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  • Bracketology: Latest NCAA Tournament projections

    Off the Block each week throughout the postseason will unveil its latest detailed projections to the NCAA Tournament. (more…)

  • Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

    Five days until Selection Sunday and bracketology numbers remain close among teams vying for the final spots to the NCAA Tournament.

    Off the Block has crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show how the top teams in the nation fare against each other in the race for the two at-large bids and NCAA Tournament seeding. (more…)

  • Hawai’i leapfrogs Loyola in latest RPI rankings

    Photo by Jay Sowers.

    The case for Hawai’i to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament just got significantly better.

    Hawai’i days after upsetting previously undefeated Long Beach State jumped two spots to No. 5 in the new RPI rankings that the NCAA released on Monday. (more…)

  • The Breakdown: How Big West teams fared versus their former MPSF rivals

    Jonathan Bates | Off the Block associate editor

    All regular season matches between the Big West and MPSF are now in the history book. The Big West went 28-18 versus the MPSF, due in part to the 9-3 record posted by UC Irvine and the 6-0 record posted by Long Beach State. Big West teams were 16-9 at home, while 11-9 on the road.

    This is the inaugural season of the Big West as a men’s volleyball conference. The addition of the Big West resulted in a split in the MPSF with six Big West schools leaving the federation during the offseason.

    Check out the team-by-team breakdown of Big West schools fared against the MPSF opponents in non-conference play this season.

    UCI LBSU Hawai’i UCSB CSUN UCSD
    at UCLA L at Stan W vs USC W vs Stan W at Stan W vs UCLA L
    vs USC W vs Stan W vs GCU W at Pepp W vs CUI L vs CUI W
    at Pepp W vs USC W vs UCLA W at BYU W at UCLA L at GCU L
    at GCU W vs CUI W vs UCLA L at BYU L vs Stan W vs Stan L
    at CUI W vs UCLA W vs CUI W vs Pepp L at CUI L vs BYU L
    vs BYU W at UCLA W vs CUI W at USC W at CUI L
    vs BYU W vs BYU L at UCLA L vs USC W
    vs Stan W at Pepp L at Stan L
    vs UCLA L
    vs Pepp L
    at Stan W
    at USC W
    Overall 9-3 6-0 5-3 4-3 2-3 2-6 28-18
    Home 4-2 4-0 4-2 1-1 1-1 2-3 16-9
    Away 5-1 2-0 0-1 3-2 1-2 0-3 11-9
    Neutral 1-0 1-0

  • Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

    Selection Sunday is less than a month away and there still remains a large group of teams in contention for a NCAA Tournament at-large bid, according to the latest Off the Block bracketology.

    Off the Block has crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show how the top teams in the nation fare against each other in the race for the two at-large bids and NCAA Tournament seeding. (more…)

  • Bracketology: Latest NCAA Tournament projections

    Chaos has struck the college men’s volleyball bracketology with Hawai’i losing three consecutive matches.

    Off the Block each week during the rest of the regular season and throughout each round of the postseason will unveil its latest detailed projections to the NCAA Tournament. (more…)

  • Video: Wieczorek lifts No. 7/8 Pepperdine past No. 3/3 Hawai’i

    Outside attacker David Wieczorek had a match-high 22 kills on a .390 attack percentage as No. 7/8 Pepperdine defeated No. 3/3 Hawai’i 27-25, 25-19, 22-25, 25-20 on Sunday in Malibu, California.

    Check out the video highlights of this non-conference match filmed by Off the Block associate editor Jonathan Bates. (more…)

  • Bracketology: Latest NCAA Tournament projections

    The first bracketology and NCAA Tournament projections have arrived.

    Off the Block each week during the rest of the regular season and throughout each round of the postseason will unveil its latest detailed projections to the NCAA Tournament. (more…)

  • Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

    It’s officially now that point in the college men’s volleyball season when the bracketology is in full swing.

    Off the Block has crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show how the top teams in the nation fare against each other in the race for the two at-large bids and NCAA Tournament seeding. (more…)

  • Off the Block, Molten unveil National Position Player of Week Awards

    Five college men’s volleyball players have earned national awards for being the best at their position. (more…)