Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

Almost one month until Selection Sunday and 11 teams remain under NCAA Tournament consideration, according to the latest Off the Block bracketology.

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”

Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

It’s officially now that point in the college men’s volleyball season when the bracketology is in full swing.

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”

Series timeline: Recent No. 1 vs. No. 2 matches in NCAA men’s volleyball

Jonathan Bates | Off the Block associate editor

No. 1/1 Long Beach State and No. 2/2 UCLA will play each other on Saturday in the 10th match since 2012 between the top-two ranked teams in the nation.

In continuation of a story written by Off the Block editor Vinnie Lopes in 2011, here’s an updated list of recent regular matches featuring the top two NCAA men’s volleyball teams in the nation. Continue reading “Series timeline: Recent No. 1 vs. No. 2 matches in NCAA men’s volleyball”