LEXINGTON, Ky. — BYU men’s volleyball has been voted the No. 2 team in this week’s NVA/AVCA poll.
University of Hawaii (7-0) stays in the No. 1 spot after winning back to back matches against No. 3 UC Santa Barbara (4-2). Pepperdine (4-3) at No. 4 and Lewis (11-2), at No. 5 round out the top five. This is the second week in a row these same teams have held the top five positions.
Ball State has entered the rankings at 15, with Ohio State dropping out.
This week BYU will travel to No. 4 Pepperdine for a pair of matches March 19 and 20.
Rank | School (First-Place Votes Adjusted) | Total Points Adjusted | 2021 Record | Previous Rank |
1 | Hawaii (15) | 239 | 7-0 | 1 |
2 | BYU (1) | 225 | 10-2 | 2 |
3 | UC Santa Barbara | 199 | 4-3 | 3 |
4 | Pepperdine | 192 | 8-3 | 4 |
5 | Lewis | 176 | 11-2 | 5 |
6 | UCLA | 142 | 9-4 | 8 |
7 | Grand Canyon | 134 | 2-4 | 7 |
8 | McKendree | 126 | 8-1 | 6 |
9 | Penn State | 102 | 12-2 | 9 |
10 | Long Beach State | 94 | 0-0 | 9 |
11 | NJIT | 86 | 11-3 | 11 |
12 | UC Irvine | 61 | 1-5 | 12 |
13 | UC San Diego | 50 | 1-5 | 13 |
14 | George Mason | 28 | 8-5 | 15 |
15 | Ball State | 22 | 8-4 | NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Ohio State 17; Concordia Irvine 16; Loyola-Chicago 3
3 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 8 combined points.
Dropped Out: Ohio State
Next Poll: March 22