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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    BYU won the MPSF regular season title, but that’s about the only thing that’s been decided for conference tournament seeding with the regular season coming to an end.

    Several teams will play in critical matches to determine the conference brackets highlighted by No. 4 Long Beach State traveling to play No. 5 Pepperdine. In addition, No. 1 BYU will return play No. 3 UCLA on the one-year anniversary of the servegate controversy.

    Check out the top-five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight
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  • Top 10 non-conference matches to hope get scheduled for 2014

    With the calendars turned to April, it not only means the conference tournaments ready to begin but college men’s volleyball coaches beginning to create their schedules for next season.

    There are multiple factors that go into a coach creating their schedule and at times several factors that are out of a coach’s control. However, there are just some non-conference matches that volleyball fans are craving to get scheduled.

    Check out the top 10 non-conference matches that would make for intriguing match-ups if they can get scheduled for the 2014 season.
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  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    The West Coast became even more dominate than usual in the national media poll this week.

    A season-high nine MPSF teams were ranked in the top 10 of the new national media poll that was released Tuesday.

    Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and the video breakdown of my ballot with explanations on why I ranked each team where I did.
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  • Deeper look at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament selection criteria

    With Selection Sunday one month away, the field is beginning to shrink for the lone at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, but the potential battles for Final Four seeding remains tight and intriguing.

    Below is the entry from the 2013 NCAA men’s volleyball championship handbook on how the three-person volleyball selection committee determines the at-large team and seeding for the NCAA Tournament.
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  • Deeper look at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament selection criteria

    One moth before the postseason starts and the race for the lone at-large bid continues to remain tight with multiple teams still in contention as the NCAA Tournament gets closer

    Below is the entry from the 2013 NCAA men’s volleyball championship handbook on how the three-person volleyball selection committee determines the at-large team and seeding for the NCAA Tournament.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The Midwest is in the spotlight tonight for college men’s volleyball.

    No. 4 Ohio State and Lewis highlight tonight’s matches in a battle between two undefeated MIVA teams. In addition, out on the West Coast two top-10 nationally ranked teams meet as No. 5 Pepperdine takes on No. 6 Stanford.

    Check out the top-five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow this tonight.
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  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    For the first time in the media poll’s recent history, Harvard is a nationally ranked team.

    Harvard received eight votes and jumped ahead of Hawai’i for the No. 10 spot in the latest top 10 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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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    There are only two MPSF matches tonight, but they are big ones.

    No. 2 BYU will try to stay in sole possession of first place as it plays host to No. 5 Stanford in tonight’s marquee match. In addition, No. 4 Pepperdine will put its undefeated home record on the line as it takes on No. 7 UCLA

    Check out the top-five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow this tonight.
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  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    The turnover in the national media polls continues following another weekend of upsets.

    UC Irvine became a unanimous No. 1 in the newest national media poll released Tuesday afternoon, while Ohio State made the biggest move in the poll jumping up two spots to No. 5.

    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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  • Quick hits: 5 things to take away from this weekend’s matches

    Five of the top 10 nationally ranked teams lost in another upset-filled weekend of college men’s volleyball.

    Check out the top five things to take away from this weekend’s action.
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