The College Sports Television (CSTV)/American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 15 men's NCAA Division I and II volleyball teams as ranked by 16 coaches with records through January 15, 2006 (first place votes in parenthesis):
| RK | TEAM | RCD | PTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Long Beach State (10) | 5-0 | 234 | 1 |
| 2. | BYU (4) | 4-0 | 220 | 4 |
| 3. | Pepperdine (1) | 2-0 | 207 | 3 |
| 4. | UC Irvine (1) | 4-1 | 180 | 9 |
| 5. | UCLA | 2-2 | 177 | 2 |
| 6. | Cal State Northridge | 2-3 | 155 | 5 |
| 7. | Hawai'i | 1-1 | 147 | 7 |
| 8. | UC Santa Barbara | 2-3 | 138 | 8 |
| 9. | Ohio State | 5-0 | 107 | 10 |
| 10. | Ball State | 3-0 | 93 | 14 |
| 11. | Penn State | 1-1 | 88 | 6 |
| 12. | Loyola-Chicago | 2-0 | 62 | 11 |
| 13. | Southern California | 3-2 | 57 | 12 |
| 14. | Pacific | 1-4 | 30 | 12 |
| 15. | Stanford | 1-5 | 10 | 15 |
| IPFW | 2-0 | 10 | NR |
Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: George Mason (1-0) 3.
One team mentioned on only one ballot for a total of two (2) combined points.
The College Sports Television (CSTV)/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 15 Men's NCAA Division III volleyball teams as ranked by 16 coaches with records through January 15, 2006 (first place votes in parenthesis):
| RK | TEAM | RCD | PTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Juniata (16) | 0-1 | 240 | 1 |
| 2. | Carthage | 1-2 | 214 | 3 |
| 3. | NYU | 0-0 | 213 | 2 |
| 4. | UC Santa Cruz | 2-1 | 178 | 8 |
| 5. | Springfield | 0-0 | 173 | 3 |
| 6. | Stevens Institute | 2-3 | 149 | 6 |
| 7. | Rivier | 2-0 | 145 | 7 |
| 8. | Medaille | 1-6 | 102 | 6 |
| 9. | Clarke | 1-1 | 101 | 10 |
| 10. | Newbury | 0-0 | 93 | 9 |
| 11. | D'Youville | 2-1 | 66 | 15 |
| 12. | SUNY New Paltz | 0-0 | 61 | 10 |
| 13. | Endicott | 1-0 | 58 | 14 |
| 14. | Eastern Mennonite | 0-0 | 51 | 11 |
| 15. | MIT | 0-0 | 50 | 12 |
Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Vassar 8, Mount St. Vincent 7, Nazareth 7.
Three teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of four points.
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