the 16th ranked team would be the automatic bid from the Conference Carolina's winner. As I stated earlier they would not win a set against Hawaii. Other than that all match ups would be great. BYU vs Ball St. would not be a walk over. Sure BYU might sweep them, but it would be competitive and entertaining.

This would have been a great year to expand at least for one year because everyone only played their league.

Conference breakout:

(4) from MPSF
(4) from Big West
(4) from MIVA
(3) from EIVA
(1) from Conference Carolina


NVA/AVCA DIVISION I-II MEN'S
COACHES POLL: APRIL 12, 2021
Rank School (First-Place Votes Adjusted) Total Points Adjusted 2021 Record Previous Rank
1 Hawaii (15) 239 13-0 1
2 BYU (1) 222 17-3 2
3 UC Santa Barbara 197 10-4 3
4 Lewis 183 18-2 4
5 Pepperdine 174 11-5 4
6 UCLA 170 14-5 6
7 Long Beach State 159 5-3 6
8 Penn State 122 19-3 8
9 Grand Canyon 107 6-10 9
10 Loyola Chicago 86 14-5 11
11 NJIT 76 13-5 10
12 McKendree 55 11-5 13
13 UC San Diego 38 3-9 12
14 George Mason 32 13-6 14
15 Ball State 28 12-7 NR