USC will end the regular season as the unanimous No. 1 in the national rankings.
The Trojans after winning the MPSF regular season championship during the weekend received every first-place vote 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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Eight college journalists were selected to the inaugural Off the Block Men’s Volleyball Reporter All-American Team.
The Off the Block Men’s Volleyball Reporter All-American Team recognizes the season’s top men’s volleyball reporters from college newspapers around the nation.
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Daily Bruin reporter Chris Kalra, The Ball State Daily News reporter Andrew Mishler and The Daily Collegian reporter John Stuetz were selected as the 2012 Off the Block Men’s Volleyball Conference Reporters of the Year.
The Off the Block Men’s Volleyball Conference Reporters of the Year recognizes the best college newspaper reporters in the EIVA, MIVA and MPSF.
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The regular season is over and race for a spot in the NCAA Tournament remains as open as at the start of the season.
With the Selection Sunday less than two weeks away, Off the Block released its latest projected NCAA Tournament bracket on Monday.
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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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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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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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[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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One week remaining in the regular season and the race for a spot in the NCAA Tournament remains as close as when the season started.
With the Final Four starting in less than month, Off the Block released its latest projected NCAA Tournament bracket on Monday.
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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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