Who moved up
No. 2 PepperdineAfter beating two top-10 ranked teams last week, Pepperdine moved up one spot in the poll. The Waves also received two of the 16 first-place votes.
No. 5 StanfordThe Cardinal jumped up two spots this week. Stanford had two four-game wins last week, including a home win against then-No. 2 Cal State Northridge.
No. 15 Ohio StateFollowing a one-week absence, the Buckeyes are back in the coaches poll. Ohio State rallied from a two-game deficit to defeat Ball State on Friday and are in first place in the MIVA.
Who moved down
Ball StateThe Cardinals lost a home match to Ohio State on Friday and were the only team to drop out of this week's poll. The Cardinals received 13 votes - 11 fewer votes than last week.
No. 3 Cal State NorthridgeWith its three-match winning streak ending after a loss to Stanford, Cal State Northridge dropped one spot to No. 3.
No. 7 Long Beach StateThe 49ers lost two conference matches last week and moved down one spot to No. 7 in the poll. The team has also lost seven consecutive conference matches.
| Team | Record | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 19-3 | 238 |
| Pepperdine | 16-2 | 222 |
| CS Northridge | 20-4 | 200 |
| USC | 15-6 | 195 |
| Stanford | 16-8 | 174 |
| BYU | 14-9 | 163 |
| LLong Beach St. | 10-12 | 142 |
| Penn State | 20-3 | 132 |
| UCLA | 10-13 | 102 |
| UC San Diego | 10-12 | 98 |
| Lewis | 19-5 | 82 |
| Santa Barbara | 8-14 | 50 |
| Hawai'i | 6-15 | 40 |
| Ohio State | 10-9 | 35 |
| Loyola | 12-8 | 24 |
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