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  • Video: No. 6 UC Irvine sweeps No. 11 LBSU in conference opener

    Outside attacker Kyle Russell had a match-high 13 kills as No. 6 UC Irvine swept No. 11 Long Beach State 25-21, 25-19, 25-23 in its conference opener on Saturday in Long Beach, California. (more…)

  • Top college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It’s been absolute chaos this weekend with four of the top 10 nationally ranked teams losing and even more top-ranked teams will be tested tonight.

    No. 13 IPFW will look to extend No. 10 Penn State’s season-opening losing streak as the two teams meet in the Off the Block East vs. Midwest Challenge. In addition, No. 7 BYU with its retooled starting lineup will attempt to complete a series sweep against No. 4 UCLA. (more…)

  • Off the Block releases watch list for inaugural Bryan Ivie Award

    Twelve college men’s volleyball players have been selected to the 2015 watch list for a new national award this upcoming season.

    Off the Block on Monday announced the watch list for the inaugural Bryan Ivie Award, which is presented to the best opposite in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. (more…)

  • Long Beach signs 4 of nation’s top 25 ranked recruits

    Long Beach State not only signed the most highly touted recuit in the nation but added three more of the nation’s top 25 high school players to its latest recruiting class.

    The 49ers announced recently that high school seniors TJ DeFalco, Kyle Ensing, Kimball Leituala, Kysen Olsen and Josh Tuaniga all have committed to play for the 49ers beginning in 2016. (more…)

  • 2015 Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Preseason All-American Teams released

    A nationwide voting committee selected 22 players to the annual Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Preseason All-American Teams.

    The Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Preseason All-American Teams recognizes the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players projected to be the best in the nation during the upcoming season. (more…)

  • LBSU to install nation’s biggest video screen for college arena

    Things will be a little bit bigger at Long Beach State compared to other college men’s volleyball venues starting next season.

    Long Beach State announced Wednesday that it will begin installing in Walter Pyramid the nation’s largest wall-mounted video scoreboard for an on-campus college arena.

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  • Conference tournament quarterfinal matches to follow tonight

    The most chaotic day of the postseason has arrived as five conference tournament quarterfinal matches take place tonight.

    BYU playing host to USC in a match with significant ramifications to the NCAA Tournament seeding and at-large bid races highlights the four MPSF Tournament quarterfinal matches. In addition, IPFW and Ohio State meet in the final MIVA Tournament quarterfinals match.

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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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  • 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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