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Hawaii up to No. 3, UCI up to No. 4, and USC down to No. 5 after three losses see the roundup hit a small reset as we enter the final weekend of regular season matches in DI/II. It’s tournament time in DIII, where Stevens and Springfield trade places at the conclusion of conference tournaments.

It was a strange weekend of men’s college volleyball with nearly all of your top five pairs having to put another mark in the L column. Whether the losses were a biproduct of spring break, a long season, or just good competition, it doesn’t shake up our rankings too much. This week, UCI and Hawaii flip-flop once more at No. 4 and 5. In DIII, Springfield and Southern Virginia trade places at No. 2 and No. 3 with the regular season at its conclusion.

This week’s roundup change reflects the big upset from the past week where UCI handed Long Beach its first loss of the season (0-3) on Friday night. UCI moves up to No. 4 and Hawaii drops down to No. 5. In DIII, we are ready for conference tournaments. Springfield and Southern Virginia flip flop, while NYU is still leading the pack after completing a perfect 23-0 regular season.

USA Volleyball is excited to announce the dates, locations and coaching staff for its 2025 indoor age-group national teams, which will compete in top international events, including the NORCECA Continental Championship, Pan American Cup, and FIVB World Championship.

No change this week to the top five rankings across both DI/II. Our top five appears solidified as we ready for the final stretch of the regular season with less than a month to go until the playoffs. In DIII, Stevens makes a return to the roundup, jumping from No. 6 to No. 4.

Long Beach and UCLA remain your top two teams for another week, but results from the Outrigger Invitational have flipped the rest of the top five on its head, with USC’s two place jump highlighting the changes. In DIII, there is no change. NYU still leads the pack at 19-0 entering the week, but Southern Virginia earned nine votes from the AVCA.

It’s the same top five in DI/II as all the top teams we’ve been following closely remain locked in position for anther week’s slate of matches. In DIII, Stevens slides out of the top five, replaced by Juniata. The college roundup showcases some of the key matches of the week while also highlighting athletes who are part of the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program.

So many matches and so little time as we bring you another edition of the men’s college roundup. It’s a week with a match seemingly every day up until the Outrigger Invitational. We are highlighting the jump from Hawaii up to No. 3 and the slide of UCI down to No. 4 after the Rainbow Warriors swept the Anteaters in two matches between the top five opponents last week. In DIII, Stevens falls two spots, allowing Springfield to take No. 3 and Carthage to take No. 4.

As we hinted at last week, the upset of No. 2 UCI by No. 3 UCLA from a week ago has put the Bruins as our new No. 2 team for the latest college roundup. The rest of our top five remains the same in DI/II with Long Beach State receiving all 23 votes from the AVCA to remain No. 1. In Division III, Vassar drops out of the top five and Springfield takes a huge leap from No. 7 to No. 4.

As we near the end of February, the men’s college season and our roundup kick into high gear. Multiple top five matchups a week ago left us with some memorable matches and no change to the roundup order in the eyes of the AVCA across both divisions. This even after a an upset of No. 2 UCI by No. 3 UCLA threatens to shake up the roundup order next week.

There is no movement in the DI/II polls this week, but we are treated to a couple top five matchups at the DI/II level. Just outside the top five, Loyola Chicago moves up to No. 6 in the AVCA poll with a 10-0 record, ready to officially join the roundup should anyone falter. In Division III, Stevens moves back up a spot to No. 4 ahead of a meeting with No. 1 NYU. We also welcome Carthage to the top five as Juniata gets bounced down to No. 7.

Welcome to February where big matchups are on the horizon and a new team joins the top five. USC earns its eighth win and switches with BYU to make its first roundup appearance of 2025. Long Beach, UCI, UCLA and Hawaii all make up the rest of the top five with a marquee meeting coming up on Friday when Long Beach Hosts UCLA. In Division III, big changes to the rankings as NYU takes the top spot, Vassar replaces Stevens at No. 3, and Juniata jumps up to No. 4.

he AVCA did not change the rankings since last week’s roundup, so the top five for Division I/II remains intact even with two of those teams dropping recent matches. In Division III, the top-five rankings also remained the same. Southern Virginia earned 18 votes to remain atop the roundup and the poll for the second straight week.

Welcome to the first men's volleyball college roundup of 2025. Following the First Point Challenge and the first few matches of the new season, Division I/II rankings have already seen a shakeup since the preseason polls.

Four teams ranked in the top 20 of the AVCA Men's Volleyball Poll, including No. 1 and two-time defending champion UCLA, continue the 2025 season at this weekend's Fourth Annual First Point Collegiate Challenge in Austin, Texas, Jan. 17-18.

The U.S. Men's U21 National Team took home gold at the 2024 NORCECA Continental Championship with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 27-25) win over Canada on Sunday evening in Nogales, Mexico. The victory guaranteed the U.S. a spot in the 2025 FIVB U21 World Championships.

The U.S. Men's U21 National Team played its way into the 2024 NORCECA Continental Championship gold medal match with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-16) semifinal win over Cuba on Saturday night in Nogales, Mexico.

Behind a spectacular performance from outside hitter Sterling Foley, the U.S. Men's U21 National Team defeated host and previously undefeated Mexico on Thursday, 3-1 (25-13, 25-20, 22-25, 25-16) to finish first in its pool. The victory gave the U.S. (3-0) a bye into Saturday's semifinals.

USA Volleyball and its National Team Development Program are happy to announce the 12 athletes who will compete for the U.S. at the NORCECA Men’s U21 Continental Championship on June 11-16 in Nogales, Mexico

USA Volleyball and its National Team Development Program are happy to announce the 12 athletes who will compete for the U.S. at the NORCECA Men’s U21 Continental Championship on June 11-16 in Nogales, Mexico

USA Volleyball and its National Team Development Program are happy to announce the 12 athletes who will compete for the U.S. at the NORCECA Men’s U21 Continental Championship on June 11-16 in Nogales, Mexico