After the first week of the 2017 men’s volleyball season, the #1 and #2 spots remain the same with Ohio State now earning all 24 first place votes in the AVCA Division I-II Coaches Poll.
In top-five changes, Long Beach State surpasses BYU for the #3 spot after going 3-0 in the first week. BYU falls to #4 after a loss to previously ranked #11 Loyola-Chicago, who jumped up to #8 with the big win. Previously ranked #6 Lewis falls to #9 after a loss to #3 BYU in straight sets.
Check out the 2017 AVCA Division I-II Coaches Top-15 Pres-Season Poll, here.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State (24) | 360 | 2-0 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 334 | 2-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Long Beach State | 311 | 3-0 | 4 |
| 4 | BYU | 266 | 1-1 | 3 |
| 5 | Pepperdine | 254 | 1-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Hawai’i | 223 | 3-0 | 7 |
| 7 | UC Irvine | 204 | 4-0 | 8 |
| 8 | Loyola-Chicago | 184 | 2-1 | 11 |
| 9 | Lewis | 174 | 1-1 | 6 |
| 10 | Stanford | 164 | 3-0 | 9 |
| 11 | George Mason | 116 | 2-0 | 10 |
| 12 | UC Santa Barbara | 105 | 3-0 | 12 |
| 13 | CSUN | 76 | 5-0 | 14 |
| 14 | Penn State | 71 | 1-1 | 13 |
| 15 | Ball State | 27 | 2-1 | 15 |
Others receiving votes: Saint Francis 6; Southern California 2
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