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  • Bracketology: Team comparisons using NCAA selection committee criteria

    The opening round of the conference tournaments has dramatically changed the at-large bid and seeding races for the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

    Off the Block has crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show how the top teams in the nation fare against each other in the race for the two at-large bids and NCAA Tournament seeding. (more…)

  • Video: Reaction, analysis to MPSF Tournament quarterfinals

    The opening round of the MPSF Tournament had everything from two epic fifth game matches to a team resounding emphatically to a late-season slide.

    Check out Off the Block editor Vinnie Lopes breakdown the MPSF Tournament quarterfinals and what to expect in the conference tournament semifinals on Thursday. (more…)

  • 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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  • MPSF announces 2014 Player of Year, all-conference teams

    For the fourth time in the conference’s history, a player has won multiple MPSF Player of the Year honors during his college career.

    The MPSF announced Thursday that BYU All-American outside attacker Taylor Sander was selected as the conference’s player of the year for the second consecutive season.

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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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  • NCAA Tournament Projections: Latest college men’s volleyball bracketology

    The postseason has arrived in full force and there is still isn’t a lot of separation between the teams making the NCAA Tournament and the teams on the bubble.

    Off the Block each week during the rest of the regular season and throughout each round of the postseason will unveil its latest projections to the NCAA Tournament.

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  • NCAA Tournament Projections: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

    The postseason is here, but there is still a lot left to be decided in the race for the at-large bids and seeding for the NCAA Tournament.

    Off the Block has crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show how the top teams in the nation fare against each other in the race for the two at-large bids and NCAA Tournament seeding. (more…)

  • 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…)

  • Video: Pepperdine senior discusses team’s success entering MPSF Tournament

    No. 3 Pepperdine is not only entering the conference tournament as the Co-MPSF regular season champions, but has a chance to earn its first trip to the NCAA Tournament in six years.

    Check out Off the Block special contributor Johanthan Bates’ interview with Pepperdine outside attacker Kyle Gerrans following the team’s home victory against Hawai’i in the regular-season finale Saturday.

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  • Three finalists announced for inaugural Lloy Ball Award

    A nationwide voting committee selected USC setter Micah Christenson, Stanford setter James Shaw and Pepperdine setter Matt West as finalists for the inaugural Lloy Ball Award.

    The Lloy Ball Award is given to the nation’s best setter in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season.

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