2011 NCAA Volleyball

    USC is preseason No. 1
    Trojans debut as top team for second consecutive year


    LEXINGTON, Ky. -- For the second consecutive season, the University of Southern California debuts as the No. 1 team in the nation, after the AVCA Division I-II Men’s Coaches Top 15 Preseason Poll was released by the AVCA headquarters on Wednesday.


    The Trojans will look to bounce back after a first round loss in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) tournament a year ago. However, being just two years removed from a national championship runner-up finish, the squad has the experience to once again return to prominence. USC welcomes back 13 letterwinners in 2011, including their senior co-captains, 6-foot-8 opposite Murphy Troy and 6-foot-2 setter Riley McKibbin.


    UC Irvine holds down the second spot in the poll after sporting a 15-15 overall record a year ago and an eighth-place finish in the MPSF. The Anteaters are tied with USC atop the 2011 MPSF Men’s Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll and return AVCA All-Americans Carson Clark, Jordan DuFault and Kevin Wynne, as well as middle blocker Austin D’Amore.


    Pepperdine, who finished the 2010 campaign tied for fifth with Penn State with a 16-10 overall record, is seated third in the inaugural poll of 2011, nabbing one first-place vote in the process. AVCA All-Americans Kasey Crider and Cory Riecks return to the lineup for their senior seasons, as well as Tyler Jaynes, who ranked fourth in the nation with a 1.52 blocks per set average.


    Fresh off a national championship, Stanford is placed fourth in the poll and looks for a repeat as they return 13 lettermen and four starters, including outside hitter and MPSF Player of the year Brad Lawson. Stanford enters the season on two substantial winning streaks. The Cardinal have won six consecutive matches and 14 consecutive sets. The last time Stanford lost a set was in the first round of the MPSF tournament when UC Irvine won the second set in a four-set loss.


    Rounding off the top-five of the poll is BYU after a 22-9 overall record and an appearance in the 2010 MPSF semifinals. AVCA All-American blocker Futi Tavana returns, along with All-MPSF selections Robb Stowell and Russell Lavaja. Ending last season as the No. 2 team in the country, the Cougars were only one of six teams in the Top-15 to record 20-plus wins.


    Hawai’i, Ohio State, Penn State, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, Long Beach State, Cal State Northridge, Loyola-Chicago, Lewis and Ball State top off the inaugural AVCA Division I-II Men’s Coaches Top 15 Poll.



    Source: ncaa.com

    Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association through February 5, 2011

    Tait Division
    Team Conference W-L , Overall W-L
    George Mason 2 - 0 , 7 - 2
    Penn State 2 - 0 , 7 - 2
    Rutgers-Newark 1 - 0 , 7 - 0
    Princeton 0 - 1 , 1 - 3
    Saint Francis 0 - 2 , 3 - 4
    Springfield 0 - 2 , 3 - 5

    January 21, 2011 Springfield 0 - 3 George Mason
    January 21, 2011 Saint Francis 1 - 3 Penn State
    January 22, 2011 Springfield 0 - 3 Penn State
    February 4, 2011 Princeton 1 - 3 Rutgers-Newark
    February 4, 2011 George Mason 3 - 0 Saint Francis

    Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association through February 4, 2011
    Team Conference W-L , Overall W-L
    Ohio St. 1 - 0 , 6 - 2
    Loyola (Illinois) 1 - 0 , 5 - 3
    Lewis 0 - 0 , 6 - 2
    Ball St. 0 - 0 , 5 - 3
    Quincy 0 - 0 , 2 - 3
    Grand Canyon University 0 - 0 , 5 - 10
    Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW) 0 - 2 , 6 - 4

    January 21, 2011 Ohio St. 3 - 0 IPFW
    February 4, 2011 IPFW 2 - 3 Loyola (Illinois)

