LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 6, 2019) – The Loyola University Chicago's men's volleyball program finished the 2019 campaign ranked No. 9 in the final American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I-II Poll, the organization announced on Monday (May 6). The spot in the rankings marks the seventh time in the last eight years the program finished the year within the AVCA's Top-10 rankings. The Ramblers finished their 2019 campaign with 21 wins, marking the sixth time in the last seven years the program reached the 20-win benchmark.
 
In his fourth season as the head coach, Mark Hulse recorded his 80th career win and coached six players that earned All-MIVA recognition. The Maroon and Gold enter next season two wins shy of accumulating 500 in program history. The 2019 squad reached the title match of the MIVA Championship for the second consecutive season, but fell to No. 7 Lewis in three sets.
 
See below for full final poll.
 

Rank	School (First-Place Votes)	Total Points Adjusted	2019 Record	Previous Week
1	Long Beach State (16)	240	28-2	2
2	Hawai'i	224	28-3	1
3	Pepperdine	208	23-7	3
4	Lewis	185	26-6	6
5	Southern California	171	18-11	4
6	UC Santa Barbara	162	18-10	5
7	UCLA	138	19-9	7
8	UC Irvine	131	18-11	8
9	Loyola-Chicago	105	21-8	9
10	Stanford	95	15-11	10
11	BYU	75	13-12	11
T-12	CSUN	59	13-14	12
T-12	Princeton	59	18-13	T-13
14	Concordia Irvine	23	14-19	T-13
15	Purdue Fort Wayne	18	17-12	15

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Grand Canyon 10; Barton 6; George Mason 5; Penn State 5; Ball State 4

Dropped Out: Grand Canyon 15