The top-six beach teams remain the same after this week’s AVCA top-15 rankings were announced. #1 USC is riding an impressive 44 match win streak – having taken down two top-ten opponents at the Gamecock Grand Slam.
LSU continues to climb the rankings, improving to #7 in this weeks poll from the #8 position last week. The #7 position is the highest the team has been ranked in program history. Arizona fell to #8 after the Tigers were able to take them down in a 3-2 decision.
Making the greatest jump this week was Stetson, who cracks the top-10 at #9 after holding the #13 position last week. The Hatters took down then-tied for #9 teams Georgia State and South Carolina 3-2, but fell to top-five opponents #1 USC and #4 Florida State 1-4. With the losses (Georgia State and South Carolina), the teams fell back in the rankings to #10 and #11, respectively.
Also falling back in the rankings was Arizona State to #12 from #11 after dropping a 3-2 decision against Nebraska. Grand Canyon fell to #13, while Florida Atlantic stayed the same at #14.
Rejoining the top-15 is Florida International after a 4-0 weekend, sweeping all opponents, replacing California despite winning their only match of the week.
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern California | 16-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Pepperdine | 12-1 | 2 |
| 3 | UCLA | 11-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Florida State | 11-5 | 4 |
| 5 | Hawai’i | 15-2 | 5 |
| 6 | Long Beach State | 11-2 | 6 |
| 7 | LSU | 10-5 | 8 |
| 8 | Arizona | 7-6 | 7 |
| 9 | Stetson | 7-10 | 13 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 11-8 | T-9 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 11-5 | T-9 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 7-7 | 11 |
| 13 | Grand Canyon | 12-3 | 12 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 16-2 | T-14 |
| 15 | Florida International | 13-6 | NR |
Others receiving votes: California, TCU, Saint Mary’s, Stanford, Cal Poly, Loyola Marymount, College of Charleston, Tulane, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah
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