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  • Conference tournament quarterfinal matches to follow tonight

    The MIVA Tournament continues with two nationally ranked teams trying to get home wins to advance to the semifinals.

    Lewis with its NCAA Tournament at-large bid hopes on the line will play host to Grand Canyon in the conference tournament quarterfinals. In addition, Ball State will try to reach the MIVA Tournament semifinals for the third consecutive season as it plays Lindenwood.

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  • Bracketology: Who teams should root for in conference tournaments

    The decision of what teams earn the two at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament could be greatly influenced by conference tournament matches not involving those teams or even their conference.

    Of the all the pieces of criteria used by the NCAA Tournament selection committee the one with greatest fluidity is record against teams already qualified for the NCAA Tournament or under consideration for an at-large bid.

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  • MIVA announces 2014 Player of Year, all-conference teams

    For the second straight year, a player from Loyola is earning the MIVA Player of the Year — it just wasn’t the person everyone projected at the start of the season.

    The MIVA announced on Wednesday that Loyola outside attacker Thomas Jaeschke was selected as the 2014 MIVA Player of the Year.

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  • NCAA Tournament Projections: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

    The postseason is here, but there is still a lot left to be decided in the race for the at-large bids and seeding for 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…)

  • Men’s volleyball national media poll ballot breakdown

    Stanford was able to close the gap a little bit more but Loyola will remain at No. 1 entering the postseason in the college men’s volleyball national media poll.

    Loyola received all but one first-place vote to beat-out No. 2 Stanford by 11 points and to finish the regular season atop the latest Volleyball Magazine media poll released Tuesday. (more…)

  • Initial look at upcoming conference tournament matches

    It took the final matches of a four-month regular season to determine all the seeds, but the postseason is now beginning in full force across the nation.

    The Conference Carolinas will have its championship match on Wednesday, while MIVA and MPSF will have their conference tournaments quarterfinals starting Thursday. Here is the initial look and the historical information to know about every upcoming conference tournament match before you fill out your bracket.
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  • Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It’s the final day of the regular season and there is still plenty on the line.

    No. 9 UCLA and No. 10 Hawai’i will both play in must-win matches as they try to clinch the final berth in the MPSF Tournament. In addition, three teams still have a shot at the No. 5 seed for the upcoming MPSF Tournament.

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  • Video: Men’s volleyball national media poll ballot breakdown

    There were no dissenting votes to Loyola holding the top spot in this week’s national media poll.

    The Ramblers for the first time this season received every first-place vote in the new Volleyball Magazine Poll released Tuesday.

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  • Quick hits: 5 things to take away from the weekend in college men’s volleyball

    Two teams clinching the top seeds for their upcoming conference tournaments and an All-American having more than 30 kills in a comeback victory highlighted the weekend.

    Check out the top five things to take away from the weekend in college men’s volleyball.

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  • Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Multiple conference titles can be clinched tonight.

    No. 2 BYU will go for its second consecutive MPSF regular season title as it plays host to conference rival No. 9 UCLA. In addition out in the Midwest, No. 1 Loyola will look to remain undefeated in the MIVA and win its first conference regular season title in about 10 years as it takes on IPFW.

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