Men's volleyball checks in at No. 2 in week six of coaches poll

LEXINGTON, Ky. — BYU men’s volleyball has been voted at No. 2 in this week’s NVA/AVCA coaches poll. This is the first time in the 2021 season the Cougars have been dropped from the No. 1 spot.

University of Hawaii (4-0) will move into first place, receiving 15 of 16 votes, the other vote going to BYU (6-2). Pepperdine (6-2) will move up to No. 3 with No. 4 UC Santa Barbara (0-0) and No. 5 Lewis (8-2) rounding out the top five. The Grand Canyon ‘Lopes (2-4), who took a match off of BYU Feb. 25, have moved up to No. 6 for their highest ranking in program history.

The Cougars will travel to California this week, at Concordia Irvine Mar. 4 at 7:00 pm PST and at USC Mar. 5 time TBD.

NVA/AVCA DIVISION I-II MEN'S
COACHES POLL: MARCH 1, 2021

Rank	School (First-Place Votes Adjusted)	Total Points Adjusted	2021 Record	Previous Rank
1	Hawaii (15)	239	4-0	2
2	BYU (1)	224	6-2	1
3	Pepperdine	195	6-2	5
4	UC Santa Barbara	190	0-0	3
5	Lewis	153	8-2	3
6	Grand Canyon	146	2-4	9
7	McKendree	139	8-0	13
8	Long Beach State	133	0-0	6
9	UCLA	105	5-3	7
10	Penn State	101	10-2	10
11	UC Irvine	80	0-2	8
12	NJIT	58	7-3	14
13	UC San Diego	50	0-2	11
14	George Mason	39	7-3	12
15	Ohio State	23	5-6	NR