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Sometimes doing nothing — or simply not losing — can benefit a team in the RPI.
BYU following its bye week jumped one spot and ahead of Ohio State to earn the No. 1 ranking in the latest RPI rankings that were released Monday. Continue reading “BYU surpasses Ohio State for top spot in RPI rankings”
Check out the five things to take away from the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball matches this weekend. Continue reading “Quick hits: 5 things to take away from the weekend in college volleyball”
The gap has shrunken and plenty has changed, and still can change, in college men’s volleyball bracketology.
Off the Block each week during the rest of the regular season and throughout each round of the postseason will unveil its latest detailed projections to the NCAA Tournament. Continue reading “Bracketology: Latest NCAA Tournament projections”
There are not many matches left for the selection committee in less than a month determines the NCAA Tournament.
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 selection committee criteria”
All-EIVA outside attacker Chris Nugent went from missing a month of the season with an injury to leading No. 13 Penn State to one of its biggest upset victories in a decade.
Nugent in his fourth match back since being sidelined had a match-high 19 kills on a .515 attack percentage as No. 13 Penn State upset No. 1/1 Ohio State 25-21, 14-25, 25-15, 22-25, 15-12 on Tuesday in University Park, Pennsylvania. Continue reading “Nugent leads injured Penn State squad in upset of No. 1 Ohio State”
A victory against a first-place team was enough to move Loyola back into the national rankings.
Loyola after beating Penn State in four games during the weekend jumped to No. 9 in the latest Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. National Media Poll that was released on Tuesday. Continue reading “Loyola back in national media poll rankings at No. 9”
All the drama from the series between No. 1/2 Long Beach State and No. 3/3 BYU this weekend resulted in nothing changing in the RPI.
The Cougars after splitting the two-match series remained at No. 2 and one spot ahead of the 49ers in the latest RPI rankings that were released Monday. Continue reading “BYU stays ahead of Long Beach State in new RPI rankings”
Check out the five things to take away from the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball matches this weekend. Continue reading “Quick hits: 5 things to take away from the weekend in college volleyball”
The men’s volleyball bracketology continues to be fluid with a month of the season left before Selection Sunday.
Off the Block each week during the rest of the regular season and throughout each round of the postseason will unveil its latest detailed projections to the NCAA Tournament. Continue reading “Bracketology: Latest NCAA Tournament projections”
One month remains before all the regular season and conference tournament matches have played and the selection committee determines the NCAA Tournament.
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 selection committee criteria”
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