Men’s College Roundup for May 1, 2025

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 1, 2025) – We are set to begin the DI/II Men’s NCAA Tournament after some surprising upsets last week in the MPSF and Big West Conference Tournaments. In DIII, we crowned Southern Virginia as 2025 National Champion. The DI/DII, quarterfinal round through the championship round will take place in Columbus, Ohio. Stay tuned for our live coverage from the semifinals and final round of the tournament on our Instagram @usavolleyball.

(rankings source: AVCA.org)

NCAA Division I/II

Big West tournament results

There is no place like home for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors who earned the title of 2025 Big West Champions on home court. Hawaii went .500 in the month of April prior to the postseason but showed up in a big way when it came time to battle for the conference championship. Hawaii took a 3-1 win over UCI in the semifinals and a 3-1 win over Long Beach in the Championship.

Big West Final match leaders (Hawaii)

• Kills: Finn Kearney (14)
• Digs: Adrien Roure (9)

NTDP Athlete Performances

LBSU – Nato Dickinson: 21 kills, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 7 digs
LBSU – Isaiah Preuitt: 2 kills, 3 blocks, 1 assist, 1 dig
LBSU – DiAeris McRaven: 8 kills, 3 Blocks, 1 dig
Hawaii – Finn Kearney: 14 kills, 1 block, 4 digs
Hawaii – Justin Todd: 7 kills, 5 blocks, 2 digs
Hawaii – Tread Rosenthal: 5 kills, 42 assists

MPSF Tournament Results

Like Hawaii, Pepperdine made the most of an opportunity to host the MPSF finals, pulling off not one but two upsets to claim the conference title. Outside Ryan Barnett was named AVCA Player of the Week. He averaged 4.75 kills per set in the tournament.

MPSF Final match leaders (Pepperdine)

• Kills: Ryan Barnett (23)
• Digs: Ilay Haver (18)

NTDP Athlete Performances
Pepperdine – Cole Hartke: 8 kills, 3 aces, 3 blocks, 5 digs
Pepperdine – Gabe Dyer: 1 kill, 44 assists, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 4 digs
Pepperdine – Jacob Reilly: 3 assists, 12 digs
USC – Dillon Klein: 16 kills, 2 aces, 8 digs, 5 blocks
USC – Caleb Blanchette: 2 kills, 42 assists, 3 blocks
USC – Parker Tomkinson: 6 kills, 7 blocks, 1 dig
USC – Sterling Foley: 9 kills, 3 assists, 6 blocks, 9 digs
USC – Johnny Dykstra: 2 assists, 16 digs

MIVA Tournament Results

Loyola Chicago put together three sweeps in the MIVA tournament over Queens, Lewis and Ohio State to take the tournament championship. It’s the first time since 2022 that a team won the MVIA tournament with three sweeps. Parker Van Buren was named tournament MVP.

MVIA Final match leaders (Loyola Chicago)

• Kills: Parker Van Buren (22)
• Digs: Ryan McElligott (8)

NTDP Athlete Performances
Loyola Chicago – Parker Van Buren: 22 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 6 digs
Loyola Chicago – Nicodemus Meyer: 6 kills, 1 assist, 5 blocks, 1 dig
Ohio State – Kyle Teune: 5 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 4 digs
Ohio State – Shane Wetzel: 8 kills, 1 block, 6 digs

View complete conference tournament results on NCAA.com

NCAA Tournament Bracket

Hawaii will face the winner of Daemen vs. Penn State (5/2 at 4 p.m. PT) in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament.

UCLA earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and will face Belmont Abbey in the quarterfinal round (5/8 at 8 a.m. PT). Hawaii and UCLA are on the same side of the bracket, and would meet in the semifinals if both teams advance.

Long Beach earned an at-large selection and will begin the NCAA tournament vs. Ft. Valley State in the quarterfinal round (5/8 @ 2 p.m. PT). The Beach was ranked the No. 1 team by the AVCA for the last 13 consecutive weeks en-route to the team’s sixth Big West regular season championship in the last seven seasons.

Loyola Chicago and Pepperdine will square off in a battle of conference champions in the quarterfinal round (5/8 @ 4:30 p.m. PT). In an earlier meeting this season, The Ramblers and Wave went to five sets, with Loyola outlasting Pepperdine. It is the first NCAA Tournament berth for Loyola Chicago in a decade

Live streaming for all matches, as well as the complete tournament bracket can be found at NCAA.com