02-11-2026, 11:09 PM
This is a tale of two seasons.
On the one hand, Stanford is 3-6, with wins over lightly regarded UC-Merced (3-3) and Jessup (out of Rocklin, 2-4) and a 3-2 win over ##17 UC-Santa Barbara. UCSB plays in the Big West, following the Big Split of an unwieldy 11-team MPSF from a few years ago. Half stayed in the MPSF, half went to the Big West (Northridge, Hawaii, Irvine, Santa Barbara, Long Beach State and UC San Diego).
On the other hand,Jessup and UC Merced are first year participants in the MPSF, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, along with Menlo, Concordia and Vanguard...and stalwart holdovers, UCLA, USC, Pepperdine and BYU. Ten teams.
And Stanford is in second place in the conference with a 2-0 record.
Here's the MPSF standings:
UCLA (3-0, 10-0
Stanford (2-0, 3-6)
USC (1-0, 8-0)
Pepperdine (1-0, 6-2)
BYU (0-0, 9-2)
Menlo (0-0, 0-5)
UC Merced (0-1, 3-3)
Jessup, (0-1, 2-4)
Concordia (0-1, 3-6)
Vanguard (0-4, 3-7)
So, you're reading it right. There are three very strong teams: UCLA, USC, BYU. All the rest are weak, including Stanford.
Stanford lost to Lewis, Loyola-Chicago, Ball State, UCSB, and twice to #5 UC Irvine (1-3 and 2-3).
This Friday and Saturday, Stanford plays #3 Hawaii at Maples at 6 p.m. both games. Hawaii is 10-1, with a split against Loyola (3-0, 1-3) in Hawaii. Hawaii just beat #14 Penn State in State College twice. Hawaii will be the best match at Maples until #1 UCLA visits on March 27-28
Current MVB poll (as of Monday)
1. UCLA
2. Long Beach State
3. Hawaii
4. USC
5. UC-Irvine
6. Pepperdine
7. BYU
8. Loyola Chicago
9. Ball State
10. UC-San Diego
11. Ohio State
12. McKendree
13. Lindenwood
14. Lewis
15. Penn State
16. UCSB
17. CSU Northridge
18. Stanford
19. Lincoln Memorial
20. New Jersey Institute of Technology
Others receiving votes in order, Princeton, Purdue Fort Wayne, Concordia, Belmont Abbey, George Mason, Missouri S&T.
BTW, Stanford has a new men's volleyball coach, Matt Houlihan. He played at St. Francis and UOP. UOP is bringing back men's volleyball in 2027 and will play in the MPSF next year. Devin Young is their head coach, he served as assistant at BYU for eight years.
On the one hand, Stanford is 3-6, with wins over lightly regarded UC-Merced (3-3) and Jessup (out of Rocklin, 2-4) and a 3-2 win over ##17 UC-Santa Barbara. UCSB plays in the Big West, following the Big Split of an unwieldy 11-team MPSF from a few years ago. Half stayed in the MPSF, half went to the Big West (Northridge, Hawaii, Irvine, Santa Barbara, Long Beach State and UC San Diego).
On the other hand,Jessup and UC Merced are first year participants in the MPSF, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, along with Menlo, Concordia and Vanguard...and stalwart holdovers, UCLA, USC, Pepperdine and BYU. Ten teams.
And Stanford is in second place in the conference with a 2-0 record.
Here's the MPSF standings:
UCLA (3-0, 10-0
Stanford (2-0, 3-6)
USC (1-0, 8-0)
Pepperdine (1-0, 6-2)
BYU (0-0, 9-2)
Menlo (0-0, 0-5)
UC Merced (0-1, 3-3)
Jessup, (0-1, 2-4)
Concordia (0-1, 3-6)
Vanguard (0-4, 3-7)
So, you're reading it right. There are three very strong teams: UCLA, USC, BYU. All the rest are weak, including Stanford.
Stanford lost to Lewis, Loyola-Chicago, Ball State, UCSB, and twice to #5 UC Irvine (1-3 and 2-3).
This Friday and Saturday, Stanford plays #3 Hawaii at Maples at 6 p.m. both games. Hawaii is 10-1, with a split against Loyola (3-0, 1-3) in Hawaii. Hawaii just beat #14 Penn State in State College twice. Hawaii will be the best match at Maples until #1 UCLA visits on March 27-28
Current MVB poll (as of Monday)
1. UCLA
2. Long Beach State
3. Hawaii
4. USC
5. UC-Irvine
6. Pepperdine
7. BYU
8. Loyola Chicago
9. Ball State
10. UC-San Diego
11. Ohio State
12. McKendree
13. Lindenwood
14. Lewis
15. Penn State
16. UCSB
17. CSU Northridge
18. Stanford
19. Lincoln Memorial
20. New Jersey Institute of Technology
Others receiving votes in order, Princeton, Purdue Fort Wayne, Concordia, Belmont Abbey, George Mason, Missouri S&T.
BTW, Stanford has a new men's volleyball coach, Matt Houlihan. He played at St. Francis and UOP. UOP is bringing back men's volleyball in 2027 and will play in the MPSF next year. Devin Young is their head coach, he served as assistant at BYU for eight years.
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