D1//D2 Top Twelve. The same teams remained in the top twelve positions with only minor changes. Penn State continues to rebound from an early season slump and is rounding into tournament mode.
http://www.avca.org/divisions/men/1-2-poll-3-23-15/
| Rank | NCAA MEN’S D1/D2 VOLLEYBALL COACHES POLL 3/30/2015 | Conference | W–L | W-L
PCT |
Last
Rank |
| 1 | Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors | MPSF | 19-3 | .864 | 1 |
| 2 | Loyola – Chicago Ramblers | MIVA | 18-1 | .947 | 2 |
| 3 | Pepperdine Waves | MPSF | 19-4 | .826 | 3 |
| 4 | Lewis Flyers | MIVA | 19-2 | .905 | 4 |
| 5 | UC Irvine (UCI) Anteaters | MPSF | 20-4 | .833 | 5 |
| 6 | BYU Cougars | MPSF | 13-9 | .591 | 6 |
| 7 | Penn State Nittany Lions | EIVA | 12-9 | .571 | 8 |
| 8 | USC Trojans | MPSF | 14-7 | .667 | 9 |
| 9 | UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) Gauchos | MPSF | 15-8 | .652 | 7 |
| 10 | CSU Long Beach Forty-Niners | MPSF | 13-11 | .542 | 10 |
| 11 | Ohio State Buckeyes | MIVA | 17-6 | .739 | 11 |
| 12 | UCLA Bruins | MPSF | 11-9 | .550 | 12 |
The 2015 National Championship Tournament, which includes both DI and DII, will be held Tuesday, May 5th thru Saturday, May 9th at the Maples Pavilion on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, California. Tickets are available now on the NCAA website, www.ncaa.com/sports/volleyball-men/nc.
The tournament will consist of four automatic bids (one each to the Conference Carolinas, EIVA, the MIVA, and the MPSF) and two at-large bids, for a total of six teams. The teams will be ranked one through six and the top two seeds will receive a “bye” into the tournament semi-finals.
- On Tuesday May 5th, the 3 seed will play the 6 seed while the 4 seed will play the 5 seed in two “play-in” matches to establish the other two semi-finalists.
- On Thursday May 7th the four semi-finalists will compete in two matches to determine the two finalists.
The Individual Conferences.
CCAR, or Conference Carolinas (as of 3/30/15). Pfeiffer and Erskine have distanced themselves from the rest of the pack with Pfeiffer still leading Erskine by one match. The automatic bid to the National Championship tournament will go to the winner of the CCAR Conference tournament on April 18 – 22.
http://www.conferencecarolinas.com/sports/mvball/2014-15/standings
| RANK | TEAM | CONF
W – L |
CONF
WIN% |
TOTAL
W – L |
TOTAL
WIN % |
LAST
RANK |
| 1 | Pfeiffer Falcons | 13-1 | .929 | 14-3 | .824 | 1 |
| 2 | Erskine Flying Fleet | 14-2 | .875 | 18-5 | .783 | 2 |
| 3 | Mount Olive Trojans | 9-6 | .600 | 11-9 | .550 | 5 |
| 4 | King (TN) Tornado | 9-7 | .563 | 13-11 | .542 | 3 |
| 5 | Barton Bulldogs | 9-7 | .563 | 11-15 | .423 | 4 |
| 6 | Belmont Abbey Crusaders | 8-7 | .533 | 12-11 | .522 | 7 |
| 7 | Limestone Saints | 6-7 | .462 | 8-14 | .364 | 5 |
| 8 | Lees – McRae Bobcats | 2-11 | .154 | 3-14 | .176 | 10 |
| 9 | North Greenville Crusaders | 2-12 | .143 | 8-17 | .320 | 8 |
| 10 | Emmanuel (Ga.) Lions | 2-14 | .125 | 4-17 | .190 | 9 |
EIVA, or Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (as of 3/30/2015). Penn State remains at the top of the EIVA and is making a statement nationally as it climbs up the rankings, currently at the number seven spot nationally. The automatic bid to the National Championship tournament will go to the winner of the EIVA Conference tournament on April 29 – May 1.
