This week’s top-four remain the same, with Long Beach State cracking the top-five for the first time this season, taking the place of now-#6 Hawaii.
At the Big West Challenge, Long Beach State went 4-0 on the weekend, picking up a big win over Hawaii. At the #1 line for the Beach, Nele Barber and Rachel Nieto improved to 19-1 on the year – breaking two school records in the process: most wins at the #1 line and single-season wins at the #1 line. Nieto now has 50 collegiate beach volleyball victories.
Among other changes to the top-15, Grand Canyon moved up one spot to #12 and FIU propelled to #13 from #15.
Arizona State has been in a bit of a rut dropping their last five matches, three coming this weekend. Their first loss came to #3 UCLA 0-5, next Tulane 1-4 and finally FIU 1-4 at the Surf and Turf Invitational.
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | PREVIOUS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern California | 20-0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Pepperdine | 13-1 | 2 | ||
| 3 | UCLA | 19-2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Florida State | 15-6 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Long Beach State | 17-3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | Hawaii | 18-4 | 5 | ||
| 7 | LSU | 14-5 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Arizona | 11-6 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Stetson | 11-10 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Georgia State | 14-9 | 10 | ||
| 11 | South Carolina | 15-5 | 11 | ||
| 12 | Grand Canyon | 14-4 | 13 | ||
| 13 | Florida International | 17-8 | 15 | ||
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 18-5 | 14 | ||
| 15 | Arizona State | 7-10 | 12 |
Others receiving votes: Tulane, California, TCU, Loyola Marymount, Saint Mary’s (Calif.), Cal Poly, New Mexico, College of Charleston, Stanford.
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