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UCLA Men's Volleyball is off to Hawai'i this week for a two-game set with the fifth-ranked Rainbow Warriors. Traveling to Honolulu to play volleyball sounds pretty great, but historically it's one of the MPSF's most difficult road trips. The Bruins will play two games in two days against a very good team, which will really test UCLA's credentials as the nation's best team.
The Bruins are a unanimous choice as the top-ranked team, a spot that they've held for three straight weeks. UCLA's 10-game winning streak will be on the line in Honolulu, but more important than that is the Bruins' one-game lead in the standings ahead of Stanford and Hawai'i.
UCLA Women's Basketball has a big road trip this week too. The 14th-ranked Bruins will be in the desert for a pair of games, including a showdown with #8 Arizona State on Friday evening.
The Bruins proved they can win on the road in difficult circumstances this past week when they beat Colorado and Utah despite losing star point guard Jordin Canada to injury. With UCLA's only other true point guard out this season with an injury, the Bruins found a way to win with Nirra Fields directing the offense. Of course, if Canada isn't ready to play against ASU, it will be that much harder for the third-place Bruins to catch the Pac-12 co-leaders--Oregon State and Arizona State.
UCLA Men's Basketball remains absent from the national polls. Only a substantial winning streak is likely to see the Bruins receive votes again, but Steve Alford's Bruins seem utterly incapable of the kind of consistency required for a winning streak. Until the Bruins put together a string of conference wins, there's no point in discussing scenarios that could lead to the team charging back into title contention. However, if the Bruins don't win tonight against the Trojans, they'll be in ninth place in the Pac-12, and their postseason prospects will continue to fade.
Lastly, the Bruins are seventh in the DIG Magazine Women's Beach Volleyball Preseason Poll. With a very talented freshman class, UCLA Beach Volleyball has a bright future.
UCLA Ranked No. 7 in DiG Magazine Preseason Poll!https://t.co/Cr7q2zzLm3#GoBruins pic.twitter.com/MKpYPA8HcG
— UCLA Beach VB (@uclabeachvb) February 3, 2016
Men's Basketball
Last Week: UCLA lost to Washington 86-84, and defeated Washington State 83-50.
Associated Press Poll (February 1, 2016)
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
1 | Oklahoma (45) | 18-2 | 1605 | 1 |
2 | North Carolina (20) | 20-2 | 1578 | 2 |
3 | Villanova | 18-3 | 1384 | 6 |
4 | Maryland | 19-3 | 1366 | 8 |
5 | Iowa | 17-4 | 1362 | 3 |
6 | Xavier | 19-2 | 1344 | 7 |
7 | Kansas | 17-4 | 1233 | 4 |
8 | Texas A&M | 18-3 | 1169 | 5 |
9 | Virginia | 17-4 | 1086 | 11 |
10 | Michigan State | 19-4 | 1018 | 12 |
11 | Providence | 18-4 | 900 | 10 |
12 | SMU | 19-1 | 853 | 13 |
13 | Iowa State | 16-5 | 851 | 14 |
13 | West Virginia | 17-4 | 814 | 9 |
15 | Baylor | 17-4 | 728 | 17 |
16 | Oregon | 18-4 | 551 | 23 |
17 | Miam (Fla.) | 16-4 | 537 | 15 |
18 | Purdue | 19-4 | 511 | 21 |
19 | Louisville | 17-4 | 478 | 16 |
20 | Kentucky | 16-6 | 429 | 20 |
21 | Wichita State | 16-5 | 323 | 22 |
22 | Indiana | 18-4 | 270 | 19 |
23 | Arizona | 17-5 | 245 | 18 |
24 | Dayton | 18-3 | 168 | NR |
25 | South Carolina | 19-2 | 87 | NR |
UCLA (13-9, 4-5) received 0 points.
USA Today Coaches Poll (February 1, 2016)
RANK | TEAM | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
1 | North Carolina | 791 | 18-2 | 2 |
2 | Oklahoma | 766 | 16-2 | 1 |
3 | Kansas | 680 | 16-3 | 3 |
4 | Iowa | 677 | 16-3 | 9 |
5 | Texas A&M | 650 | 17-2 | 8 |
6 | Villanova | 591 | 17-3 | 4 |
7 | Maryland | 581 | 17-3 | 5 |
8 | Xavier | 580 | 17-2 | 6 |
9 | West Virginia | 503 | 16-3 | 7 |
10 | Providence | 452 | 17-3 | 17 |
11 | Michigan St. | 445 | 17-4 | 10 |
12 | Virginia | 430 | 15-4 | 13 |
13 | Miami (Fla.) | 412 | 15-3 | 14 |
14 | Louisville | 384 | 16-3 | 16 |
15 | Arizona | 341 | 16-4 | 11 |
16 | Iowa St. | 312 | 15-4 | 21 |
17 | Indiana | 290 | 17-3 | 23 |
18 | Baylor | 281 | 15-4 | 15 |
19 | Kentucky | 242 | 15-4 | 19 |
20 | Duke | 183 | 15-5 | 12 |
21 | Purdue | 150 | 17-4 | 22 |
22 | South Carolina | 137 | 17-2 | 18 |
23 | Pittsburgh | 118 | 16-3 | 20 |
24 | Oregon | 90 | 16-4 | NR |
25 | Wichita St. | 60 | 14-5 | NR |
UCLA (13-9, 4-5) received 0 points.
