Dec. 8, 2017
AVCA Rankings
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State men's volleyball team debuts in the 2018 AVCA Division I-II Preseason Coaches' Poll at No. 9. The Nittany Lions will face seven teams in 2018 that are ranked in this year's preseason poll.
Penn State opens the season at home Jan. 12-13 against Mount Olive and Alderson-Broaddus in Rec Hall.
Penn State plays 12 home matches in the confines of Rec Hall in 2018. The Nittany Lions take on each EIVA opponent, including Sacred Heart, Harvard, Saint Francis, George Mason, Princeton, Charleston (W.V.) and NJIT twice during the regular season. Penn State also has a home and away series with defending national champion Ohio State.
Penn State, which closed out 2017 ranked 10 in the nation, captured its 19th-consecutive EIVA regular season championship and added an EIVA Tournament title during the post-season.
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