    Mountain Pacific Sports Federation through February 4, 2011
    Team Conference W-L , Overall W-L
    University of Southern California (USC) 6 - 0 , 6 - 0
    Long Beach St. 5 - 1 , 6 - 3
    Stanford 5 - 2 , 7 - 2
    Brigham Young University (BYU) 5 - 2 , 8 - 2
    UC-Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara) 4 - 4 , 6 - 5
    Hawaii 3 - 3 , 3 - 6
    UC-Los Angeles (UCLA) 2 - 3 , 7 - 4
    UC-San Diego (San Diego) 2 - 4 , 5 - 7
    UC-Irvine (Irvine) 2 - 4 , 5 - 6
    Pacific 1 - 4 , 5 - 5
    CS Northridge 1 - 5 , 2 - 8
    Pepperdine 1 - 5 , 3 - 5

    January 12, 2011 Irvine 1 - 3 San Diego
    January 12, 2011 USC 3 - 0 CS Northridge
    January 12, 2011 Pepperdine 2 - 3 Long Beach St.
    January 14, 2011 Stanford 3 - 2 BYU
    January 14, 2011 USC 3 - 0 Long Beach St.
    January 14, 2011 San Diego 0 - 3 Santa Barbara
    January 15, 2011 Stanford 3 - 1 BYU
    January 15, 2011 Irvine 3 - 0 Santa Barbara
    January 15, 2011 Pepperdine 2 - 3 CS Northridge
    January 18, 2011 Long Beach St. 3 - 0 Santa Barbara
    January 19, 2011 UCLA 3 - 1 CS Northridge
    January 19, 2011 Irvine 1 - 3 USC
    January 21, 2011 CS Northridge 0 - 3 Santa Barbara
    January 21, 2011 Pacific 1 - 3 BYU
    January 21, 2011 Hawaii 3 - 0 Stanford
    January 21, 2011 Long Beach St. 3 - 2 UCLA
    January 21, 2011 Irvine 3 - 2 Pepperdine
    January 21, 2011 San Diego 0 - 3 USC
    January 22, 2011 Pacific 0 - 3 BYU
    January 23, 2011 Hawaii 2 - 3 Stanford
    January 26, 2011 UCLA 3 - 0 Pepperdine
    January 26, 2011 Santa Barbara 0 - 3 USC
    January 28, 2011 Santa Barbara 3 - 0 Pepperdine
    January 28, 2011 BYU 3 - 0 Irvine
    January 28, 2011 CS Northridge 0 - 3 Stanford
    January 28, 2011 San Diego 3 - 2 Hawaii
    January 28, 2011 Long Beach St. 3 - 0 Pacific
    January 28, 2011 UCLA 1 - 3 USC
    January 29, 2011 BYU 3 - 0 Irvine
    January 29, 2011 CS Northridge 0 - 3 Pacific
    January 29, 2011 San Diego 1 - 3 Hawaii
    January 29, 2011 Long Beach St. 3 - 0 Stanford
    February 2, 2011 Stanford 3 - 1 Pacific
    February 3, 2011 Hawaii 3 - 1 Santa Barbara
    February 4, 2011 Hawaii 0 - 3 Santa Barbara
    February 4, 2011 BYU 3 - 1 UCLA
    February 4, 2011 San Diego 1 - 3 Pepperdine

    Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
    Tait Division
    Team Conference W-L , Overall W-L
    Penn State 4 - 0 , 9 - 3
    George Mason 3 - 0 , 8 - 3
    Rutgers-Newark 2 - 1 , 9 - 1
    Saint Francis 1 - 3 , 4 - 5
    Springfield 0 - 3 , 3 - 8
    Princeton 0 - 3 , 1 - 6


    February 11, 2011 Penn State 3 - 1 Rutgers-Newark
    February 11, 2011 Saint Francis 3 - 0 Princeton
    February 11, 2011 Springfield 2 - 3 George Mason
    February 12, 2011 Penn State 3 - 0 Princeton
    February 12, 2011 Rutgers-Newark 3 - 0 Saint Francis

    Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
    Team Conference W-L , Overall W-L
    Ohio St. 3 - 0 , 9 - 2
    Loyola (Illinois) 2 - 0 , 7 - 3
    Lewis 1 - 0 , 8 - 3
    Ball St. 1 - 1 , 6 - 4
    Grand Canyon University 0 - 1 , 5 - 11
    Quincy 0 - 2 , 3 - 5
    Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW) 0 - 3 , 6 - 5


    February 10, 2011 Ohio St. 3 - 0 Quincy
    February 11, 2011 Lewis 2 - 3 Ball St.
    February 11, 2011 Ohio St. 3 - 0 Quincy
    February 12, 2011 IPFW 3 - 0 Ball St.
    February 12, 2011 Loyola (Illinois) 3 - 1 Grand Canyon University

    Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
    Team Conference W-L , Overall W-L
    University of Southern California (USC) 6 - 1 , 6 - 1
    Brigham Young University (BYU) 6 - 2 , 10 - 3
    Long Beach St. 5 - 2 , 6 - 4
    Stanford 6 - 3 , 9 - 3
    UC-Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara) 6 - 4 , 8 - 5
    Hawaii 3 - 3 , 5 - 6
    UC-San Diego (San Diego) 3 - 5 , 6 - 8
    UC-Irvine (Irvine) 3 - 5 , 6 - 8
    Pacific 2 - 5 , 6 - 7
    CS Northridge 2 - 5 , 3 - 9
    Pepperdine 2 - 5 , 4 - 5
    UC-Los Angeles (UCLA) 2 - 6 , 7 - 7


    February 5, 2011 BYU 3 - 0 UCLA
    February 9, 2011 UCLA 1 - 3 Santa Barbara
    February 10, 2011 Pacific 3 - 1 San Diego
    February 11, 2011 Santa Barbara 3 - 1 UCLA
    February 11, 2011 Pepperdine 3 - 2 USC
    February 11, 2011 Stanford 0 - 3 San Diego
    February 11, 2011 Pacific 0 - 3 Irvine
    February 11, 2011 CS Northridge 3 - 2 Long Beach St.
    February 12, 2011 Stanford 3 - 2 Irvine

    Here is the list of inter-conference matches played so far. This does not include matches against NCAA Division 2 or 3 schools. Those results are in the overall record of each team in their conference.


    January 7, 2011 Santa Barbara 3 - 0 CS Northridge
    January 7, 2011 BYU 3 - 0 Long Beach St.
    January 7, 2011 Irvine 1 - 3 Long Beach St.
    January 7, 2011 CS Northridge 3 - 1 San Diego
    January 7, 2011 UCLA 3 - 1 San Diego
    January 7, 2011 Santa Barbara 3 - 1 UCLA
    January 8, 2011 Santa Barbara 1 - 3 BYU
    January 8, 2011 CS Northridge 1 - 3 Irvine
    January 8, 2011 UCLA 3 - 2 Long Beach St.
    January 9, 2011 Pepperdine 3 - 1 Ohio St.
    January 10, 2011 Pepperdine 3 - 2 Ohio St.
    January 13, 2011 Hawaii 0 - 3 Ball St.
    January 13, 2011 IPFW 1 - 3 Pacific
    January 13, 2011 UCLA 3 - 1 Penn State
    January 14, 2011 UCLA 3 - 1 Ball St.
    January 14, 2011 IPFW 3 - 0 Pacific
    January 14, 2011 Hawaii 2 - 3 Penn State
    January 15, 2011 Penn State 3 - 0 Ball St.
    January 15, 2011 Ohio St. 3 - 0 Saint Francis
    January 15, 2011 Hawaii 0 - 3 UCLA
    January 18, 2011 Ohio St. 3 - 1 George Mason
    January 26, 2011 San Diego 3 - 0 Princeton
    January 28, 2011 George Mason 3 - 1 Ball St.
    January 28, 2011 Penn State 3 - 1 Loyola (Illinois)
    January 28, 2011 Saint Francis 1 - 3 Lewis
    January 29, 2011 George Mason 2 - 3 IPFW
    January 29, 2011 Penn State 3 - 0 Lewis
    January 29, 2011 Saint Francis 3 - 2 Loyola (Illinois)
    February 4, 2011 Stanford 3 - 1 Lewis
    February 4, 2011 CS Northridge 0 - 3 Ohio St.
    February 4, 2011 Springfield 0 - 3 Pacific
    February 4, 2011 Penn State 1 - 3 Irvine
    February 5, 2011 Irvine 2 - 3 Ohio St.
    February 5, 2011 Penn State 3 - 0 CS Northridge
    February 5, 2011 Grand Canyon University 0 - 3 Springfield
    February 5, 2011 Loyola (Illinois) 1 - 3 Stanford
    February 9, 2011 Ohio St. 3 - 0 Penn State
    February 11, 2011 Loyola (Illinois) 3 - 2 BYU
    February 12, 2011 Lewis 0 - 3 BYU

    Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
    Tait Division
    Team Conference W-L , Overall W-L
    Penn State 4 - 0 , 10 - 3
    George Mason 4 - 0 , 9 - 3
    Rutgers-Newark 2 - 1 , 9 - 1
    Saint Francis 1 - 3 , 5 - 5
    Springfield 0 - 3 , 4 - 9
    Princeton 0 - 4 , 1 - 7



    February 18, 2011 Princeton 1 - 3 George Mason

    Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
    Team Conference W-L , Overall W-L
    Ohio St. 4 - 0 , 10 - 2
    Loyola (Illinois) 3 - 0 , 8 - 3
    Lewis 3 - 0 , 10 - 3
    Ball St. 1 - 2 , 6 - 5
    Grand Canyon University 0 - 2 , 5 - 12
    Quincy 0 - 3 , 6 - 6
    Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW) 0 - 4 , 6 - 6



    February 14, 2011 Loyola (Illinois) 3 - 0 Grand Canyon University
    February 15, 2011 Quincy 0 - 3 Lewis
    February 18, 2011 Ball St. 0 - 3 Ohio St.
    February 18, 2011 IPFW 1 - 3 Lewis

    Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
    Team Conference W-L , Overall W-L
    University of Southern California (USC) 7 - 1 , 7 - 1
    Brigham Young University (BYU) 7 - 3 , 11 - 4
    Long Beach St. 6 - 3 , 7 - 5
    Stanford 6 - 4 , 9 - 4
    UC-Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara) 7 - 5 , 9 - 6
    UC-Irvine (Irvine) 5 - 5 , 8 - 8
    Hawaii 3 - 4 , 5 - 7
    Pepperdine 3 - 5 , 5 - 5
    UC-San Diego (San Diego) 3 - 6 , 6 - 9
    UC-Los Angeles (UCLA) 3 - 6 , 8 - 7
    Pacific 2 - 6 , 6 - 8
    CS Northridge 2 - 6 , 3 - 10



    February 16, 2011 Irvine 3 - 1 Long Beach St.
    February 17, 2011 Santa Barbara 1 - 3 BYU
    February 17, 2011 UCLA 3 - 0 Hawaii
    February 17, 2011 USC 3 - 0 Stanford
    February 18, 2011 Santa Barbara 3 - 0 BYU
    February 18, 2011 Irvine 3 - 0 CS Northridge
    February 18, 2011 San Diego 1 - 3 Long Beach St.
    February 18, 2011 Pepperdine 3 - 1 Pacific

    Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
    Tait Division
    Team Conference W-L , Overall W-L
    George Mason 5 - 0 , 10 - 3
    Penn State 4 - 0 , 11 - 3
    Rutgers-Newark 2 - 2 , 9 - 2
    Saint Francis 2 - 3 , 6 - 5
    Springfield 0 - 4 , 4 - 10
    Princeton 0 - 4 , 1 - 7



