Category: Division I-II

All ten voters selected Long Beach State as their top team on their ballot in the first Off the Block/Springbak media poll of 2018. The 49ers are fresh off a successful Midwest road trip, where they defeated Lewis and Loyola. The 49ers will visit the Farm this weekend to take on Stanford.

UCLA is off to a 5-0 start, and beat out out Ohio State for the 2nd spot in the media poll by two points. The Bruins rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat UC Irvine on January 10th.
Ohio State is third, after losing to BYU in #CincoSets in Columbus, this past Saturday. Both the Bruins and Buckeyes will face off on Saturday in Westwood as part of the AVCA Men’s College Showcase Tournament.

BYU beat out Hawai’i for the fourth spot in the media, on the strength of their road victory over Ohio State. The Cougars’ lone blemish is a five set home loss to Loyola-Chicago.
Hawaii takes the fifth spot as the Rainbow Warriors are 6-0, including five sweeps.

Rounding out the top 10 are UC Irvine, Loyola, CSUN, Penn State, and Pepperdine.

Also receiving votes were Lewis, Grand Canyon, Lindenwood, St. Francis, and Stanford.

The Week 3 media poll will be released next Tuesday, January 23.

The Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. National Media Poll is the only rankings in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball solely determined by media members. The 10 teams receiving the most votes are ranked in the National Media Poll, while other schools earning votes but finishing outside of the top 10 are considered teams receiving votes.

Off the Block is a website that started in January 2011 and has become the nation’s leader in college men’s volleyball coverage. Springbak, Inc. is the official sponsor of the National Media Poll and produces high performance footwear used by professional athletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB and U.S. Olympic teams and the top college teams in the nation.

OFF THE BLOCK/SPRINGBAK, INC. NATIONAL MEDIA POLL (Week 2)
1. Long Beach State — 100 (10) points
2. UCLA — 79 points
3. Ohio State – 77 points
4. BYU – 68 points
5. Hawai’i — 67 points
6. UC Irvine — 59 points
7. Loyola-Chicago — 36 points
8. CSUN — 29 points
9. Penn State — 13 points
10. Pepperdine — 12 points
Others receiving votes: Lewis 5; Grand Canyon 2; Lindenwood 1; St. Francis 1; and Stanford 1

Despite going 1-3 to open their 2018 campaign, the Lewis Flyers took the Off the Block/Springbak Division II National Coaches Poll that was released Wednesday. Three of Lewis’ four matches were against teams currently ranked the top 6 of the AVCA Coaches Poll.

UCSD garnered the second spot, on the strength of besting two other Division II teams at the Wooden Classic at UCLA two weekends ago.

Lindenwood garnered the third spot after winning the Off the Block Grow the Game Challenge presented by MotorMVB. The Lions went 3-0 in the Challenge against fellow Division II programs, Erskine, North Greenville, and Barton (a 2017 NCAA Tournament team).

Rounding out the Top 5 are McKendree and King. Also receiving votes were Concordia-Irvine, Barton, Charleston, Mount Olive, and Quincy.

This is the second season of the Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Division II National Coaches Poll, and it is the only national rankings in college men’s volleyball solely for Division II teams.

Both NCAA Division I and NCAA Division II men’s volleyball programs compete for the same national championship. The AVCA National Coaches Poll ranks the top 15 Division I-II men’s volleyball teams and is released each Monday during the regular season.

A national voting committee comprised of coaches from the more than 20 Division II teams determines the weekly rankings for the Division II National Coaches Poll.

Off the Block is a website that launched in 2011 and is the nation’s leader in college men’s volleyball coverage. Springbak, Inc. is the official sponsor of the Division II National Coaches Poll and produces high performance footwear used by professional athletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB and U.S. Olympic teams and the top college teams in the nation.

The Division II National Coaches Poll will be released on the Off the Block website every Tuesday during the regular season.

OFF THE BLOCK/SPRINGBAK, INC. DIVISION II NATIONAL COACHES POLL (Week 2)
1. Lewis — 30 (6) points
2. UCSD — 27 points
3. Lindenwood — 17 (1) points
4. McKendree — 8 points
5. King — 7 points
Others receiving votes: Concordia-Irvine 6, Barton 4, Charleston 4, Mount Olive 1, Quincy 1

Check out all the matches today involving NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams and how to follow them live.

