Some times change is not need every week with the national rankings.
All but three teams maintained the same ranking from last week in the new top 10 media poll that was released Tuesday. The only changes were Ohio State moving ahead of Pepperdine to No. 8 and Loyola replacing Long Beach State for the final spot in the poll.
Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and my ballot with explanations on why ranked each team where I did.
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It could be a night of firsts in college men’s volleyball.
Lees-McRae and Springfield will meet in the Morgan Classic championship match as they both attempt to win the tournament for the first time in their program history. In addition, UC San Diego will try to do something it has never accomplished in its history: defeat No. 4 BYU.
Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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Stanford’s two road victories against then-No. 1 BYU was enough to move it atop the Off the Block Relative Strength Factor rankings.
Stanford (7-2, 4-1 MPSF) jumped four spots to No. 1 in the new RSF that Off the Block released Monday.
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Fans have less than 24 hours to vote for one of the seven finalists for the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Month award.
The Player of the Month award recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the month and gives volleyball fans from around the world the chance to determine who was the best player.
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Penn State after a one-week absence from the top five in the national rankings is back in the top-tier.
The Nittany Lions jumped up two spots to No. 5 in the newest top 10 media poll that was released Tuesday — the only team to move up more than one spot. In addition, BYU earned all but one first-place vote to remain No. 1 for the third straight week.
Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and my ballot with explanations on why ranked each team where I did.
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Off the Block selected the seven finalists, and now it is up to the fans to determine who should win the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Month for January.
The Player of the Month award recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the month and gives volleyball fans from around the world the chance to determine who was the best player.
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Seven players have been selected as finalists for the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Month.
The Player of the Month award recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the month and gives volleyball fans from around the world the chance to determine who was the best player.
Off the Block selected the finalists for the January award. The finalists include UCLA middle attacker Thomas Amberg, UC Irvine outside attacker Carson Clark, USC outside attacker Tony Ciarelli, Penn State setter Edgardo Goas, Lewis outside attacker Jay Petty, BYU outside attacker Taylor Sander and Ohio State outside attacker Shawn Sangrey.
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It’s a Midwest thing tonight in college men’s volleyball.
Three matches involving top 10 nationally ranked teams will be played in the Midwest, including No. 9 Ohio State playing host to No. 4 Stanford. In addition, No. 6 Lewis will look to move into the top five of the national rankings next week if it can beat George Mason tonight.
Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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For the first time this season there is no new No. 1 in the weekly top 10 media poll.
BYU stays at No. 1 — receiving all but one first-place vote — for the second straight week following its two-match sweep against No. 5 USC. In addition, Lewis had one of the biggest jump in the new poll that was released Tuesday, moving up one spots to No. 6.
Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and my ballot with explanations on why ranked each team where I did.
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