    February 19, 2011 Rutgers-Newark 1 - 3 George Mason
    February 19, 2011 Saint Francis 3 - 1 Springfield

    Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
    Team Conference W-L , Overall W-L
    Ohio St. 4 - 0 , 10 - 2
    Loyola (Illinois) 4 - 0 , 9 - 3
    Lewis 3 - 0 , 10 - 3
    Ball St. 1 - 3 , 6 - 6
    Grand Canyon University 0 - 2 , 5 - 12
    Quincy 0 - 3 , 6 - 6
    Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW) 0 - 4 , 6 - 6



    February 19, 2011 Ball St. 1 - 3 Loyola (Illinois)

    Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
    Team Conference W-L , Overall W-L
    University of Southern California (USC) 8 - 1 , 8 - 1
    Brigham Young University (BYU) 7 - 3 , 11 - 4
    Long Beach St. 6 - 3 , 7 - 5
    Stanford 7 - 4 , 10 - 4
    UC-Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara) 7 - 5 , 9 - 6
    UC-Irvine (Irvine) 5 - 5 , 8 - 8
    Hawaii 4 - 4 , 6 - 7
    Pepperdine 3 - 6 , 5 - 6
    CS Northridge 3 - 6 , 4 - 10
    UC-San Diego (San Diego) 3 - 7 , 6 - 10
    UC-Los Angeles (UCLA) 3 - 7 , 8 - 8
    Pacific 2 - 7 , 6 - 9



    February 19, 2011 UCLA 0 - 3 Hawaii
    February 19, 2011 USC 3 - 0 Pacific
    February 19, 2011 San Diego 1 - 3 CS Northridge
    February 19, 2011 Pepperdine 0 - 3 Stanford

    Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
    Tait Division
    Team Conference W-L , Overall W-L
    George Mason 5 - 0 , 10 - 3
    Penn State 5 - 0 , 12 - 3
    Rutgers-Newark 3 - 2 , 10 - 2
    Saint Francis 2 - 4 , 7 - 6
    Springfield 0 - 4 , 4 - 10
    Princeton 0 - 5 , 1 - 8



    February 22, 2011 Princeton 0 - 3 Rutgers-Newark
    February 23, 2011 Saint Francis 1 - 3 Penn State

    Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
    Team Conference W-L , Overall W-L
    Loyola (Illinois) 5 - 0 , 10 - 3
    Ohio St. 4 - 0 , 10 - 2
    Lewis 3 - 1 , 10 - 4
    Ball St. 1 - 3 , 6 - 6
    Grand Canyon University 0 - 2 , 5 - 13
    Quincy 0 - 3 , 8 - 6
    Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW) 0 - 4 , 6 - 6



    February 22, 2011 Loyola (Illinois) 3 - 2 Lewis

    Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
    Team Conference W-L , Overall W-L
    University of Southern California (USC) 9 - 1 , 9 - 1
    Brigham Young University (BYU) 7 - 3 , 11 - 4
    Long Beach St. 7 - 3 , 8 - 5
    Stanford 7 - 4 , 10 - 4
    UC-Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara) 7 - 5 , 9 - 6
    UC-Irvine (Irvine) 7 - 5 , 10 - 8
    Hawaii 4 - 6 , 6 - 9
    Pepperdine 3 - 7 , 5 - 7
    CS Northridge 3 - 7 , 4 - 11
    UC-San Diego (San Diego) 3 - 7 , 6 - 10
    UC-Los Angeles (UCLA) 3 - 7 , 8 - 8
    Pacific 2 - 7 , 6 - 9


    February 21, 2011 Irvine 3 - 1 Hawaii
    February 22, 2011 Irvine 3 - 1 Hawaii
    February 23, 2011 CS Northridge 0 - 3 USC
    February 23, 2011 Long Beach St. 3 - 0 Pepperdine