This week’s AVCA beach top-15 poll has one big shake up with FIU sneaking into the top-10 and Stetson dropping off four spots.
After posting wins against two top-10 teams over the weekend, previously ranked #14 FIU is now tied for 10th with Grand Canyon, who they were able to take down 4-1. Their other top-10 victory came against then-#9 Stetson 3-2. They were able to move up, despite two dropped matches on the weekend – them coming to top-five teams and coming close to taking each of the matches over #4 Florida State and #3 Pepperdine.
Stetson had a tough week, only winning to Florida Gulf Coast twice, while dropping matches to then-#2 Pepperdine, FIU and Grand Canyon. The losses brought the team from the #9 position to #13.
Georgia State moved up one position to #9, while TCU fell to #14.
In top-five shake ups, UCLA now takes over as the definitive #2 slot, while Long Beach State jumps ahead of Hawaii for the #5 ranking.
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | PREVIOUS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern California | 25-0 | 1 | |
| 2 | UCLA | 25-2 | 2-T | |
| 3 | Pepperdine | 21-3 | 2-T | |
| 4 | Florida State | 21-7 | 4 | |
| 5 | Long Beach State | 23-5 | 5-T | |
| 6 | Hawaii | 23-5 | 5-T | |
| 7 | LSU | 22-5 | 7 | |
| 8 | Arizona | 13-8 | 8 | |
| 9 | Georgia State | 19-12 | 10-T | |
| 10-T | Florida International | 20-12 | 14 | |
| 10-T | Grand Canyon | 15-8 | 10-T | |
| 12 | South Carolina | 21-7 | 12 | |
| 13 | Stetson | 17-13 | 9 | |
| 14 | TCU | 16-8 | 13 | |
| 15 | Florida Atlantic | 18-9 | 15 |
Others receiving votes: Saint Mary’s, Arizona State, Loyola Marymount, California, Stanford, Mercer, San Jose State, Coastal Carolina, Cal Poly, Pacific, Washington.
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