A perfect 23-0 mark has Long Beach State hanging on to the No. 1 spot in the AVCA Top 15 poll, but UCLA’s upset of then No. 2 BYU shook up the remainder of the Top 5.
With the victory along with a sweep of Stanford on Wednesday, bumped the Bruins up three spots to No. 2 in this week’s rankings.
BYU, which clinched the MPSF title with a sweep of then No. 4 Pepperdine on Wednesday, dropped two spots to No. 4 in the poll.
No. 3 UC Irvine held strong at No. 3 with a pair of victories over No. 9 Cal State Northridge, besting the Matadors in five sets on Friday and picking up a road sweep on Saturday.
MIVA Champion Ohio State remained at No. 7 in the listings despite falling to then No. 12 Ball State on Saturday. The win did bump the Cardinals up a spot to No. 11.
UC Santa Barbara fell one spot to No. 12 with a pair of losses to No. 6 Hawaii (3-0, 3-1).
Ahead this week, No. 1 LSBU faces a road test with a pair of matches against No. 6 Hawaii. No. 3 UC Irvine is slated for a home and home series with No. 12 UC Santa Barbara.
The MPSF and MIVA kick off postseason tournaments this weekend.
AVCA Division I-II Men’s Top 15 Poll – April 9, 2018
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points Adjusted | 2018 Record | Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Beach State (25) | 375 | 23-0 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 328 | 22-6 | 5 |
| 3 | UC Irvine | 325 | 19-7 | 3 |
| 4 | BYU | 315 | 20-6 | 2 |
| 5 | Pepperdine | 276 | 15-7 | 4 |
| 6 | Hawai’i | 251 | 17-6 | 6 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 210 | 20-5 | 7 |
| 8 | Loyola-Chicago | 179 | 21-6 | 8 |
| 9 | CSUN | 176 | 13-10 | 9 |
| 10 | Lewis | 144 | 18-10 | 10 |
| 11 | Ball State | 132 | 17-11 | 12 |
| 12 | UC Santa Barbara | 115 | 10-11 | 11 |
| 13 | Concordia Irvine | 87 | 15-14 | 13 |
| 14 | Grand Canyon | 47 | 18-10 | 14 |
| 15 | Fort Wayne | 28 | 18-10 | 15 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: George Mason 7; Penn State 4
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