VBelo Daily: April 10, 2026
MIVA Mayhem is alive and well. Will the other conferences act the same today?
Number of the Day
2 - Traveling is expensive. Traveling with an entire volleyball team is very expensive. Even so, 2 teams have traveled to Puerto Rico this season: UMES and Barry. The UPR system has several programs that field a men’s volleyball team. With the growing national footprint of volleyball, it makes sense to include more teams (especially ones that are technically part of the NCAA.) Today, Barry will play 2 different programs from UPR. This is what growing the game looks like (even if it makes figuring out what to do with these teams in the model very difficult.)
Yesterday’s Scores
Big West
UC Irvine (89%) def. CSUN (11%)
3-1 (25-17, 23-25, 27-25, 25-19)
MIVA
Lewis (13%) def. Ball State (87%)
3-2 (12-25, 25-23, 17-25, 25-20, 18-16)
Loyola Chicago (74%) def. Purdue Fort Wayne (26%)
3-1 (20-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-15)
Ohio State (33%) def. McKendree (67%)
3-2 (25-22, 23-25, 27-25, 21-25, 15-13)
Lindenwood (96%) def. Northern Kentucky (4%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-20)
MPSF
UCLA (100%) def. UC Merced (0%)
3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-17)
Concordia (39%) def. Jessup (61%)
3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-14, 25-18)
Non-conference
Newberry (51%) def. Carolina (49%)
3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-21)
Today’s Match Projections
Big West
UC Santa Barbara (18%) vs Long Beach (82%)
Hawai’i (90%) vs UC San Diego (10%)
ConfCarolinas
Erskine (11%) vs Mount Olive (89%)
Emmanuel (41%) vs Barton (59%)
ECC
St. Thomas Aquinas (72%) vs Dominican (28%)
EIVA
Princeton (8%) vs George Mason (92%)
Charleston (18%) vs NJIT (82%)
Penn State (91%) vs Sacred Heart (9%)
GLVC
Southwest Baptist (76%) vs Thomas More (24%)
Missouri S&T (68%) vs Quincy (32%)
Jamestown (11%) vs Roosevelt (89%)
Rockhurst (25%) vs Maryville (75%)
IVA
Barry (52%) vs UPR-Rio Piedras (48%)
MPSF
Southern California (60%) vs BYU (40%)
Jessup (46%) vs Concordia (54%)
UCLA (100%) vs UC Merced (0%)
Stanford (7%) vs Pepperdine (93%)
Vanguard (58%) vs Menlo (42%)
NEC
Long Island (37%) vs Daemen (63%)
UMES (27%) vs Fairleigh Dickinson (73%)
Saint Francis (92%) vs D’Youville (8%)
Non-conference
Life (37%) vs Newberry (63%)
Belmont Abbey (90%) vs Queens (10%)
King (8%) vs Catawba (92%)
Barry vs UPR-Bayamón1
This is a tough one to classify, so I am removing a projection from it. Super excited for the match, though!
The UPR system used to be in the same season with the NCAA but recently the UPR system moved to the Fall. Making the trip to UPR teams is still good but the teams you play now will be either post season or pre season.
Plenty of 90% favorites tonight. Those on the road may have a more difficult match but I still expect most to be victorious.
MIVA did not disappoint. Ball State is gonna feel that one for a while.