This week’s AVCA Division I-II men’s coaches poll rankings featured minor changes, with the top-eight teams remaining in the same position that they were in last week.
Ohio State remains #1 and undefeated, receiving all 24 first place votes. The largest jump of the weeks comes from #13 Penn State who traded positions with #15 UC Santa Barbara. The two teams faced each other Friday evening, with the Nittany Lions coming out on top in a four set match.
Other changes made this week came as Pepperdine moved to #9 while Loyola-Chicago dropped to #10 and CSUN improved to #11, taking the place of Ball State who dropped to #12.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State (24) | 360 | 18-0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Long Beach State | 336 | 17-2 | 2 | |
| 3 | BYU | 311 | 15-2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Hawaii | 289 | 18-2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Lewis | 255 | 15-3 | 5 | |
| 6 | UC Irvine | 241 | 12-6 | 6 | |
| 7 | UCLA | 212 | 11-7 | 7 | |
| 8 | Stanford | 199 | 11-7 | 8 | |
| 9 | Pepperdine | 157 | 6-7 | 10 | |
| 10 | Loyola-Chicago | 135 | 10-6 | 9 | |
| 11 | CSUN | 115 | 12-7 | 12 | |
| 12 | Ball State | 103 | 14-5 | 11 | |
| 13 | Penn State | 59 | 12-7 | 15 | |
| 14 | Southern California | 53 | 6-12 | 14 | |
| 15 | UC Santa Barbara | 46 | 8-10 | 13 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Grand Canyon 7.
Two teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of two combined points.
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