The Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. National Media Poll is the only national rankings in college men’s volleyball solely determined by media members. The 10 teams receiving the most votes are ranked in National Media Poll, while other schools earning votes but finishing outside of the top 10 are considered teams receiving votes. Teams eligible for this weekly poll must compete at the NCAA Division I-II level or must be in the process of transitioning to the NCAA Division I-II level. The voting committee for the National Media Poll is comprised of college men’s volleyball media members from around the nation and were selected by Off the Block. A new National Media Poll will be released on the Off the Block website every Tuesday during the regular season.
OFF THE BLOCK/SPRINGBAK, INC. NATIONAL MEDIA POLL (2016 FINAL)
1. Ohio State — 100 (10) points
2. BYU — 89 points
3. UCLA — 81 points
4. Long Beach State — 69 points
5. Stanford — 57 points
6. UC Santa Barbara — 52 points
7. Pepperdine — 37 points
8. Hawai’i — 22 points
9. George Mason — 18 points
10. Lewis — 10 points
Others receiving votes: UC Irvine 5; Erskine 4; Loyola 3; St. Francis 3
Previous National Media Poll results: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | 2016 Final
National Media Poll voting committee
Kevin Barnett — The Net Live host, Pac-12 Network announcer
Jonathan Bates — Off the Block special contributor
Rob Espero — UC Irvine announcer, The Net Live contributor
Joe Flaherty — Loyola announcer
Kaitlyn Jasnica — The Herald-News volleyball reporter
Jarom Jordan — BYUtv volleyball announcer, BYU Sports Nation host
Blair Lambert — From the Pins editor
Vinnie Lopes — Off the Block editor
Jerry Stub — The Middle Hitter editor
Sean Walker — KSL volleyball reporter
Tanner Walters — Daily Bruin assistant sports editor
Ted Wang — Off the Block special contributor
Christopher Wells — Hawai’i radio announcer