Historic comparison: MIVA preseason favorite and end of season champion

The entire season still has to be played, but the MIVA Preseason Poll has been an accurate predictor in recent years of what team will win the conference regular season title.

In four of the last five seasons the team picked to finish in first place in the conference’s preseason coaches poll has end the regular season with at least a share of the MIVA title. Continue reading “Historic comparison: MIVA preseason favorite and end of season champion”

Video: Pepperdine beats Hawai’i to claim share of MPSF regular season title

No. 4 Pepperdine is finding its stride at just the right time and now has a share of the conference regular season title.

Pepperdine rallied from a one-game deficit to defeat No. 10 Hawai’i 19-25, 28-26, 25-18, 26-24 on Saturday in Malibu, Calif., to join No. 3 BYU as the Co-MPSF regular season champions.

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Conference tournament semifinal matches to follow tonight

The postseason resumes this evening with four teams still in contention for the Conference Carolinas’ first automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.

The No. 1 seed Erskine after winning the conference regular season title will play host to No. 5 Barton in its Conference Carolinas Tournament semifinals match. In addition, the No. 2 seed Pfeiffer and the No. 3 seed Mount Olive will face each other in the other semifinal.

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