Pepperdine remains the #1 team in the country after escaping the East Meets West Tournament with a 4-0 mark. UCLA climbs up to #2 following the tournament after completing the same feat against the Eastern teams.
USC fell back to #3 after losing to LSU in the East Meets West Tournament. The Tigers are just the 6th team to take down the Trojans in a varsity beach volleyball match and move up to #7 from #9 after the accomplishment, despite that being their only win of the weekend. Florida State moves to #4 while Hawaii falls back to #5 from #3 following the big tournament. This comes as a shock as Hawaii went 3-1 for the weekend while the Seminoles ended 1-3.
The back half of the top-20 saw teams move up by one position while Florida Atlantic fell back to #20 from #15 after losing to Florida Gulf Coast and Georgia State at the Burrow Beach Bash.
Falling out of the top-20 was TCU as they struggled at the East Meets West Tournament, falling to all of their opponents for a 0-4 weekend.
| RANK | SCHOOL | 2018 RECORD | PREVIOUS RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pepperdine | 10-2 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 11-3 | 4 |
| 3 | Southern California | 8-4 | 2 |
| 4 | Florida State | 9-3 | 5 |
| 5 | Hawai’i | 7-3 | 3 |
| 6 | Cal Poly | 10-2 | 6 |
| 7 | LSU | 6-6 | 9 |
| 8 | Long Beach State | 3-1 | 7 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 9-1 | 8 |
| 10 | Arizona | 6-2 | 10 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 10-3 | 11 |
| 12 | Grand Canyon | 5-4 | 12 |
| 13 | Florida International | 6-5 | 13 |
| 14 | Stanford | 8-4 | 14 |
| 15 | Stetson | 6-5 | 16 |
| 16 | Loyola Marymount | 4-4 | 17 |
| 17 | Tulane | 5-3 | 18 |
| 18 | Washington | 2-1 | 19 |
| 19 | California | 7-1 | NR |
| 20 | Florida Atlantic | 6-6 | 15 |
Others receiving votes: TCU, Arizona State, Saint Mary’s, Florida Gulf Coast, College of Charleston, Cal State-Northridge, New Mexico, Houston Baptist, Coastal Carolina, San Jose State
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