BYU debuts at No. 6 in the 2025 AVCA preseason poll

The AVCA released its 2025 National Collegiate MVB Preseason Poll on Monday afternoon, with BYU men's volleyball debuting at No. 6 ahead of its season opener this weekend.

BYU debuts at No. 6 in the 2025 AVCA preseason pollBYU debuts at No. 6 in the 2025 AVCA preseason poll
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The AVCA released its 2025 National Collegiate MVB Preseason Poll on Monday afternoon, with BYU men's volleyball debuting at No. 6 ahead of its season opener this weekend.

The No. 6 Cougars will face No. 11 Ohio State this weekend in their season opener in Columbus, Ohio on Jan. 3-4. 

BYU's final AVCA ranking in 2024 was 7th after a 16-9 overall record. 

To see the full top-20 rankings, go to avca.org.

 

2025 AVCA National Collegiate MVB Preseason Poll

  1. UCLA *
  2. Long Beach State
  3. UC Irvine *
  4. Hawai'i *
  5. Ball State *
  6. BYU
  7. Southern California *
  8. Penn State
  9. Grand Canyon *
  10. Pepperdine *
  11. Ohio State *
  12. Loyola Chicago
  13. Stanford *
  14. Lewis
  15. CSUN

* represents a team BYU will face in 2025