA Tournament bracket on Monday.
    (more…)