Women's Basketball
#ICYMI: After the weekend road sweep, the Bruins move up to No. 14 in the #APTop25. #GoBruins pic.twitter.com/jN7rmmoy3z
— UCLA W. Basketball (@UCLAWBB) February 2, 2016
Last Week: #15 UCLA defeated Colorado 82-64, and defeated Utah 69-63.
Associated Press Poll (February 1, 2016)
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
1 | UConn (32) | 20-0 | 800 | 1 |
2 | South Carolina | 21-0 | 765 | 2 |
3 | Notre Dame | 20-1 | 739 | 3 |
4 | Baylor | 21-1 | 700 | 4 |
5 | Maryland | 19-2 | 659 | 5 |
6 | Texas | 20-1 | 652 | 6 |
7 | Ohio State | 16-4 | 590 | 7 |
8 | Arizona State | 18-3 | 587 | 8 |
9 | Oregon State | 17-3 | 542 | 9 |
10 | Florida State | 18-4 | 500 | 11 |
11 | Mississippi State | 19-4 | 452 | 13 |
12 | Texas A&M | 15-6 | 443 | 10 |
13 | Louisville | 17-5 | 408 | 14 |
14 | UCLA | 16-5 | 372 | 15 |
15 | Stanford | 17-5 | 311 | 16 |
16 | Miami | 18-3 | 292 | 17 |
17 | Michigan State | 16-4 | 273 | 18 |
18 | Kentucky | 15-5 | 248 | 12 |
19 | South Florida | 15-5 | 212 | 20 |
20 | Oklahoma | 15-5 | 195 | 21 |
21 | Missouri | 18-4 | 181 | 22 |
22 | Florida | 18-4 | 150 | NR |
23 | Tennessee | 13-8 | 60 | 19 |
24 | Washington | 16-5 | 47 | 25 |
25 | Oklahoma St | 15-4 | 45 | NR |
USA Today Coaches Poll (February 1, 2016)
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
1 | Connecticut (32) | 20-0 | 800 | 1 |
2 | South Carolina | 21-0 | 766 | 2 |
3 | Notre Dame | 21-1 | 736 | 3 |
4 | Baylor | 21-1 | 703 | 4 |
5 | Maryland | 19-2 | 665 | 5 |
6 | Texas | 20-1 | 646 | 6 |
7 | Ohio State | 17-4 | 603 | 7 |
8 | Oregon State | 18-3 | 579 | 8 |
9 | Florida State | 18-4 | 517 | 11 |
10 | Arizona State | 18-4 | 487 | 9 |
11 | Texas A&M | 15-6 | 468 | 10 |
12 | Mississippi State | 19-4 | 428 | 13 |
13 | Louisville | 17-5 | 411 | 14 |
14 | Michigan State | 16-4 | 352 | 15 |
15 | Stanford | 17-5 | 317 | 16 |
16 | UCLA | 16-5 | 286 | 19 |
17 | South Florida | 15-5 | 271 | 18 |
18 | Kentucky | 15-5 | 265 | 12 |
19 | Oklahoma | 15-5 | 223 | 20 |
20 | Miami (FL) | 18-4 | 210 | 17 |
21 | Missouri | 18-4 | 137 | 24 |
22 | Florida | 18-4 | 121 | NR |
23 | Syracuse | 16-6 | 67 | NR |
24 | DePaul | 17-7 | 57 | 21 |
25 | Tennessee | 13-8 | 47 | 23 |
Men's Volleyball
Last Week: #1 UCLA defeated #2 Long Beach State 3-2, and defeated #12 Cal State Northridge 3-1 .
AVCA Coaches Poll (February 1, 2016)
RANK | TEAM | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
1 | UCLA (20) | 300 | 10-0 | 1 |
2 | Long Beach State | 277 | 7-2 | 2 |
3 | BYU | 262 | 6-2 | 3 |
4 | Loyola-Chicago | 226 | 5-2 | 4 |
5 | Hawai'i | 213 | 8-1 | 5 |
6 | Stanford | 205 | 7-1 | 6 |
7 | Ohio State | 175 | 7-2 | 7 |
8 | Penn State | 149 | 5-2 | 9 |
9 | Pepperdine | 136 | 5-2 | 8 |
10 | UC Santa Barbara | 127 | 8-3 | 11 |
11 | UC Irvine | 116 | 2-6 | 9 |
12 | CSUN | 92 | 7-2 | 12 |
13 | Lewis | 46 | 6-4 | 13 |
14 | Ball State | 31 | 5-3 | 15 |
15 | Saint Francis | 22 | 3-4 | 14 |
Women's Water Polo
Last Week: #2 UCLA was not in action.
