MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Ball State kept out of coaches poll again

Coaches poll1. Pepperdine2. UC Irvine 3. Penn State4. CS Northridge5. USC6. Long Beach St.7. Stanford8. BYU9. UCLA10. Lewis11. Hawai'i12. UC San Diego13. UCSB14. Loyola15. Ohio State

  • Ball State received six votes - two more than last week - and is listed at No. 17. In the last coaches poll, though, the Cardinals were listed at No. 16
  • This the third consecutive week Ball State has remained out of the coaches poll after being No. 12 in the preseason.
  • The Cardinals are on a four-match winning streak, including two sweeps against Division III teams during the weekend.
  • Penn State dropped out of the No. 1 ranking for the first time this season after losing to Loyola on Friday.n Pepperdine received its first No. 1 ranking since February 2007.
  • Three teams from the MIVA were ranked in the top 15.
  • Lewis moved up two spots to No. 10. Loyola jumped back into the poll at No. 14 after beating then-No. 1 Penn State and St. Francis last week. Ohio State stayed at No. 15 for the second straight week.
  • George Mason was the only team to drop out of the poll from last week. The Patriots received 11 votes and are listed at No. 16 following a loss to Juniata on Thursday.

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