BYU has won the national attendance battle for the 2012 NCAA men’s volleyball season.
The Cougars ended the season averaging a nation-best 3,192 people per home match — the only Division I-II men’s volleyball team in the nation to average more than 3,000 people in attendance per match.
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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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Three of the four tickets to the NCAA Tournament have been punched but the one at-large spot remains increasingly tight heading into Selection Sunday.
With Selection Sunday here, Penn State, Lewis and UC Irvine received the three automatic bids. However, a closer look at the criteria used by the selection committee shows that BYU, Stanford and USC all still have case for the lone at-large bid.
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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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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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The AVCA announced its 2012 all-conference honors Thursday. Check out what players were named all-conference players and who won the National Newcomer of the Year.
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A nationwide voting committee selected Pacific middle attacker Sean Daley, USC middle attacker Robert Feathers and BYU middle attacker Futi Tavana as finalists for the Off the Block Blocker of the Year.
The Off the Block Blocker of the Year award is given to the nation’s best front-row defensive men’s volleyball player during the regular season. To be eligible for this award, a player must be on the active roster of a Division I-II men’s volleyball team.
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UCLA’s chances of an at-large bid vanished Saturday with its postseason loss, but four teams remain in a tight race for spot in the Final Four.
With the conference tournaments underway and Selection Sunday in five days, the race for the lone at-large bid and seeding for the NCAA Tournament remains tight among the nation’s top teams. In addition, a closer look at the criteria used by the selection committee shows because of the close race the conference tournament semifinal matches could have an increased significance in determining this year’s at-large bid.
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