Off the Block releases new college men’s volleyball national media poll

Photo courtesy of Grand Canyon athletics

A two-loss weekend did not shake Grand Canyon’s hold on a top-five ranking.

Grand Canyon following two losses to No. 1 UCLA remained at No. 5 in the latest Off the Block National Media Poll that was released Tuesday.

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The National Media Poll is the only rankings in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball solely determined by media members. The 10 teams receiving the most votes are ranked in the National Media Poll, while other schools earning votes but finishing outside of the top 10 are considered teams receiving votes.

A new national media poll is released every Tuesday during the regular season on Off the Block’s website.

Off the Block National Media Poll

Rank Team Record Points Previous Trend
1 UCLA 23-2 106 (7) 1
2 Hawai’i 22-2 99 (4) 2
3 Penn State 20-3 88 3
4 Long Beach State 16-3 81 4
5 Grand Canyon 21-4 58 5
6 UC Irvine 16-6 56 6
7 BYU 14-6 51 7
8 Loyola 21-4 26 9 +1
9 Pepperdine 15-10 14 8 -1
10 Charleston 21-2 13 10

Others receiving votes: Ohio State 8; Stanford 3; Ball State 2
Dropped out of rankings: N/A