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Bracketology: Team comparisons using NCAA selection committee criteria

The conference tournament semifinals are all done, and the NCAA Tournament bracketology is beginning to become a little more into focus with Selection Saturday days away.

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. Continue reading “Bracketology: Team comparisons using NCAA selection committee criteria”

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Conference tournament semifinal matches to follow tonight

The final match-up for Conference Championship Friday will be decided today.

The MPSF Tournament semifinals get underway with Hawai’i and Pepperdine meeting in a critical match for both their hopes of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. In addition, UC Irvine will attempt to avoid the upset as it plays host to USC in the other semifinal. Continue reading “Conference tournament semifinal matches to follow tonight”

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Lewis middle Walsh named 2015 OTB/Springbak National Blocker of Year

A nationwide voting committee selected Lewis middle attacker Bobby Walsh as the winner of the 2015 Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. National Blocker of the Year.

Off the Block announced Thursday that Walsh was the recipient of the annual college men’s volleyball given to the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball player with the best front-row defensive performance during the regular season. Continue reading “Lewis middle Walsh named 2015 OTB/Springbak National Blocker of Year”

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Bracketology: Difficult for Pepperdine to get NCAA Tournament at-large bid

A conference tournament semifinals win for Pepperdine would not be enough for it to receive a NCAA Tournament at-large bid, according to the latest Off the Block bracketology projections.

Pepperdine enters its upcoming MPSF Tournament semifinals match against Hawai’i on Thursday as the first team out of the NCAA Tournament field in the most recent bracketology. Continue reading “Bracketology: Difficult for Pepperdine to get NCAA Tournament at-large bid”