My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

Pepperdine and Ohio State were rewarded for their victories against ranked teams last week in the latest national media poll.

Pepperdine after defeating No. 2 UC Irvine jumped up one spot to No. 3, while Ohio State following its sweep against non-conference rival Penn State moved one spot to No. 6 in the newest national media poll released Tuesday.

Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and the video breakdown of my ballot with explanations on why I ranked each team where I did.

Let the debate begin on who are the best teams in the nation.

Volleyball Magazine Men’s Division I-II Top 10 Poll
1. BYU — 100 (10) points
2. UC Irvine — 88 points
3. Pepperdine — 79 points
4. Long Beach State — 69 points
5. UCLA — 61 points
6. Ohio State — 45 points
7. Stanford — 39 points
8. Lewis — 33 points
9. Cal State Northridge — 15 points
10. UC Santa Barbara — 13 points
Others receiving votes: Hawaii, Cal Baptist, Loyola, Penn State, Ball State

Video breakdown: My Volleyball Magazine Men’s Division I-II Top 10 Poll ballot