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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.
