Hawai’i, which won the 2021 and 2022 NCAA men’s titles, finally opens its season Thursday.
We’ve got the latest AVCA Poll and a women’s hiring.
THURSDAY: It’s the season opener for both Hawai’i and Ball State, which returns the travel favor this season. In 2022, Hawai’i of the Big West played two matches at Ball State of the MIVA and, dealing with a depleted roster, lost them both. We profiled Hawai’i and its two Greek standouts earlier this week.
There are four other Division I-II matches Thursday.
Loyola Chicago of the MIVA plays host to King of Conference Carolinas, CSUN of the Big West plays host to Edward Waters of the SIAC, Mount Olive of Conference Carolinas plays independent Tusculum, and LIU plays Limestone in a battle of independents. LIU won in four on Wednesday at Queens.
Want to watch a match? If it’s being shown, and two of those are, we have the viewing links in our VolleyballMag.com TV & Streaming Listings.
AVCA POLL: As mentioned, Hawai’i opens its season Thursday, but even without playing the Rainbow Wahine remained No. 1 in the AVCA Men’s Division I-II Coaches Poll.
The top six stayed the same. Princeton dropped out of the top 15 and BYU moved in at No. 13.
Click here for the complete AVCA Poll.
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