The top-two teams remain the same and undefeated after the first weekend of the NCAA beach volleyball season.
Reigning champions USC took on #3 Pepperdine and #4 UCLA, who swapped spots, in the first week, taking them out with ease. Long Beach State and Georgia State each moved up one position to #6 and #7, respectively.
After a tough weekend, Arizona dropped two spots to #8 after losing to #5 Hawaii and Arizona State, who joins this weeks rankings tied for #12. Also joining this weeks top-15 rankings is South Carolina at #15 after posting a 4-0 record on the weekend. Arizona State and South Carolina take the place of Tulane and California who were ranked #15 and #14, respectively. Despite a 4-0 first weekend, Stanford fell one position to #14.
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern California | 2-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Florida State | 2-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Pepperdine | 1-1 | 4 |
| 4 | UCLA | 2-2 | 3 |
| 5 | Hawai’i | 4-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Long Beach State | 2-0 | 7 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 4-0 | 8 |
| 8 | Arizona | 1-2 | 6 |
| 9 | Stetson | 1-2 | 9 |
| 10 | LSU | 1-2 | 10 |
| 11 | Grand Canyon | 4-1 | 12 |
| T-12 | Florida International | 5-1 | 11 |
| T-12 | Arizona State | 2-1 | NR |
| 14 | Stanford | 4-0 | 13 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 4-0 | NR |
Others receiving votes: California, Tulane, TCU, Florida Atlantic, Saint Mary’s, Loyola Marymount, Cal Poly, New Mexico, North Florida, UNC Wilmington, Nebraska
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