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Off the Block each week throughout the rest of the regular season and during the postseason will unveil its latest detailed projections to the NCAA Tournament. Continue reading “Bracketology: Off the Block’s latest NCAA Tournament projections”
Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria
Two weeks before the start of the college men’s volleyball postseason and the bracketology battle teams remain tight.
Off the Block 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 positioning. Continue reading “Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria”
Bracketology: Off the Block’s latest NCAA Tournament projections
Off the Block each week throughout the rest of the regular season and during the postseason will unveil its latest detailed projections to the NCAA Tournament. Continue reading “Bracketology: Off the Block’s latest NCAA Tournament projections”
Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria
Yes, Long Beach State and Hawai’i have likely locked-up the top-two seeds for the NCAA Tournament, but there are still plenty of tight races remaining one month before the bracket is unveiled.
Off the Block 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 positioning. Continue reading “Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria”
Quick-hits: What to know about ConfCarolinas teams for 2019 season
[Editor’s note: Off the Block will preview each NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball conference leading up to the 2019 season opener on Dec. 30. This conference previews examines every team in the ConfCarolinas.]
The average college men’s volleyball fan may not be name every team in the ConfCarolinas. However, the ConfCarolinas in recent years has been one of the nation’s most drastically improved men’s volleyball conferences. Continue reading “Quick-hits: What to know about ConfCarolinas teams for 2019 season”
Audio: Offseason challenges strengthen Barton for run at 2019 NCAA Tournament berth
Check out Off the Block’s interview with Barton coach Jeff Lennox as he discusses an eventful fall for his team and entering 2019 as one of the preseason favorites to win the ConfCarolinas. Continue reading “Audio: Offseason challenges strengthen Barton for run at 2019 NCAA Tournament berth”
Harvard to play road match against Barton in 2019
[Editor’s note: Off the Block in collaboration with the EIVA is presenting The Top 15 EIVA Non-Conference Matches. This list spotlights the best non-conference matches scheduled for EIVA teams in 2019 and will be the first time several of these matches have been publicly announced. Harvard versus Barton is ranked No. 15 on the list.]
The defending EIVA champions will travel south during the upcoming season to play the likely preseason favorite to win the ConfCarolinas. Continue reading “Harvard to play road match against Barton in 2019”
Cumberland University to host 2019 Grow the Game Challenge
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The nation’s largest college men’s volleyball non-conference tournament is coming to Middle Tennessee in 2019.
Off the Block announced Thursday that Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee, will be the host site for the Off the Block Grow the Game Challenge on Jan. 18-20. Continue reading “Cumberland University to host 2019 Grow the Game Challenge”
Barton to return to Grow the Game Challenge in 2019 season
[Editor’s note: Off the Block each day from Aug. 6-15 will unveil one team participating in the 2019 Grow the Game Challenge. The entire tournament field and match schedule will be unveiled Thursday, Aug. 16.]
The presumed preseason favorite to win the ConfCarolinas championship will return to the Off the Block Grow the Game Challenge in 2019. Continue reading “Barton to return to Grow the Game Challenge in 2019 season”
King storms through Barton to win ConfCarolinas championship
King left no doubt who was the top team in the ConfCarolinas en route to clinching a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.
King held Barton to a conference season-low attack percentage and swept the ConfCarolinas Tournament finals 25-10, 25-21, 25-21 on Saturday in Bristol, Tennessee. Continue reading “King storms through Barton to win ConfCarolinas championship”