It took almost two months, but UC Irvine is back to No. 1 in the national rankings.
UC Irvine after defeating then-No. 1 UCLA during the weekend received every first-place vote in the new national media poll released Tuesday afternoon. This is the first time since the opening weeks of the regular season that the Anteaters are atop the national rankings.
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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With less than two months until the NCAA Tournament, a deeper look into the volleyball committee’s selection criteria shows it is still a tight race for the at-large bid and tournament seeding.
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 biggest weekend of non-conference matches is being overshadowed by a matchup between the top two teams in the nation.
No. 1 UCLA will play host to No. 2 UC Irvine as the Bruins attempt to extend their first-place lead in the MPSF. In addition, No. 7 Lewis looks to rebound from its upset loss against Cal Baptist and closes the Active Ankle Tournament against No. 10 Long Beach State.
Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow this weekend.
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Spring break is finally here and that means a big weekend of non-conference matches in college men’s volleyball.
No. 3 Penn State looks to rebound from its first loss in more than a month as plays No. 5 USC tonight in Los Angeles, while IPFW hopes to beat No. 10 Long Beach State and send a message that it belongs among the nationally ranked teams.
Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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Penn State’s climb in the national rankings continues.
The Nittany Lions after winning their 11th consecutive match during the weekend jumped to No. 3 in the new top 10 national media poll released Tuesday afternoon — the highest ranking for a non-West Coast team this season. In addition, UCLA remained No. 1 in the national rankings for the second straight week, while UC Irvine moved up to No. 2 following its victory against No. 4 Stanford.
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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It’s the midway mark of the regular season and several teams are looking to make statement victories tonight.
No. 2 Stanford and No. 3 UC Irvine will play each other in a match that could have ramifications at the end of the season when the selection committee determines the Final Four field. In addition, No. 6 Penn State after a perfect February looks to get a signature victory against its Big Ten brother No. 9 Ohio State.
Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches to follow this weekend.
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It’s the start of the second half of the season, and it’s a must-win day for several teams with the conference tournaments looming.
No. 6 BYU will look to stay in the top four of the MPSF standings as it plays host to No. 9 Pepperdine. In addition, Hawai’i will attempt to stay in contention for a spot in the conference tournament as it travels to play No. 5 USC.
Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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Princeton outside attacker Cody Kessel received a record number of votes to win the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Month for February.
Kessel received 42.72 percent of the total vote to beat runner-up BYU middle attacker Russell Lavaja by 42 votes out of more than 2,000 votes cast for this national college men’s volleyball award.
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It didn’t take UCLA long to reclaim the top spot in the national rankings.
The Bruins received all but one first-place vote and following a one-week abscence moved back to No. 1 in the new 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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