MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: The benefits of doing nothing

Without playing any matches last week, the Cardinals were able to return to the coaches poll - tying Loyola for the final spot

Team Record Votes
1. Pepperdine 18-2 236
2. UC Irvine 20-4 223
3. CS Northridge 21-5 204
4. USC 16-7 185
5. Stanford 19-8 180
6. BYU 15-10 165
7. Penn State 10-12 138
8. Long Beach St. 11-13 134
9. UCLA 12-13 115
10. UC San Diego 11-13 97
11. Ohio State 12-9 70
12. Lewis 19-6 61
13. Santa Barbara 8-16 53
14. Hawai'i 6-17 25
15. Ball State 14-8 18
15. Loyola 12-9 18

Who moved up

No. 1 PepperdineBenefiting from then-No. 1 UC Irvine's loss to No. 6 BYU, Pepperdine moved up one spot to the top ranking. The Waves also defeated No. 3 Cal State Northridge last week.

No. 11 Ohio StateThe Buckeyes jumped up three spots after winning road matches against No. 12 Lewis and No. 15 Loyola last week. With the wins, Ohio State is in first place in the MIVA.

No. 15 Ball StateDespite not playing a match last week, the Cardinals moved back into the rankings after a one-week absence. Ball State received 18 votes - five more votes than last week.

Who moved down

No. 2 UC IrvineFor the first time in four weeks, UC Irvine is not the top-ranked team in the poll. The Anteaters moved down one spot after splitting a two-match series against No. 6 BYU last week.

No. 8 Long Beach St.After a five-game loss to No. 5 Stanford, the 49ers fell one spot. Long Beach State beat Pacific on Saturday to end its seven match losing streak in conference play.

No. 12 LewisWith its eight-match winning streak coming to an end after a four-game loss to No. 11 Ohio State on Saturday, Lewis dropped one spot in the poll. The Flyers are in second place in the MIVA.


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