Outrigger Invitational Preview

The only way to spend Spring Break

Mar 12 • T.J. Breshears

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VBelo Rankings Update

Pre-Outrigger updates. And it's already KPI time.

Mar 12 • T.J. Breshears

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Where Winning Lives: The Texas A&M Story

The Anatomy of a Statistical Heist

Published on Nerd Above the Net • Mar 9

VBelo Rankings Update

Halfway through the season and there is a clear frontrunner

Mar 5 • T.J. Breshears

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February 2026

VBelo Rankings Update

As promised, your weekly update to the VBelo Rankings. Every team. Every time.

Feb 26 • T.J. Breshears

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The Magicians Disappear

Another program has silently vanished from the 2026 calendar. This time, it’s the LeMoyne-Owen College Magicians.

Feb 20 • T.J. Breshears

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Let there be rankings!

The first look at the 2026 VBelo rankings.

Feb 19 • T.J. Breshears

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December 2025

VBelo Model Talk: 2026

The model was good, but it just got better. How did the model do in 2025? What is changing for 2026? Also, let's start the year off with a ton of…

Dec 30, 2025 • T.J. Breshears

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Empty Seats & Missing Data: The Silent Pause of Morehouse Volleyball

The seed money is gone, the records don't match, and a rising program is suddenly on hold. We dig into the numbers—and the human cost—of Morehouse's…

Dec 9, 2025 • T.J. Breshears

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The Circle of (MVB) Life

December giveth and December taketh away, in the world of NCAA Men's Volleyball. Plus: 12-team expansion, Giving Tuesday, and why I'm refactored the Elo…

Dec 2, 2025 • T.J. Breshears

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September 2025

Home Court Advantage, the Coaches' Poll, & Math!

A really great (and nerdy) conversion with Luke Pekol & Zach Pekol of Lewis University

Sep 18, 2025 • T.J. Breshears

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NCAA MVB Tournament Expands to 12 Teams for 2026

Good News! The 9-team tournament is dead!

Sep 9, 2025 • T.J. Breshears

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