In a rematch of last year’s championship match, No. 8 USC swept top-ranked and defending national champion UC Irvine 3-0 in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation action on Friday.

• Poll: Coaches'

After overcoming six match points to rally past No. 15 Pacific in the fifth set on Saturday, Stanford crawled up one spot to No. 2 in the AVCA Coaches' Poll. UC Irvine continued to lead the pack.

• Poll: AVCA Coaches'

Hawaii ended a decade-worth of frustration in a five-set victory against No. 5 UCLA on Saturday during the final day of the Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Volleyball Invitational at the Stan Sheriff Center.

• Poll: Coaches'

Seventh-ranked Penn State closed out its opening weekend of play with a 3-0 victory against No. 10 Ohio State in the teams' final match of the Hawaii Outrigger Invitational on Saturday.

• Poll: Coaches'