Four Teams Ranked in First AVCA Coaches Top 15 Poll
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association has four teams ranked in the first American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I-II Men's Coaches Top 15 Poll. Defending MIVA champion Ohio State is ranked seventh with Loyola-Chicago 13th, Lewis 14 and Ball State 15th.
Conference teams open play this Friday with Grand Canyon hosting UC Santa Cruz, Ball State hosting Lindenwood and IFPW playing at NJIT.
2011 AVCA Division I-II Men's Coaches Top 15 Poll
Preseason Poll: Jan. 5, 2011
|
Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
Total Points |
2010 Record |
2010 Final Rank |
|
1 |
Southern California (10) |
232 |
16-11 |
7 |
|
2 |
UC Irvine (5) |
225 |
15-15 |
8 |
|
3 |
Pepperdine (1) |
200 |
16-10 |
T-5 |
|
4 |
Stanford |
194 |
24-6 |
1 |
|
5 |
Brigham Young |
177 |
22-9 |
2 |
|
6 |
Hawaii |
162 |
19-10 |
4 |
|
7 |
Ohio State |
136 |
22-8 |
10 |
|
8 |
Penn State |
128 |
24-8 |
T-5 |
|
9 |
UCLA |
118 |
16-13 |
9 |
|
10 |
UC Santa Barbara |
102 |
13-16 |
11 |
|
11 |
Long Beach State |
78 |
12-17 |
12 |
|
12 |
Cal State Northridge |
62 |
23-10 |
3 |
|
13 |
Loyola-Chicago |
45 |
20-6 |
13 |
|
14 |
Lewis |
30 |
19-10 |
NR |
|
15 |
Ball State |
23 |
19-11 |
14 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more
ballots: UC San Diego 5.
Two teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of three
combined points.
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