ST. CHARLES, Mo. - The American Volleyball Coaches Association released their latest National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Poll this afternoon and the Lindenwood Men's Volleyball team was featured in the latest poll. The Lions received 52 votes and checked in at number 19 on the list. This marks the first time that Lindenwood has been ranked since the 2024 season and just the fifth time that the Lions have appeared in the AVCA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Poll. 

Lindenwood swept the Under Armour Challenge this past weekend by upsetting #12 CSUN in four sets and sweeping Menlo College in three sets to improve their record to 3-1 on the 2026 season. The only loss of the season for LU was against Long Beach State who is ranked second in the most recent AVCA Poll. CSUN fell to number #16 after falling to the Lions on Friday night.

Lindenwood is back at home on Wednesday, January 21 where they will take on Quincy Univeristy. Frist serve is set for 6 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+ 
 
AVCA National Collegiate MVB Poll
1. UCLA (20)
2. Long Beach State (3)
3. Hawai'i
4. Southern California (1)
5. UC Irvine 
6. Pepperdine
7. Loyola Chicago
8. BYU
9. Lewis
10. Penn State
11. UC San Diego
12. Ball State
13. Ohio State
14. Stanford 
15. McKendree
16. CSUN
17. UC Santa Barbara
18. Princeton 
19. Lindenwood
20. Charleston