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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The most anticipated day to open a NCAA men’s volleyball season is officially upon us.

    The biggest event this weekend is the UC Santa Barbara Invitational, which features a No. 1 versus No. 2 match-up and a NCAA championship rematch. However, there are also several other non-conference and conference matches of interest today.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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  • 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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  • Players to watch for the 2012 AVCA Player of Year award

    The field is wide open this year for the biggest individual award in college men’s volleyball.

    With the NCAA men’s volleyball season starting this week, there are numerous candidates who could be the 2012 AVCA Player of the Year this season.

    Check out the preseason favorites and the dark horse candidates who could win the Division I-II AVCA Player of the Year at the end of the regular season.
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  • BYU ranked No. 1 in preseason national media poll

    BYU will open the season No. 1 in the men’s volleyball national media poll.

    The Cougars received six of 10 first-place votes to be ranked No. 1 in the newest Volleyball Magazine Men’s Division I-II Top 10 Poll that was released Wednesday morning.
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  • Projected preseason top 10 national rankings: No. 3 UCLA

    UCLA is projected by Off the Block to be No. 3 in the preseason national rankings.

    Off the Block throughout December will reveal its projected men’s volleyball preseason top 10 national rankings and will profile a top-10 team each day. The Off the Block projected preseason rankings were created independently of the AVCA Coaches Poll and the Volleyball Magazine Top 10 Media Poll.

    The college men’s volleyball season begins on Jan. 3 and concludes with the Final Four in May.
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  • BYU projected to win MPSF in conference preseason poll

    BYU one year after finishing in second place in the MPSF is now projected to win the conference this upcoming season.

    The Cougars received six of 12 first-place votes and finished in first place in the MPSF Preseason Coaches’ Poll that was released Wednesday.
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  • 2012 Off the Block Preseason All-American Teams released

    A nationwide voting committee selected 21 players to the Off the Block Preseason All-American Teams.

    The Off the Block Preseason All-American Teams recognizes the Division I-II men’s volleyball players projected to be the best in the nation during the upcoming season. Ten players were selected as Preseason First-Team All-Americans and 11 players were named Preseason Second-Team All-Americans.
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  • Thanksgiving 2011: 11 things to be thankful about in college volleyball

    It is the week of giving thanks and college men’s volleyball followers and fans can be thankful about plenty of things in the sport.

    Whether it is a playoff format to determine a champion or the individuals returning for the upcoming season, there are many good things happening in the sport right now. It’s now time to give thanks to some of those things in college men’s volleyball.

    Here’s the list of the 11 things in college men’s volleyball to be thankful about for Thanksgiving 2011.
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  • Hall of Famer Scates reveals his final UCLA recruiting class

    An all-state player and two all-area players will be in the final recruiting class for Hall of Fame UCLA coach Al Scates.

    Scates, who will retire following the upcoming season, announced Tuesday that high school seniors Jack Hughson, Steven O’Dell and John Zappia have signed National Letters of Intent to play the Bruins starting for the 2013 season.
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  • Cal State Northridge, USC win in first day of preseason tourney

    Less than one year after finishing tied for last place in the MPSF, Cal State Northridge remains undefeated in the preseason.

    Cal State Northridge swept UC Santa Barbara 25-20, 27-25, 25-15 in the opening day of the SAC Tournament on Friday in Los Angeles.

    Outside attacker Julius Hofer had a team-high 19 kills in the victory as the Matadors improved to 7-0 in preseason play.
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