The 2021 national champion University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa men’s volleyball team is ranked No. 1 in the AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) preseason poll for the 2022 season.
The poll was released on December 20, 2021. The Rainbow Warriors received 12 first-place votes.
AVCA preseason top 5:
- 1. Hawaiʻi
- 2. UCLA
- 3. Pepperdine
- 4. Long Beach State
- 5. Penn State
UH defeated BYU in straight sets in the national title match in May. The team fielded five All-Americans including Rado Parapunov, the 2021 AVCA player of the year.
The Warriors will open the season on January 5, 2022, against Loyola University Chicago.