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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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  • 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…)

  • Initial look at upcoming conference tournament matches

    It took the final matches of a four-month regular season to determine all the seeds, but the postseason is now beginning in full force across the nation.

    The Conference Carolinas will have its championship match on Wednesday, while MIVA and MPSF will have their conference tournaments quarterfinals starting Thursday. Here is the initial look and the historical information to know about every upcoming conference tournament match before you fill out your bracket.
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  • Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It’s the final day of the regular season and there is still plenty on the line.

    No. 9 UCLA and No. 10 Hawai’i will both play in must-win matches as they try to clinch the final berth in the MPSF Tournament. In addition, three teams still have a shot at the No. 5 seed for the upcoming MPSF Tournament.

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  • Quick hits: What to know about the MPSF mayhem and postseason implications

    To put it in the simplest terms possible, the MPSF standings is complete chaos.

    There is a 2,048 possible outcomes to the 11 remaining MPSF matches in the final week of the regular season and each one of those outcomes could drastically affect seeding for the eight-team conference tournament.

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  • NCAA Tournament Projections: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

    Days away from the start of the postseason and the field is even tighter for a possible at-large bid to 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…)

  • Video: Men’s volleyball national media poll ballot breakdown

    There were no dissenting votes to Loyola holding the top spot in this week’s national media poll.

    The Ramblers for the first time this season received every first-place vote in the new Volleyball Magazine Poll released Tuesday.

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  • Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The muddled conference tournament seeding races and battle for the at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament could get a lot clearer following tonight.

    No. 2 BYU has a chance to move one step closer to winning its second consecutive MPSF regular season title as it plays host to No. 6 UC Santa Barbara. In addition out in the East Coast, Penn State looks to cement its hold on first-place in the EIVA and pick-up a conference home victory against Princeton.

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  • NCAA Tournament Projections: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

    With Selection Sunday almost a month away, the races for the at-large bids and NCAA Tournament seeding is getting tighter but the teams on the bubble still in contention remains unprecedentedly large.

    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: Men’s volleyball national media poll ballot breakdown

    Loyola remains No. 1 but BYU is cutting into its lead in the national media poll.

    BYU received two first-place votes to move up to No. 2 and six points behind Loyola in the new Volleyball Magazine Poll released Tuesday.
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