Karina Amos | Posted: 9 Mar 2021 | Updated: 22 Mar 2021

Cougars remain No. 2 in NVA/AVCA Coaches Poll

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — BYU men’s volleyball has been voted the No.2  team in the country in this week’s NVA/AVCA poll. This is the second week in a row the Cougars are ranked No. 2.

Undefeated University of Hawaii (4-0) remains at No. 1, receiving 15 out of 16 votes. The Cougars (8-2), place second with one first place vote. UC Santa Barbara (4-0) moves into No. 3, replacing Pepperdine (7-2) who moved into 4th. Lewis (10-2), rounds out the top five, coming in at No. 5. 

BYU will host Stanford Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13 in the Smith fieldhouse. Both matches will be at 7:00 p.m. MST and will be broadcast on BYUtv and the BYUtv app. 

 

Rank

School (First-Place Votes Adjusted)

Total Points Adjusted

2021 Record

Previous Rank

1

Hawaii (15)

239

4-0

1

2

BYU (1)

222

8-2

2

3

UC Santa Barbara

204

4-0

4

4

Pepperdine

196

7-2

3

5

Lewis

161

10-2

5

6

McKendree

149

8-0

7

7

Grand Canyon

133

2-4

6

8

UCLA

120

8-3

9

T-9

Long Beach State

105

0-0

8

T-9

Penn State

105

12-2

10

11

NJIT

79

9-3

12

12

UC Irvine

64

0-4

11

13

UC San Diego

51

0-4

13

14

Ohio State

37

5-6

15

15

George Mason

21

7-5

14

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Concordia Irvine 16; Ball State 7; Loyola-Chicago 6

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