Eastern Mennonite University moved up one spot in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Poll while fellow Continental Volleyball Conference members Juniata College and Marymount University also join the Royals in the Top 15 poll.
Eastern Mennonite received 86 points in the poll, five more than last week, and moved up one spot to #9 this week. The Royals are 9-4 on the season and remain the highest ranking CVC team on the AVCA poll.
Juniata College also moved up one spot this week, up to #13 on the poll. The Eagles picked up 56 total points this week after improving to 9-4 on the season including a win over ranked Marymount last week.
Marymount meanwhile fell four spots to #15 this week, receiving 34 points, and are currently 7-3 overall this season.
Once again Springfield is the top ranked team, receiving 16 of 17 first-place votes. UC Santa Cruz moved up to #2 while SUNY New Paltz is ranked #3 and picked up the remaining first-place vote. The biggest jump this week was NYU moving up four spots to #5 this week.
| Rank | School | Points (1st) | 2017 Record | Previous Week |
| 1 | Springfield |
254 (16) |
13-1 |
1 |
| 2 | UC Santa Cruz |
227 |
8-3 |
3 |
| 3 |
SUNY New Paltz |
224 (1) |
15-3 | 4 |
| 4 | Stevens |
189 | 11-2 |
2 |
| 5 | NYU |
184 | 8-3 |
9 |
| 6 | Vassar | 171 | 12-5 |
8 |
| 7 |
Wentworth | 154 | 9-3 |
5 |
| 8 |
Carthage | 145 | 7-1 |
6 |
| 9 | Eastern Mennonite |
86 | 9-4 |
10 |
| 10 |
Rivier |
81 | 6-5 |
13 |
| 11 | Kean | 71 | 11-5 |
7 |
| 12 |
Lasell |
67 | 16-2 |
12 |
| 13 |
Juniata | 56 | 9-4 |
14 |
| 14 | MIT | 46 | 15-3 |
NR |
| 15 | Marymount | 34 | 7-3 | 11 |
Others Receiving Votes:
Hunter 21; Dominican 10 ; MSOE 10; Nazareth 10