Men's volleyball ranked No. 1 for fifth week in a row

LEXINGTON, Ky. — BYU men’s volleyball has been voted No. 1 in this week’s NVA/ AVCA coaches poll, marking the fifth week in a row the Cougars have been named to the top of the rankings.

BYU (5-1) received 13 out of 16 first-place votes with Hawaii receiving the other three. This week's top five includes Hawaii (1-0) at No. 2, Lewis (8-1) and UCSB (0-0) tied for No. 3 and Pepperdine (4-2) at No. 5. No teams dropped out of the top 15.

This week, BYU will continue the second half of a four-game series with Grand Canyon, playing the next two matches in Phoenix. The GCU ‘Lopes moved up to No. 9 in the poll despite dropping two matches to BYU on Feb. 18 and 20.

As of 2/21/21 all Division I/II men’s volleyball conferences have begun play.

Rank	School (First-Place Votes Adjusted)	Total Points Adjusted	2021 Record	Previous Rank
1	BYU (13)	236	5-1	1
2	Hawai'i (3)	227	1-0	2
T-3	Lewis	191	8-1	4
T-3	UC Santa Barbara	191	0-0	3
5	Pepperdine	154	4-2	6
6	Long Beach State	152	0-0	5
7	UCLA	143	4-2	7
8	UC Irvine	115	0-1	8
9	Grand Canyon	98	1-3	10
10	Penn State	84	8-2	12