Long Beach State Picked Second In AVCA National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Preseason Poll
12/30/2024 1:10:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
The Beach garnered 435 points and one first-place vote to come in second in the preseason poll
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Long Beach State men's volleyball team has been ranked No. 2 in the AVCA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Preseason Poll which was released on Monday.
Long Beach State, which collected 435 points and one first-place vote, comes in second in the poll behind defending National Champion UCLA, which amassed 458 points and 22 first-place votes.
During the season, the Beach will face 10 of the 20 nationally ranked programs in No. 1 UCLA, No. 3 UC Irvine, No. 4 Hawaii, No. 9 Grand Canyon, No. 10 Pepperdine, No. 15 CSUN, No. 16 UC Santa Barbara, No. 18 UC San Diego, No. 19 Princeton, and No. 20 McKendree.
The Beach are coming off a 2024 season in which they finished as the NCAA National Runner Up with a 27-3 overall record.
Long Beach State opens the 2025 with the North American Challenge, a preseason exhibition tournament featuring Long Beach State, Pepperdine, UC San Diego, as well as some of the top teams in Canada in Saskatchewan, Calgary, and Canadian National Champion Trinity Western. The North American Challenge will run from January 3-4.
LBSU will officially kick off the 2025 campaign on Saturday, Jan. 11 against Fairleigh Dickinson at 7 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid.
Fans can purchase tickets for the 2025 Long Beach State Men's Volleyball season by clicking HERE. For more information or questions, please call or text: 562-985-4949 or email: LBSUTickets@csulb.edu.
AVCA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Preseason Poll
1. UCLA (22) – 458 points
2. Long Beach State (1) – 435 points
3. UC Irvine – 411 points
4. Hawai'i – 387 points
5. Ball State – 332 points
6. BYU – 315 points
T7. Southern California – 299 points
T7. Penn State – 267 points
9. Grand Canyon – 260 points
10. Pepperdine – 255 points
11. Ohio State – 240 points
12. Loyola Chicago – 228 points
13. Stanford – 199 points
14. Lewis – 150 points
15. CSUN – 121 points
16. UC Santa Barbara - 105 points
17. George Mason - 68 points
18. UC San Diego - 63 points
19. Princeton - 58 points
20. McKendree - 42 points
( ) = First Place Votes
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: NJIT 37; Belmont Abbey 18; Lindenwood 18; Lincoln Memorial 16; Saint Francis (PA) 15; Harvard 9; Fort Valley State 7; Purdue Fort Wayne 3 .
Long Beach State, which collected 435 points and one first-place vote, comes in second in the poll behind defending National Champion UCLA, which amassed 458 points and 22 first-place votes.
During the season, the Beach will face 10 of the 20 nationally ranked programs in No. 1 UCLA, No. 3 UC Irvine, No. 4 Hawaii, No. 9 Grand Canyon, No. 10 Pepperdine, No. 15 CSUN, No. 16 UC Santa Barbara, No. 18 UC San Diego, No. 19 Princeton, and No. 20 McKendree.
The Beach are coming off a 2024 season in which they finished as the NCAA National Runner Up with a 27-3 overall record.
Long Beach State opens the 2025 with the North American Challenge, a preseason exhibition tournament featuring Long Beach State, Pepperdine, UC San Diego, as well as some of the top teams in Canada in Saskatchewan, Calgary, and Canadian National Champion Trinity Western. The North American Challenge will run from January 3-4.
LBSU will officially kick off the 2025 campaign on Saturday, Jan. 11 against Fairleigh Dickinson at 7 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid.
Fans can purchase tickets for the 2025 Long Beach State Men's Volleyball season by clicking HERE. For more information or questions, please call or text: 562-985-4949 or email: LBSUTickets@csulb.edu.
AVCA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Preseason Poll
1. UCLA (22) – 458 points
2. Long Beach State (1) – 435 points
3. UC Irvine – 411 points
4. Hawai'i – 387 points
5. Ball State – 332 points
6. BYU – 315 points
T7. Southern California – 299 points
T7. Penn State – 267 points
9. Grand Canyon – 260 points
10. Pepperdine – 255 points
11. Ohio State – 240 points
12. Loyola Chicago – 228 points
13. Stanford – 199 points
14. Lewis – 150 points
15. CSUN – 121 points
16. UC Santa Barbara - 105 points
17. George Mason - 68 points
18. UC San Diego - 63 points
19. Princeton - 58 points
20. McKendree - 42 points
( ) = First Place Votes
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: NJIT 37; Belmont Abbey 18; Lindenwood 18; Lincoln Memorial 16; Saint Francis (PA) 15; Harvard 9; Fort Valley State 7; Purdue Fort Wayne 3 .
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