The majority of teams being on bye weeks created more stability in the national rankings this week.
UCLA moving past BYU to No. 3 and Long Beach State jumping ahead of Ohio State to No. 9 were the only changes in the new top 10 national media poll released Tuesday.
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It took almost two months, but UC Irvine is back to No. 1 in the national rankings.
UC Irvine after defeating then-No. 1 UCLA during the weekend received every first-place vote in the new national media poll released Tuesday afternoon. This is the first time since the opening weeks of the regular season that the Anteaters are atop the national rankings.
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There is a new No. 1 in the national media poll.
Stanford for the first time this season was ranked No. 1 in the new national media poll that was released Tuesday. The Cardinal jumped up two spots to replace UCLA from atop the rankings.
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Stanford for the second time in the last three weeks is atop the Off the Block Relative Strength Factor rankings.
Stanford jumped up two spots to No. 1 in this week’s new RSF rankings that Off the Block released Monday.
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There is a new team atop the Off the Block Relative Strength Factor rankings for the second consecutive week.
UC Irvine moved up two spots to No. 1 in this week’s new RSF rankings that Off the Block released Monday.
The RSF is a mathematical equation created by Off the Block to give an accurate representation of the best Division I-II men’s volleyball teams in the nation. The formula is similar to the Ratings Percentage Index used in other NCAA sports, but it is customized to reflect the differences in NCAA men’s volleyball.
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Penn State after a one-week absence from the top five in the national rankings is back in the top-tier.
The Nittany Lions jumped up two spots to No. 5 in the newest top 10 media poll that was released Tuesday — the only team to move up more than one spot. In addition, BYU earned all but one first-place vote to remain No. 1 for the third straight week.
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Add another national ranking that BYU is No. 1 for this week.
No. 1 BYU finished atop the season’s first Off the Block Relative Strength Factor rankings that was released Monday.
The Off the Block Relative Strength Factor is a mathematical equation created by Off the Block to give an accurate representation of the best Division I-II men’s volleyball teams in the nation.
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For the first time this season there is no new No. 1 in the weekly top 10 media poll.
BYU stays at No. 1 — receiving all but one first-place vote — for the second straight week following its two-match sweep against No. 5 USC. In addition, Lewis had one of the biggest jump in the new poll that was released Tuesday, moving up one spots to No. 6.
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For the second straight week there is a new No. 1 in the men’s volleyball national media poll.
BYU’s two victories against then-No. 1 UC Irvine was enough to move the Cougars back to No. 1 after a one-week absence from the top spot in the rankings. Despite the two losses, UC Irvine didn’t fall far the top and finished at No. 2.
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The preseason speculation being replace with actual evidence of matches leads to several changes on my media poll ballot this week.
UC Irvine jumping two spots to No. 1 in my ballot was the biggest change. However, there were several other changes among the top 10 teams this week.
Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and my ballot with explanations on why ranked each team where I did.
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