In this NCAA volleyball update, we have the AVCA news of the week, what’s on tap for the men, a Division I head-coach hiring and a new Division I assistant, and a fun note about volleyball players who have hit the hardwood.
AVCA TOP 20, POW: Long Beach State got 17 of the 24 first-place votes and stayed No. 1, followed by Grand Canyon, which got five of the votes and remained No. 2. Hawai’i, still No. 3, got the other vote. UCLA stayed at No. 5 and Stanford is still No. 5.
After that there was a little shuffling, including BYU moving up two spots to No. 6. UC Irvine stayed at No. 7, Ohio State dropped two notches to eighth, Penn State is still No. 9, while Loyola Chicago moved up three spots to No. 10.
Independent Lincoln Memorial is back in, this time at No. 19, and Purdue Fort Wayne dropped out.
Click here for the complete AVCA National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Poll.
The AVCA national player of the week is Hawa’i senior outside Spyros Chakas. The Green averaged 5.43 kills per set in a four-set win and then a sweep of visiting Stanford. Chakas hit .550 and also averaged 1.57 digs.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY MEN: There are six NCAA Division I-II men’s matches Wednesday,…
