March 27, 2017
AVCA DI-II Poll
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State enters week 12 remaining the No. 13 team in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association DI-II (AVCA) poll.
Penn State (13-9, 6-2) is coming off a 0-2 weekend vs. Top-10 teams Lewis (No. 7) and Loyola (No. 10) on the road.
Ohio State returned to the number one team in the nation receiving 21 of 24 first-place votes with a record of 23-1, followed by Long Beach State at No. 2 (22-3), BYU at No. 3 (21-3), Hawai'i at No. 4 (22-4) and UC-Irvine (16-6) rounding out the top-five.
Penn State host Ohio State Tuesday Mar. 28 at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Friday and Saturday night matches against Princeton and NJIT Mar. 31 and Apr. 1, respectively, with both matches slated for a 7 p.m. first serve.
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points Adjusted | 2017 Record | Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State (21) | 355 | 23-1 | 2 |
| 2 | Long Beach State (3) | 338 | 22-3 | 1 |
| 3 | BYU | 314 | 21-3 | 3 |
| 4 | Hawai'i | 284 | 22-4 | 4 |
| 5 | UC Irvine | 269 | 16-6 | 5 |
| 6 | UCLA | 235 | 15-7 | 6 |
| 7 | Lewis | 213 | 19-6 | 7 |
| 8 | Pepperdine | 184 | 8-10 | 8 |
| 9 | Stanford | 169 | 11-10 | 9 |
| 10 | Loyola-Chicago | 152 | 14-8 | 10 |
| 11 | Southern California | 114 | 11-12 | 12 |
| 12 | Ball State | 82 | 15-8 | 11 |
| 13 | Penn State | 77 | 13-9 | 13 |
| 14 | CSUN | 57 | 12-14 | 14 |
| 15 | UC Santa Barbara | 25 | 10-12 | 15 |