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  • Deeper look at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament selection criteria

    Best of luck to the three-person NCAA Tournament selection committee trying to figure out this year’s field — it’s that close.

    With the regular season over and the conference tournaments about to start, 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 matches could have an increased significance in determining this year’s at-large bid.
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  • Initial look at the MIVA and MPSF quarterfinal matches

    It took the final day of a four-month regular season to settle all the seeds, but the NCAA men’s volleyball postseason is finally upon us.

    The MIVA and MPSF will begin their conference tournaments with the quarterfinals this weekend. Here is the initial look and the historical information to know about every conference tournament quarterfinals match before you fill out your bracket.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The final day of the regular season is here and there are still so many seeds undecided for the conference tournaments.

    Five MPSF teams enter today with a chance to claim at least a share of the MPSF regular season championship. In addition, No. 9 Lewis looks to get a share of the MIVA regular season title, while Grand Canyon and IPFW are both fighting for a home match in the MIVA Tournament.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It’s the final weekend of the regular season, and with that may finally come clarity to the conference tournament brackets.

    No. 8 Ohio State will play IPFW in its conference season finale with a chance to win the MIVA regular season championship. In addition, No. 4 BYU and No. 7 Penn State will open a two-match non-conference series with signficant NCAA Tournament implications.

    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

    [Editor’s note: In an earlier version of this post, UCLA setter Kyle Caldwell was cited as still suffering from an achilles tendon injury. UCLA coach Al Scates informed Off the Block on Wednesday that Caldwell’s injury is full healed. The story has been updated to reflect this changes.]

    Servegate bumped BYU up in the national rankings.

    BYU after winning the replay of a fifth game overtime against UCLA during the weekend moved up one spot to No. 3 in the new national media poll released Tuesday.
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  • Deeper look at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament selection criteria

    UCLA could still win the MPSF regular season title, but a deeper look into the NCAA Tournament selection committee shows that a regular season title may not be enough for the Bruins to get the at-large bid.

    With one week remaining in the regular season, the race for the lone at-large bid and seeding for the NCAA Tournament remains tight among the nation’s top teams. In addition, UCLA is one of five teams that still has a chance to win the MPSF regular season title.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The conference tournaments are still two weeks away but this weekend will have a postseason feel because of all the big matches with conference tournament seeding implications.

    No. 3 BYU will open a two-match series at No. 4 UCLA with a chance to win the MPSF regular season title, while No. 8 Ohio State and No. 9 Lewis will continue to battle for first place in the MIVA.

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

    The team on the nation’s longest winning streak has climbed its way to the top of the national rankings.

    USC after extending its winning streak to 12 matches with two victories during the weekend jumped one spot 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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  • Deeper look at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament selection criteria

    USC is in third place in the MPSF, but a deeper look into the NCAA Tournament selection committee criteria shows the Trojans faring more favorably than other teams in contention for the at-large bid.

    With less than one month until Selection Sunday, the race for the lone at-large bid and seeding for the NCAA Tournament remains tight among the nation’s top teams. In addition, the Trojans’ nation-best 13-match winning streak and several upsets last week has resulted in that gap continuing to narrow.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It doesn’t get much bigger than this in regular season play.

    Two matches between top-five nationally ranked teams highlight this weekend. No. 1 UC Irvine and No. 3 UCLA meet with first place in the MPSF on the line, while No. 2 USC and No. 5 Stanford play each other with both teams trying to bolster their resume for the NCAA Tournament selection committee.

    Check out the top five matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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