The Gauchos are on the move and into the top five of the national media poll.
UC Santa Barbara after getting two conference wins last week against nationally ranked teams jumped up four spots to No. 4 in the newest Volleyball Magazine Poll released Tuesday afternoon.
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The conference standings got even more jumbled this weekend with numerous upsets across the nation.
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Nothing says Valentine’s Day night like marquee college men’s volleyball matches involving top-10 nationally ranked teams.
A showdown between one of the nation’s top defensive teams and the defending National Player of the Year highlights the schedule as No. 8 UC Santa Barbara plays host to No. 5 Long Beach State. In addition, out in the Midwest two of this season’s surprise teams, Lindenwood and IPFW, will meet for a conference match.
Loyola is back on the top of the national media poll.
The Ramblers in the midst of a seven-match winning streak jumped one spot ahead of UCLA and into the No. 1 spot for the second time this season in the new Volleyball Magazine Poll released Tuesday.
For a weekend with a smaller slate of matches there was still plenty newsworthy moments with three top-10 nationally ranked teams losing and a college men’s volleyball highlight making ESPN’s SportsCenter.
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It’s a smaller than usual slate of matches for a Saturday night, but there is still plenty of intrigue with several matches.
No. 3 Pepperdine days after knocking off No. 1 UCLA will now take on No. 8 UC Santa Barbara, which is coming off an emotional five-game loss to No. 6 USC. In addition, Ball State and Princeton will play each other in a critical non-conference match for both teams.
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UCLA on the heels of extending its winning streak to a nation-best eight matches is now sitting atop the national media poll.
UCLA received the majority of first-place votes to jump one spot and replace Loyola as the new No. 1 in the new Volleyball Magazine Poll released Tuesday.
Five of the top 10 nationally ranked teams have already lost this week and there is a chance more could go down tonight.
No. 10 UC Irvine and No. 5 UC Santa Barbara highlights tonight’s matches with both teams looking to get a rebound victory. In addition, Grand Canyon will try to continue its best start to a season in program history as it plays host to George Mason in a non-conference match.
Pepperdine for the first time in almost four years is back atop the national media poll.
The undefeated Waves received all but three first-place votes to jump to No. 1 in the new Volleyball Magazine Poll released Tuesday morning.
Another weekend and more upheaval in college men’s volleyball as two of the top-five nationally ranked teams lost and several individuals came close to setting school and conference records.
Check out the five things to take away from this weekend in college men’s volleyball.