The USA TODAY/College Sports Television (CSTV) Top 15 men's NCAA Division I and II volleyball teams as ranked by 16 coaches with records through January 9, 2005 (first place votes in parenthesis):
| RK | TEAM | RCD | PTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BYU (11) | 3-0 | 233 | 1 |
| 2. | UCLA (5) | 3-0 | 229 | 3 |
| 3. | Pepperdine | 0-0 | 187 | 4 |
| 4. | Cal State-Northridge | 2-1 | 186 | 6 |
| 5. | Long Beach State | 2-1 | 184 | 2 |
| 6. | Hawai'i | 2-1 | 170 | 5 |
| 7. | Penn State | 1-2 | 140 | 7 |
| 8. | Stanford | 1-2 | 132 | 15 |
| 9. | Pacific | 3-1 | 115 | 14 |
| 10. | Ohio State | 1-0 | 71 | 11 |
| 11. | UC Irvine | 1-3 | 59 | 8 |
| 12. | Southern California | 1-2 | 56 | NR |
| 13. | UC Santa Barbara | 0-3 | 43 | 10 |
| 14. | Lewis | 0-3 | 41 | 9 |
| 15. | Ball State | 1-0 | 35 | 12 |
Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Loyola-Chicago 15, Rutgers-Newark 10, IPFW 8, UC San Diego 5.
One team mentioned on only one ballot for a total of one combined point.
Poll conducted and distributed by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)
No poll this week.
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