CWPA Poll (February 3, 2016)
RANK | TEAM | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
1 | Stanford | 98 | 1 |
2 | UCLA | 96 | 2 |
3 | Southern Cal | 94 | 3 |
4 | Hawai'i | 87 | 4 |
T5 | Arizona State | 82 | 5 |
T5 | California | 82 | 6 |
7 | Michigan | 75 | 7 |
T8 | UC Davis | 67 | 9 |
T8 | San Jose State | 67 | 8 |
10 | UC Irvine | 63 | 10 |
11 | UC Santa Barbara | 62 | 11 |
12 | Pacific | 54 | 12 |
13 | Indiana | 52 | T13 |
14 | Princeton | 49 | T13 |
15 | Loyola Marymount | 41 | 16 |
16 | Wagner | 36 | T18 |
17 | Hartwick | 35 | 17 |
18 | San Diego State | 34 | 15 |
19 | UC San Diego | 32 | T18 |
20 | Marist | 24 | 24 |
Men's Tennis
Last Week: #12 UCLA defeated #6 Georgia 6-1.
ITA Division I Men's Team Rankings (February 3, 2016)
RANK | TEAM | PREVIOUS |
1 | Virginia | 1 |
2 | TCU | 3 |
3 | Texas A&M | 4 |
4 | Baylor | 5 |
5 | Oklahoma | 2 |
6 | USC | T8 |
7 | North Carolina | 10 |
8 | Ohio State | T8 |
9 | UCLA | 12 |
10 | Wake Forest | 11 |
11 | Georgia | 6 |
12 | Illinois | 7 |
13 | South Florida | 13 |
14 | Texas Tech | 14 |
15 | Columbia | 15 |
16 | San Diego | 16 |
17 | Oklahoma State | 25 |
18 | Stanford | 17 |
19 | Virginia Tech | 18 |
20 | Mississippi | 19 |
21 | Northwestern | 21 |
22 | Florida | 20 |
23 | Minnesota | 22 |
24 | California | 27 |
25 | Duke | 24 |
Women's Tennis
Last Week: #21 UCLA defeated St. Mary's 6-1.
ITA Division I Women's Team Rankings* (February 3, 2016)
* The ITA will not publish rankings this week--the week of the ITA National Women's Team Indoor Championship
Women's Gymnastics
Last Week: #4 UCLA lost to #21 California 196.375-195.175.
GymInfo Team Rankings (February 1, 2016)
RANK | TEAM | AVERAGE | HIGH |
1 | Florida | 197.438 | 198.175 |
2 | Oklahoma | 197.185 | 197.55 |
3 | Michigan | 196.86 | 196.975 |
4 | Alabama | 196.855 | 197.525 |
5 | UCLA | 196.758 | 196.925 |
6 | LSU | 196.525 | 196.95 |
7 | Utah | 196.342 | 196.725 |
8 | Arkansas | 196.21 | 196.7 |
9 | Boise State | 196.175 | 196.425 |
10 | Auburn | 196.08 | 196.275 |
11 | Georgia | 195.87 | 196.775 |
12 | Stanford | 195.856 | 196.675 |
13 | Denver | 195.763 | 196.125 |
14 | Nebraska | 195.7 | 196.775 |
15 | Oregon State | 195.694 | 196.35 |
16 | Missouri | 195.645 | 196.05 |
17 | George Washington | 195.517 | 196.175 |
18 | Minnesota | 195.469 | 196.075 |
19 | Illinois-Champaign | 195.363 | 195.725 |
20 | Arizona | 195.217 | 196.475 |
21 | California | 195.15 | 195.65 |
22 | New Hampshire | 195.095 | 196.075 |
23 | West Virginia | 195.083 | 195.8 |
24 | Southern Utah | 195.056 | 195.6 |
25 | Kentucky | 195.031 | 195.175 |
This Week In UCLA Sports
Thursday, January 28
Friday, January 29
- UCLA Track & Field at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational in Lincoln, NE (All Day)
- #9 UCLA Men's Tennis vs. #16 San Diego in Los Angeles, CA (3:00 PM PST)
- #14 UCLA Women's Basketball vs. #8 Arizona State in Tempe, AZ (5:00 PM PST)
- #1 UCLA Men's Volleyball vs. #5 Hawai'i in Honolulu, HI (9:00 PM PST)
Saturday, January 30
- UCLA Track & Field at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational in Lincoln, NE (All Day)
- #5 UCLA Women's Gymnastics vs. #7 Utah in Los Angeles, CA (1:00 PM PST)
- #1 UCLA Men's Volleyball vs. #5 Hawai'i in Honolulu, HI (9:00 PM PST)
Sunday, January 31
- #14 UCLA Women's Basketball vs.Arizona in Tucson, AZ (12:00 PM PST)
- #21 UCLA Women's Tennis vs. Northwestern in Los Angeles, CA (12:00 PM PST)