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May 25, 2012June 4, 2012

Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year: Second Round

Off the Block selected and seeded the 65 players in a bracket, but only 32 players remain and now it is up to the fans to determine who should win the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year.

The Fan Choice Player of the Year recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the season and gives volleyball fans from around the world the chance decide the winner through online voting.
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May 23, 2012June 4, 2012

Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year: First Round

Off the Blocked selected and seeded the 65 players in a bracket, and now it is up to the fans to determine who should win the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year.

April 20, 2012June 13, 2012

Conference tournament men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

The NCAA men’s volleyball postseason is finally here with an appetizer portion of matches tonight.

The postseason begins with two matches in the Midwest as No. 8 Lewis plays last-place Quincy, while Loyola and IPFW renew their budding conference rivalry as they play each other in the MIVA Tournament quarterfinals.

Check out the conference tournament matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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April 15, 2012July 12, 2013

Initial look at the MIVA and MPSF quarterfinal matches

It took the final day of a four-month regular season to settle all the seeds, but the NCAA men’s volleyball postseason is finally upon us.

The MIVA and MPSF will begin their conference tournaments with the quarterfinals this weekend. Here is the initial look and the historical information to know about every conference tournament quarterfinals match before you fill out your bracket.
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February 11, 2012February 11, 2012

Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

It could be a night of firsts in college men’s volleyball.

Lees-McRae and Springfield will meet in the Morgan Classic championship match as they both attempt to win the tournament for the first time in their program history. In addition, UC San Diego will try to do something it has never accomplished in its history: defeat No. 4 BYU.

Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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January 6, 2012January 6, 2012

In a sentence or two about every NCAA men’s volleyball team

Most of the time all the preseason talk surrounding a team can be summed up in one or two sentences — and that’s what we did.

With the NCAA men’s volleyball season beginning in earnest this weekend, get a quick breakdown of every men’s volleyball team from around the nation as they enter the 2012 season.

Check out what to know about each Division I-II men’s volleyball team at the start of the 2012 season.
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January 5, 2012January 5, 2012

Loyola projected over Ohio State to win MIVA championship in 2012

Loyola is favored over the defending NCAA champions Ohio State to win the MIVA this upcoming season.

Loyola received 45 votes, including four of seven first-place votes, to be ranked No. 1 in the MIVA Preseason Coaches Poll that was released Thursday.
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November 4, 2011November 4, 2011

D-II men’s volleyball teams ineligible for new NCAA scholarship benefits

Five Division II men’s volleyball teams, despite playing in a conference with Division I schools, would be prohibited from providing an additional $2,000 to its full-ride scholarship athletes.

The NCAA informed Off the Block via email Thursday that its newly adopted scholarship policy only applies to Division I schools, and Division II schools regardless of conference affiliations would be ineligible from giving their players the extra benefit.

The NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted last week to allow schools to provide full-scholarship athletes up to an extra $2,000 for cost-of-living expenses. Schools would not be required to add the benefit, but the NCAA requested that conferences consider common applications.
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October 11, 2011October 11, 2011

Ball State releases 2012 schedule: 5 things to know about this schedule

A non-conference match against Cal State Northridge and a rematch against Ohio State highlights the 2012 Ball State regular season schedule that the team released Tuesday.

Ball State finished last season third in the MIVA and lost in the conference tournament quarterfinals. The Cardinals have five starters returning for the upcoming season, including All-MIVA outside attacker Larry Wrather.

Check out the five things to take away from Ball State’s schedule for the 2012 season.
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September 15, 2011September 22, 2011

Quincy releases 2012 schedule: 5 things to know about this schedule

A seven-match homestand to close out the season and four road matches against teams from the Conference Carolinas highlights the 2012 Quincy regular season schedule that the team released Thursday.

Quincy ended last season in sixth place in the MIVA and reached the conference tournament semifinals for the first time in program history. The Hawks have four starters returning for the upcoming season, including outside attacker Joseph Sokol who led the team in kills last year.

Check out the five things to know about Quincy’s schedule for the upcoming season.
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