http://www.eivavolleyball.com/landing/index
| RANK | TEAM | CONF
W – L |
CONF
WIN % |
TOTAL
W – L |
TOTAL WIN % | LAST
RANK |
| 1 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 6-0 | 1.000 | 12-9 | .571 | 1 |
| 2 | Princeton Tigers | 5-2 | .714 | 9-8 | .529 | 2 |
| 3 | Harvard Crimson | 4-2 | .667 | 10-8 | .556 | 3 |
| 4 | George Mason Patriots | 3-3 | .500 | 8-10 | .444 | 4 |
| 5 | St. Francis Red Flash | 2-4 | .333 | 4-16 | .200 | 5 |
| 6 | Sacred Heart Pioneers | 1-5 | .167 | 10-9 | .526 | 6 |
| 7 | NJIT Highlanders | 1-6 | .143 | 8-9 | .471 | 7 |
MIVA, or Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (as of 3 /30/2015). Loyola and Lewis remain tied for the MIVA lead, and this conference is primarily a two team race. The automatic bid to the National Championship tournament will go to the winner of the MIVA Conference tournament on April 24 – May 2. The second Loyola – Lewis showdown is tomorrow night.
http://www.mivavolleyball.com/sports/mvball/2014-15/standings
| RANK | TEAM | CONF
W – L |
CONF
WIN % |
TOTAL
W – L |
TOTAL
WIN % |
LAST
RANK |
| 1 | Loyola Chicago Ramblers | 10-1 | .909 | 18-1 | .947 | 1 |
| 2 | Lewis Flyers | 10-1 | .909 | 19-2 | .905 | 2 |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 7-3 | .700 | 17-6 | .739 | 3 |
| 4 | IPFW Mastodons | 6-6 | .500 | 16-9 | .640 | 4 |
| 5 | Lindenwood Lions | 5-6 | .455 | 10-8 | .556 | 7 |
| 6 | Ball State Cardinals | 5-8 | .385 | 12-13 | .480 | 5 |
| 7 | Quincy Hawks | 4-7 | .364 | 12-10 | .545 | 6 |
| 8 | Grand Canyon Antelopes | 4-10 | .286 | 12-12 | .500 | 8 |
| 9 | McKendree Bearcats | 1-10 | .091 | 11-14 | .440 | 9 |
MPSF, or Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (as of 3/30/2015). Hawai’i resides alone at the top of the MPSF, followed by UC Irvine in second with Pepperdine in third. The MPSF race remains considerably close and highly contested. The automatic bid to the National Championship tournament will go to the winner of the MPSF Conference tournament on April 25 – May 1.
http://www.mpsports.org/ot/standings.html
| RANK | TEAM | CONF
W – L |
CONF
WIN % |
TOTAL
W – L |
TOTAL
WIN % |
LAST
RANK |
| 1 | Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors | 15-2 | .882 | 20-3 | .870 | 1 |
| 2 | UC Irvine Anteaters | 14-3 | .824 | 20-4 | .833 | 2 |
| 3 | Pepperdine Waves | 14-4 | .778 | 19-4 | .826 | 3 |
| 4 | USC Trojans | 12-6 | .667 | 14-7 | .667 | 5 |
| 5 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 10-8 | .556 | 14-8 | .636 | 6 |
| 6 | BYU Cougars | 10-8 | .556 | 13-9 | .591 | 4 |
| 7 | CSU Long Beach 49ers | 9-10 | .474 | 13-11 | .542 | 7 |
| 8 | UCLA Bruins | 7-10 | .412 | 11-10 | .524 | 8 |
| 9 | Stanford Cardinal | 6-10 | .375 | 9-13 | .409 | 9 |
| 10 | CSU Northridge | 6-11 | .353 | 9-14 | .391 | 10 |
| 11 | California Baptist Lancers | 2-16 | .111 | 6-18 | .250 | 11 |
| 12 | UC San Diego Tritons | 0-17 | .000 | 2-21 | .087 | 12 |
Stay tuned because these rankings are like the weather – volatile and unpredictable!
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