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 February 26, 2006 (first place votes in parenthesis):
| RK | TEAM | RCD | PTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BYU (16) | 12-2 | 240 | 1 |
| 2. | UC Irvine | 14-3 | 224 | 2 |
| 3. | Pepperdine | 10-3 | 202 | 3 |
| 4. | Hawai'i | 9-4 | 194 | 4 |
| 5. | Long Beach State | 12-5 | 169 | 6 |
| 6. | Cal State Northridge | 8-7 | 166 | 5 |
| 7. | UCLA | 10-7 | 140 | 7 |
| 8. | UC Santa Barbara | 9-8 | 125 | 8 |
| 9. | Penn State | 9-4 | 118 | 9 |
| 10. | Loyola-Chicago | 15-1 | 95 | 11 |
| 11. | Ohio State | 12-4 | 67 | 12 |
| 12. | Ball State | 13-2 | 62 | 10 |
| 13. | IPFW | 8-5 | 54 | 15 |
| 14. | Southern California | 8-9 | 31 | 13 |
| 15. | George Mason | 13-3 | 25 | 14 |
Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Pacific (5-11) 8.
Zero teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of zero (0) 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 February 26, 2006 (first place votes in parenthesis):
| RK | TEAM | RCD | PTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Juniata (14) | 6-6 | 236 | 1 |
| 2. | Clarke (1) | 7-5 | 216 | 5 |
| 3. | NYU | 5-8 | 202 | 3 |
| 4. | UC Santa Cruz (1) | 2-6 | 187 | 4 |
| 5. | Carthage | 5-8 | 184 | 2 |
| 6. | Springfield | 6-10 | 159 | 6 |
| 7. | Stevens Institute | 16-8 | 151 | 7 |
| 8. | Rivier | 15-3 | 132 | 8 |
| 9. | Medaille | 7-8 | 110 | 9 |
| 10. | Eastern Mennonite | 10-4 | 91 | 10 |
| 11. | D'Youville | 9-5 | 79 | 13 |
| 12. | Nazareth | 12-5 | 66 | 11 |
| 13. | Vassar | 1-8 | 27 | 14 |
| 14. | MIT | 14-4 | 26 | 15 |
| 15. | SUNY New Paltz | 14-7 | 21 | 12 |
Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Baruch (20-4) 15, New Jersey City (10-3) 7, Newbury (12-9) 7.
One school listed on only one ballot representing two points.
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