Season Preview: Dark horse teams that may crash 2015 NCAA Tournament

There are the preseason favorites, and then there are those teams that bust everyone’s bracket in the postseason.

Several teams enter the start of the college men’s volleyball season this weekend with little preseason fanfare but could crash the NCAA Tournament at the end of the season. Continue reading “Season Preview: Dark horse teams that may crash 2015 NCAA Tournament”

Top 10 bold predictions for 2015 college men’s volleyball season

Forget about your typical safe preseason college men’s volleyball predictions — it’s time to go big, bold and a little crazy.

With the start of the season in less than a week, Off the Block is making its bold predictions on everything from the National Player of the Year race to the NCAA Tournament. Continue reading “Top 10 bold predictions for 2015 college men’s volleyball season”

Off the Block releases watch list for inaugural Bryan Ivie Award

Twelve college men’s volleyball players have been selected to the 2015 watch list for a new national award this upcoming season.

Off the Block on Monday announced the watch list for the inaugural Bryan Ivie Award, which is presented to the best opposite in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. Continue reading “Off the Block releases watch list for inaugural Bryan Ivie Award”

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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