Final AVCA Poll | Final DiG Magazine Poll
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico beach volleyball team finished its second season with a strong presence in the national polls, ranking 18th in the season-ending DiG Magazine Poll and receiving votes in the final AVCA Collegiate Beach Volleyball poll.
The Lobos, who compiled a 17-9 record on the year, unofficially finished as the 17th-ranked team in the 10-team AVCA ranking released Tuesday and closed their second season as the youngest program ranked in the DiG Magazine poll released Thursday.
Overall, New Mexico received votes in the AVCA poll in all but three releases since the start of the regular season, rising to an unofficial high of 13th twice (March 28 and April 11).
The Lobos also maintained a steady presence in the DiG Magazine poll, first being ranked on March 29 and climbing to a program-best No. 12 on April 12.
USC, the inaugural NCAA National Collegiate Beach Volleyball champions, finished as the top-ranked team in the both polls, with No. 2 and NCAA runner-up Florida State, No. 3 UCLA, No. 4 Hawai’i and No. 5 Pepperdine rounding out the top five in both.
This season, UNM played USC, Florida State, No. 6 Arizona and No. 10 LSU and had matches against six other teams — No. 11 Grand Canyon, No. 14 Tulane, No. 16 California, No. 20 South Carolina, (RV) TCU and (RV) Washington — that were either ranked or receiving votes in the DiG Magazine poll.