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Bruins Picked to Repeat as MPSF Champs
December 13, 2023 | Men's Volleyball
Defending Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) and NCAA champion UCLA was picked to finish first in the annual pre-season poll of the league coaches. The Bruins, who return six starters, were named to the top spot by all six opposing coaches and received the maximum voting points possible with 36. Coach John Speraw's team compiled a perfect 12-0 MPSF record last season and went 31-2 overall on its way to winning the program's 20th NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship.
UCLA is slated to open the 2024 season with a pair of matches on Jan. 4 in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom against Fort Valley State (5 p.m.) and Morehouse (7:30 p.m.). The MPSF schedule commences on Feb. 14 against Pepperdine in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. The Bruins will host single matches with USC (Mar. 2) and Concordia-Irvine (Apr. 13) and two home battles each with Stanford (Mar. 29-30) and Grand Canyon (Apr. 5-6). UCLA is at BYU for a pair of matches with the Cougars on Feb. 23-24. Single road contests will also be played at Pepperdine, USC and CUI.
Each team is scheduled for 12 regular season matches again in 2024. The regular season conference winner will be the No. 1 seed in the MPSF Championship Tournament, hosted this year by USC on April 17-20. The MPSF Conference champ earns the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament which will be hosted this season by Long Beach State.
2024 MPSF Men's Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll
Rank /Team (first-place) / Points / 2023 Records
1--UCLA (6 first-place votes) 36 points 31-2, 12-0 records in 2023
2--Stanford (1) 29 points 15-13, 6-6
3--BYU 23 points 19-7, 8-4
3--Grand Canyon 23 points 22-8, 6-6
5--USC 17 points 10-16, 3-9
6--Pepperdine 13 points 16-14, 5-7
7--Concordia-Irvine 6 points 8-19, 2-10
UCLA is slated to open the 2024 season with a pair of matches on Jan. 4 in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom against Fort Valley State (5 p.m.) and Morehouse (7:30 p.m.). The MPSF schedule commences on Feb. 14 against Pepperdine in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. The Bruins will host single matches with USC (Mar. 2) and Concordia-Irvine (Apr. 13) and two home battles each with Stanford (Mar. 29-30) and Grand Canyon (Apr. 5-6). UCLA is at BYU for a pair of matches with the Cougars on Feb. 23-24. Single road contests will also be played at Pepperdine, USC and CUI.
Each team is scheduled for 12 regular season matches again in 2024. The regular season conference winner will be the No. 1 seed in the MPSF Championship Tournament, hosted this year by USC on April 17-20. The MPSF Conference champ earns the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament which will be hosted this season by Long Beach State.
2024 MPSF Men's Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll
Rank /Team (first-place) / Points / 2023 Records
1--UCLA (6 first-place votes) 36 points 31-2, 12-0 records in 2023
2--Stanford (1) 29 points 15-13, 6-6
3--BYU 23 points 19-7, 8-4
3--Grand Canyon 23 points 22-8, 6-6
5--USC 17 points 10-16, 3-9
6--Pepperdine 13 points 16-14, 5-7
7--Concordia-Irvine 6 points 8-19, 2-10
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