In this NCAA report, we’ve got the weekly AVCA update on men’s and beach, two NCAA women’s coaching openings, and a breakdown of the men’s field as postseason play nears with an eye on the NCAA Tournament set for May 4-6 in Fairfax, Virginia.
AVCA happenings
AVCA MEN’S TOP 15: The top five — Hawai’i, UCLA, Penn State, Long Beach State and UC Irvine — stayed the same. Hawai’i go 16 first-place votes and UCLA the other six.
No one dropped out, but in the remaining 10 spots there was modest shuffling. The biggest jump was two spots by Ohio State to No. 11 and the biggest drop was two notches by Loyola Chicago to No. 12.
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AVCA NATIONAL MEN’S POW: The honoree is Hawai’i junior opposite Dimitrios Mouchlias. The junior averaged five kills per set and hit .466 in victories over UC Irvine. He is the second Hawai’i player to win this year (Spyros Chakas, the Rainbow Warriors’ other Greek) won January 15. Mouchlias won last year on April 17.
AVCA BEACH TOP 20: TCU stayed No. 1 and got all 28 first-place votes, and USC remained No. 2. After that, the usual shuffling near the top as UCLA moved up a spot to third, Florida State dropped one notch to No. 4, and LSU…
