April 3, 2017
AVCA DI-II Poll
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State enters week 13 as No. 12 team in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association DI-II (AVCA) poll.
Penn State (16-9, 8-2) is coming off a 3-0 week that included wins over No. 1 Ohio State, Princeton and NJIT in Rec Hall.
Long Beach State assumed the role of the top team in the nation receiving 22 of 24 first-place votes with a record of 23-3, followed by Ohio State at No. 2 (25-2), BYU at No. 3 (21-3), Hawai'i at No. 4 (22-4) and UC-Irvine (17-6) rounding out the top-five.
Penn State travels to Sacred Heart Friday Apr. 7 at 7 p.m. ET, followed by a Saturday night match against Harvard Apr. 8 at 7 p.m.
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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points Adjusted | 2017 Record | Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Beach State (22) | 358 | 25-3 | 2 |
| 2 | Ohio State (1) | 327 | 25-2 | 1 |
| 3 | BYU (1) | 322 | 21-3 | 3 |
| 4 | Hawai'i | 283 | 22-4 | 4 |
| 5 | UC Irvine | 270 | 17-6 | 5 |
| 6 | UCLA | 237 | 17-7 | 6 |
| 7 | Lewis | 213 | 20-6 | 7 |
| 8 | Pepperdine | 190 | 9-10 | 8 |
| 9 | Stanford | 168 | 12-11 | 9 |
| 10 | Loyola-Chicago | 120 | 15-10 | 10 |
| 11 | Southern California | 116 | 12-13 | 11 |
| 12 | Penn State | 108 | 16-9 | 13 |
| 13 | Ball State | 83 | 17-8 | 12 |
| 14 | CSUN | 45 | 12-14 | 14 |
| 15 | Grand Canyon | 25 | 16-10 | NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: UC Santa Barbara 10; George Mason 4
One team mentioned on only one ballot for a total of one combined point.
Dropped Out: UC Santa Barbara 15
Next Poll: April 10, 2016