The MPSF regular season champions USC are in the NCAA Tournament as the lone at-large.
The NCAA selection committee announced Sunday afternoon that the Trojans after losing in the conference tournament semifinals would receive the only at-large bid to the four-team tournament.
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Selection Sunday is upon us, and Off the Block is releasing its final projections of the NCAA Tournament bracket following the three conference championships matches on Saturday.
Lewis, Penn State and UC Irvine clinched the three automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament, while lone at-large bid remains a tight race between three teams.
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Three of the four tickets to the NCAA Tournament have been punched but the one at-large spot remains increasingly tight heading into Selection Sunday.
With Selection Sunday here, Penn State, Lewis and UC Irvine received the three automatic bids. However, a closer look at the criteria used by the selection committee shows that BYU, Stanford and USC all still have case for the lone at-large bid.
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The East Coast dynasty survived a scare but lives on at Penn State.
Penn State clinched a spot in the NCAA Tournament and won its record 14th consecutive EIVA Tournament title as it defeated George Mason 25-16, 25-21, 20-25, 25-22 in the EIVA championship match Saturday in University Park, Pa.
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Three spots in the four-team NCAA Tournament will be set by the end of the night.
It’s Championship Saturday in college men’s volleyball as EIVA, MIVA and MPSF Tournament championship matches will be played tonight — and each match-up could get more intriguing as the night progresses.
Check out the conference tournament matches to follow tonight from around the nation.
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The conference tournament championship matches are set and Final Four picture is slowly starting to become clearer – but not by much.
With Selection Sunday looming, UC Irvine and Stanford’s victories in the MPSF Tournaments have given them a leg-up in the race to get a spot in the NCAA Tournament. However, a closer look at the criteria used by the selection committee shows nothing in the field is decided going into championship Saturday.
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The spotlight will be on the each coast tonight in college men’s volleyball as the conference tournaments resume.
Four teams still vying for an at-large spot or automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament will meet in the MPSF Tournament semfinals in Los Angeles. In addition, Penn State out on the East Coast looks avoid the upset and move one step closer to its 14th straight EIVA championship.
Check out the conference tournament matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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UCLA’s chances of an at-large bid vanished Saturday with its postseason loss, but four teams remain in a tight race for spot in the Final Four.
With the conference tournaments underway and Selection Sunday in five days, 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 semifinal matches could have an increased significance in determining this year’s at-large bid.
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The EIVA announced its 2012 all-conference honors on Monday. Check out what players were named all-conference players and who won MPSF Player of the Year.
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And then there were 12 teams left.
After the first round of the conference tournaments last weekend, the MPSF, MIVA and EIVA Tournaments will continue with semifinals matches later this week. Here is the initial look and the historical information you need to know about every conference tournament semifinals match.
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