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The madness of March has descended onto college men’s volleyball.
No. 1 Loyola and Penn State highlights the slate of matches tonight as both teams eye picking up another signature non-conference victory that could impress the NCAA Tournament selection committee. In addition, No. 7 USC will play host to Cal State Northridge and needs a victory to remain in contention for a possible NCAA Tournament at-large bid.
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The at-large bid bubble is gigantic and with less than a month until the start of the postseason almost a dozen schools still have a realistic chance to make the newly expanded NCAA Tournament field.
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.
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For a regular season mid-week slate of matches, this is about as big as it gets in college men’s volleyball.
No. 4 Pepperdine and No. 6 UCLA will play each other in a conference showdown that could be a factor when the selection committee meets in the upcoming weeks. In addition, Ball State and IPFW will renew one of the top in-state rivals with second place in the MIVA on the line.
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Long Beach State coming off its win against first-place BYU has surprassed its conference rival in the new national media poll.
The 49ers received two first-place votes and moved one spot ahead of the Cougars to No. 2 in the Volleyball Magazine Poll released Tuesday.
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The Rainbow Warriors after a one-week absence are back in the national media poll.
Hawai’i following two home upset victories against No. 3 UCLA during the weekend jumped to No. 8 in the new Volleyball Magazine Poll released Tuesday.
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The team with the nation’s longest winning streak is back in the top 10 of the national media poll.
Penn State after a one-week absence from rankings moved back to No. 10 in the new Volleyball Magazine Poll released Tuesday.
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The college men’s volleyball spotlight is shining bright on the Midwest and East Coast tonight.
No. 1 Loyola will try to keep its perfect record intact as it plays host to IPFW — a team that has a history of beating Loyola on its homecourt. In addition, out on the East Coast first-place in the EIVA will be on the line as Penn State and Harvard play each other.
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The conference standings got even more jumbled this weekend with numerous upsets across the nation.
Check out the five things to take away from this weekend in college men’s volleyball.
Nothing says Valentine’s Day night like marquee college men’s volleyball matches involving top-10 nationally ranked teams.
A showdown between one of the nation’s top defensive teams and the defending National Player of the Year highlights the schedule as No. 8 UC Santa Barbara plays host to No. 5 Long Beach State. In addition, out in the Midwest two of this season’s surprise teams, Lindenwood and IPFW, will meet for a conference match.
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For a weekend with a smaller slate of matches there was still plenty newsworthy moments with three top-10 nationally ranked teams losing and a college men’s volleyball highlight making ESPN’s SportsCenter.
Check out the five things to take away from this weekend in college men’s volleyball.
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