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The U.S. Men's Sitting Team defeated Germany three more times over the weekend to finish the friendly series with a 5-0 record. The U.S., ranked No. 8 in the world, squared off against No. 4 Germany at the Sierra Girls 18s National Qualifier in Sacramento, California.

Ranked No. 8 in the world, the U.S. Men's Sitting Team defeated No. 4 Germany twice Friday in the first two matches in a series of friendlies in Sacramento, California.

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.

Six legendary athletes will be inducted into the USA Volleyball Hall of Fame during the annual banquet and ceremony on May 21 at the Hilton Denver City Center in Colorado.

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.

USA Volleyball is thrilled to announce that the 2025 Beach U21 World Championship Trials will take place in Hermosa Beach, California, from June 16-19, 2025.

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.

Whitney Dosty and Monique Matthews each scored a combined 30 points as the U.S. Women's Sitting Team continued its series of intrasquad exhibitions Saturday at the Boston Volleyball Festival.

Back at it! The U.S. Women's Sitting National Team, three-time and reigning Paralympic gold medalists, kicked off the 2025 season (and the LA28 quad) with a pair of intrasquad scrimmages Friday at the Boston Volleyball Festival.

any of the nation’s top young volleyball talent will converge at the Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs for USA Volleyball’s National Team Development Program (NTDP) Boys Indoor Spring Training Series, running Feb. 27–March 2.

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.

As the pipeline between USA Volleyball and the NCAA continues to grow, more than 160 collegiate athletes will train at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs on February 21-23 for the U.S. Women’s National Team Open Program.

Registration is now open for the 2025 World University Games Beach Volleyball Trials, set for May 15-17 in Manhattan Beach, California. The trials determine which collegiate athletes will represent the United States at the FISU Summer World University Games, July 16-27 in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany.

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.

USA Volleyball is proud to host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America (PVPA) Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships, May 24-28, 2025, in Denver, Colorado. This premier event will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship, bringing high-level sitting volleyball competition to the Mile High City. 

A powerhouse trio of coaches—Tayyiba Haneef-Park, Mike Wall and Brandon Taliaferro—will join new head coach Erik Sullivan as assistant coaches to guide the U.S. Women’s National Team on its journey to the LA 2028 Olympics.

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.

Twenty-three athletes with ties to USA Volleyball have earned Gatorade Player of the Year honors, including setter Campbell Flynn, who was named the volleyball National Player of the Year.

USA Volleyball is pleased to announce the appointment of Wade Garard as its Chief Advancement Officer, a strategic hire aimed at driving the organization’s long-term growth and philanthropic efforts. Garard brings an extensive background in fundraising, capital campaigns, nonprofit management, as well as extensive connections in the volleyball and sports business communities to the leadership team at USAV.

The U.S. Men’s Sitting Team completed its four-match exhibition series against Japan on Sunday with a pair of 3-0 sweeps at the AVC Dallas Girls 18s National Qualifier in Texas.

The U.S. Men's Sitting Team opened the 2025 season with two victories over Japan during a series of friendly matches at the AVC Dallas Girls 18s National Qualifier in Texas.