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 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Concordia Irvine 17; Ball State 13; Loyola-Chicago 9; Southern California 6
Dropped Out: Loyola Chicago 15
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