#2 UCLA (4-0, 0-0 MPSF) vs. UC San Diego (3-0, 0-0 Big West)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in La Jolla, CA
Follow live: In-Match Tweets, Live stats, Online video

Coker (1-1) vs. Erskine (0-2, 0-0 Conference Carolinas)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Due West, SC
Follow live: In-Match Tweets, Live stats, Online video

Mount Olive (0-2, 0-0 Conference Carolinas) vs. Queens (1-1)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Charlotte, NC
Follow live: In-Match Tweets, Live stats, Online video

St. Andrews (0-0) vs. Belmont Abbey (0-1, 0-0 Conference Carolinas)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Belmont, NC
Follow live: In-Match Tweets, Live stats, Online video

Here are the results from the 2nd week of action in the 2018 men’s volleyball division I/II season:

Tuesday, January 9, 2018
North Greenville def. Queens, 3-2 (25-19, 22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 16-14)

Wednesday, January 10, 2018
#3 UCLA def. #5 UC Irvine, 3-2 (21-25, 19-25, 25-20, 25-16, 16-14)

Thursday, January 11, 2018
UCSD def. UC Merced, 3-0 (25-12, 25-14, 25-22)

Friday, January 12, 2018
#1 Ohio St. def. Stanford, 3-1 (25-18, 25-22, 22-25, 25-23)
#5 UC Irvine def. #12 USC, 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 28-26)
#8 CSUN def. UC Merced, 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-22)
#15 St. Francis def. Alderson-Broaddus, 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-23)
Fort Wayne def. Princeton, 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-20)
Coker def. Emmanuel, 3-1 (25-22, 29-27, 23-25, 25-21)
#7 Loyola-Chicago def. George Mason, 3-1 (25-20, 19-25, 25-21, 25-22)
#2 LBSU def. #11 Lewis, 3-0 (27-25, 25-18, 25-19)
#9 Penn St. def. Mount Olive, 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-12, 25-14)
Queens def. Belmont Abbey, 3-2 (25-20, 13-25, 22-25, 25-23, 16-14)
#6 BYU def. #14 Ball St., 3-1 (25-19, 16-25, 25-15, 25-20)
#13 Grand Canyon def. North Greenville, 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-11)
Lindenwood def. Erskine, 3-0 (25-14, 25-19 25-22)
Charleston def. Limestone, 3-1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-18)

Saturday, January 13, 2018
Emmanuel def. Brewton-Parker, 3-0 (25-7, 25-12, 25-13)
Lees-McRae def. Coker, 3-1 (26-24, 25-20, 17-25, 25-16)
Concordia-Irvine def. Springfield, 3-1 (17-25, 25-20, 25-17, 26-24)
Stanford def. #14 Ball St., 3-0 (25-23, 25-13, 25-20)
#2 LBSU def. #7 Loyola-Chicago, 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-21)
#11 Lewis def. George Mason, 3-0 (28-26, 25-18, 25-14)
#15 St. Francis def. Mount Olive, 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 26-24)
Fort Wayne def. NJIT, 3-0 (25-10, 25-21, 32-30)
Quincy def. Culver-Stockton, 3-1 (25-17, 20-25, 25-14, 25-21)
#9 Penn St. def. Alderson-Broaddus, 3-0 (25-20, 25-9, 25-15)
#6 BYU def. #1 Ohio St., 3-2 (21-25, 25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 15-8)
#4 Hawai’i def. Barton, 3-1 (25-16, 20-26, 25-17, 25-22)
#13 Grand Canyon def. Limestone, 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-18)
McKendree def. Limestone, 3-1 (25-18, 33-35, 25-12, 25-16)
McKendree def. Lincoln Memorial, 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-17)
Lindenwood def. North Greenville, 3-0 (25-11, 25-22, 25-17)
Charleston def. Erskine, 3-0 (25-23, 30-28, 25-22)

Sunday, January 14, 2018
Lindenwood def. Barton, 3-0 (28-26, 25-19, 25-13)
#4 Hawai’i def. Grand Canton, 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-20)
#4 Hawai’i def. Lincoln Memorial, 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-15)
#5 UC Irvine def. #10 Pepperdine, 3-1 (25-21, 16-25, 25-19, 29-27)

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