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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It’s a lighter than usual slate of matches for a Friday night but there are still several intriguing match-ups.

    No. 2 Long Beach State looks to maintain its status as the surprise team of the season as it plays No. 8 Cal State Northridge. In addition, Ball State and Lewis renew their conference rivalry in a match that could have significant MIVA implications.

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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Four of the top 10 nationally ranked teams have already lost this week and there is a chance even more could go down tonight.

    No. 3 Long Beach State versus No. 4 Stanford in a battle of top-five nationally ranked teams highlights tonight’s matches. In addition, Loyola and Lewis renew their rivalry in a conference match so big that both teams have produced Harlem Shake videos to promote the match.

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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It’s all about the East Coast and West Coast tonight in college men’s volleyball.

    UC Irvine and Stanford playing in a match-up between two top-five nationally ranked teams highlights the matches on the West Coast. In addition out the East Coast, Princeton looks to make its case for why it belongs in the national rankings as it opens conference play against George Mason.

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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Final Four matches past and future could be on display tonight.

    No. 2 BYU versus Lewis highlights tonight’s schedule in what could be a preview to this year’s Final Four. However, not to be overlooked is a rematch of the last season’s NCAA championship match as UC Irvine plays host to USC.

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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It’s only the first Saturday of the regular season, but there is plenty of intrigue for volleyball fans with tonight’s matches.

    No. 1 UC Irvine and No. 6 for the second straight year meet in the UC Santa Barbara Invitational championship match, but this time coach John Speraw is on the UCLA sidelines. In addition, No. 2 BYU looks to avoid an upset and remain perfect in the MPSF as it plays a home match against Hawai’i.

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  • The five teams that could surprise everyone in 2013

    Tons of teams enter a season with preseason hype, but then there are those teams that enter with little expectations and surprise everyone

    Whether it was Harvard finishing last season ranked in the national coaches poll or UC Santa Barbara’s run to the 2011 NCAA championship match last season, each season always has men’s volleyball teams that surprise everyone.
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  • 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.

    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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  • EIVA announces 2012 all-conference awards

    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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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It’s all about the rematch tonight in college men’s volleyball.

    Hawai’i after almost upsetting No. 4 BYU on Friday will try for a second time to beat the Cougars, while in the Midwest IPFW looks to stay alive for a top four seed in the MIVA Tournament as it plays Grand Canyon.

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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    For the first time this season, a large chunk of the men’s volleyball national spotlight shifts away from California for the night.

    No. 1 BYU opening a two-match series against No. 6 USC in Provo, Utah, and No. 5 Penn State going on the road to play Loyola highlights several of the big matches tonight outside of California. Inside the Golden State, though, two top-five ranked play each other No. 3 UCLA plays host to No. 4 Stanford.

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