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The majority of teams being on bye weeks created more stability in the national rankings this week.
UCLA moving past BYU to No. 3 and Long Beach State jumping ahead of Ohio State to No. 9 were the only changes in the new top 10 national media poll released Tuesday.
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The top of the Off the Block Relative Strength Factor rankings remains the same for the second straight week.
UC Irvine following its bye week remains No. 1, while USC, Lewis, Stanford and USC all stayed in the top five in the new RSF rankings that Off the Block released Monday.
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Five weeks until NCAA Tournament field is revealed and the gap continues to narrow between teams for the lone at-large bid.
With the Final Four beginning in almost one month, Off the Block released its latest projected NCAA Tournament bracket on Monday.
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Almost one month until Selection Sunday the race for the lone at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament continues to get tighter between the top teams in the nation.
Below is the entry from the 2012 NCAA men’s volleyball championship handbook on how the three-person volleyball selection committee determines the at-large team and seeding for the NCAA Tournament.
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The stability has returned to the national rankings.
UCLA dropping two spots to No. 4 and USC and BYU both moving up one spot were the only changes in the new top 10 national media poll released Tuesday.
Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and my ballot with explanations on why I ranked each team where I did.
Continue reading “My men’s volleyball media poll ballot”
USC’s rise continues in the Off the Block Relative Strength Factor rankings.
The Trojans after extending their nation-best winning streak to 10 with two victories last week jumped two spots to No. 2 in the new RSF rankings that Off the Block released Monday.
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The gap continues to narrow between schools for the lone at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
With the Final Four in less than two months, Off the Block released its latest projected NCAA Tournament bracket on Monday.
Continue reading “Men’s volleyball bracketology”
A deeper look into the selection committee’s criteria shows the race for the lone at-large bid continues to tighten as the NCAA Tournament gets closer.
Below is the entry from the 2012 NCAA men’s volleyball championship handbook on how the three-person volleyball selection committee determines the at-large team and seeding for the NCAA Tournament.
Continue reading “Deeper look at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament selection criteria”
It’s all about the rematch tonight in college men’s volleyball.
Hawai’i after almost upsetting No. 4 BYU on Friday will try for a second time to beat the Cougars, while in the Midwest IPFW looks to stay alive for a top four seed in the MIVA Tournament as it plays Grand Canyon.
Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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It took almost two months, but UC Irvine is back to No. 1 in the national rankings.
UC Irvine after defeating then-No. 1 UCLA during the weekend received every first-place vote in the new national media poll released Tuesday afternoon. This is the first time since the opening weeks of the regular season that the Anteaters are atop the national rankings.
Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and my ballot with explanations on why I ranked each team where I did.
Continue reading “My men’s volleyball media poll ballot”
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