My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

For the first time in almost a month, there is not a unanimous No. 1 in the national rankings.

BYU following in its loss to No. 3 UCLA on Saturday remained in atop the new men’s volleyball national media poll released Tuesday but it lost a first-place vote to Long Beach State.

Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and the video breakdown of my ballot with explanations on why I ranked each team where I did.

Let the debate begin on who are the best teams in the nation.

Volleyball Magazine Men’s Division I-II Top 10 Poll
1. BYU — 99 (9) points
2. UC Irvine — 83 points
3. UCLA — 80 points
4. Long Beach State — 78 (1) points
5. Pepperdine — 55 points
6. Lewis — 44 points
7. Cal Baptist — 43 points
8. UC Santa Barbara — 25 points
9. Stanford — 19 points
10. Loyola — 10 points
Others receiving votes: Penn State, Ball State, Cal State Northridge

Video breakdown: My Volleyball Magazine Top 10 Poll ballot