The Off the Block National Media Poll started in 2016 and 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 the 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. The season’s final National Media Poll is released at the conclusion of the postseason.
Off the Block National Media Poll (Week 9)
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous | Trend |
| 1 | BYU | 16-0 | 106 (7) | 1 | — |
| 2 | Hawai’i | 14-0 | 103 (4) | 2 | — |
| 3 | UC Santa Barbara | 12-2 | 88 | 3 | — |
| 4 | Long Beach State | 9-1 | 75 | 4 | — |
| 5 | Lewis | 11-4 | 67 | 5 | — |
| 6 | UC San Diego | 13-3 | 53 | 6 | — |
| 7 | Penn State | 12-3 | 41 | 8 | +1 |
| 8 | UC Irvine | 9-6 | 24 | 9 | -1 |
| 9 | Grand Canyon | 7-6 | 15 | 7 | -2 |
| 10 | Princeton | 6-5 | 14 | RV | — |
Others receiving votes: Pepperdine 8; UCLA 7; Stanford 2; Barton 1; Concordia-Irvine 1
Dropped out of rankings: Pepperdine
2020 National Media Poll week results: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7
Previous National Media Poll results: 2016 season | 2017 season | 2018 season | | 2019 season
National Media Poll voting committee
Anne Marie Anderson — Pac-12 Network announcer
Jonathan Bates — Off the Block associate editor
Rob Espero — UC Irvine announcer, The Net Live contributor
Kaitlyn Jasnica — Off the Block contributor
Brandon Johnson – Off the Block senior contributor
Jarom Jordan — BYUtv volleyball announcer, BYU Sports Nation host
Vinnie Lopes — Off the Block editor
Cindy Luis — Honolulu Star-Advertiser reporter
Tim Swartz – Stanford men’s volleyball announcer
Ted Wang — Off the Block contributor
Christopher Wells — Hawai’i radio announcer
Brendan Yu — Off the Block contributor