Men's Volleyball Team · Rice · Houston, TX
Rice U is the #387 ranked men's college club volleyball team for the 2025-2026 season, with an Elo rating of 1463 and a 12-18 record (40% win rate) across 30 matches. The team competes as part of Rice (Houston, TX).
| Date | Event | Opponent | Score | W/L | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | UM-Duluth | 0-2 | L | 24-26, 20-25 | |
| 2026-04-04 | Winona St U | 2-0 | W | 20-25, 19-25 | |
| 2026-04-03 | U Denver | 0-2 | L | 20-25, 17-25 | |
| 2026-04-03 | Canisius Co | 2-1 | W | 20-25, 25-20, 13-15 | |
| 2026-04-02 | Cedarville U | 0-2 | L | 15-25, 15-25 | |
| 2026-04-02 | UW-Whitewater | 1-2 | L | 25-20, 18-25, 15-10 | |
| 2026-04-02 | Wash U-STL | 0-2 | L | 19-25, 21-25 | |
| 2026-03-28 | Parker U | 1-2 | L | 20-25,25-15,15-7 | |
| 2026-03-28 | Texas A&M A | 1-2 | L | 20-25,25-16,15-10 | |
| 2026-03-28 | UTSA A | 2-0 | W | 25-21,30-28 | |
| 2026-03-21 | Parker U | 2-0 | W | 25-22,27-25 | |
| 2026-03-21 | U Texas A | 0-2 | L | 25-16,25-23 | |
| 2026-03-21 | Louisiana St U | 0-2 | L | 25-22,27-25 | |
| 2026-03-21 | Baylor U A | 0-2 | L | 25-18,25-17 | |
| 2026-03-21 | U Texas A | 0-2 | L | 25-13,25-20 | |
| 2026-02-22 | Louisiana St U B | 2-1 | W | 25-18,15-25,15-11 | |
| 2026-02-22 | Texas St U A | 2-1 | W | 16-25,25-21,15-12 | |
| 2026-02-22 | U North Texas A | 2-0 | W | 26-24,25-19 | |
| 2026-02-22 | UT-Arlington | 1-2 | L | 24-26,25-18,15-10 | |
| 2026-02-07 | Texas St U A | 2-0 | W | 25-15,25-18 | |
| 2026-02-07 | U Texas A | 0-2 | L | 25-19,25-22 | |
| 2026-02-07 | UT-Arlington | 2-0 | W | 25-22,25-17 | |
| 2026-02-07 | Texas A&M A | 1-2 | L | 20-25,25-21,15-9 | |
| 2026-02-07 | Baylor U B | 1-2 | L | 25-13,25-27,15-13 | |
| 2025-11-15 | UTSA A | 0-2 | L | 25-17,26-24 | |
| 2025-11-15 | Louisiana St U | 0-2 | L | 25-14,25-18 | |
| 2025-11-15 | Oklahoma St U | 2-0 | W | 28-26,25-21 | |
| 2025-11-15 | Baylor U B | 2-1 | W | 20-25,25-19,15-13 | |
| 2025-11-15 | UTSA A | 0-2 | L | 25-22,27-25 | |
| 2025-11-15 | Sam Houston St U | 2-0 | W | 25-21,25-22 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | W/L | Division | Opp Elo | Elo Before | Elo After | Change | K | SoS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | UM-Duluth | 0-2 | L | D2 | 1590 | 1477 | 1463 | -14 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-04 | Winona St U | 2-0 | W | D2 | 1494 | 1458 | 1477 | +19 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-03 | Canisius Co | 2-1 | W | D2 | 1501 | 1437 | 1458 | +21 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-03 | U Denver | 0-2 | L | D2 | 1432 | 1454 | 1437 | -17 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-02 | UW-Whitewater | 1-2 | L | D2 | 1655 | 1464 | 1454 | -10 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-02 | Wash U-STL | 0-2 | L | D2 | 1555 | 1478 | 1464 | -14 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-02 | Cedarville U | 0-2 | L | D2 | 1539 | 1493 | 1478 | -15 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-28 | UTSA A | 2-0 | W | D1 | 1482 | 1470 | 1493 | +23 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-28 | Texas A&M A | 1-2 | L | D2 | 1563 | 1500 | 1486 | -14 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-28 | Parker U | 1-2 | L | D2 | 1519 | 1486 | 1470 | -16 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-21 | Baylor U A | 0-2 | L | D2 | 1571 | 1530 | 1515 | -15 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-21 | U Texas A | 0-2 | L | D2 | 1566 | 1515 | 1500 | -15 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-21 | U Texas A | 0-2 | L | D2 | 1580 | 1500 | 1486 | -14 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-21 | Parker U | 2-0 | W | D1 | 1551 | 1486 | 1512 | +26 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-21 | Louisiana St U | 0-2 | L | D2 | 1651 | 1512 | 1500 | -12 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-22 | Louisiana St U B | 2-1 | W | D3 | 1466 | 1499 | 1511 | +12 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-22 | U North Texas A | 2-0 | W | D1 | 1454 | 1511 | 1528 | +17 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-22 | UT-Arlington | 1-2 | L | D2 | 1505 | 1528 | 1511 | -17 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-22 | Texas St U A | 2-1 | W | D1 | 1492 | 1511 | 1530 | +19 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-07 | Baylor U B | 1-2 | L | D2 | 1471 | 1501 | 1484 | -17 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-07 | U Texas A | 0-2 | L | D2 | 1613 | 1484 | 1471 | -13 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-07 | Texas A&M A | 1-2 | L | D2 | 1544 | 1471 | 1457 | -14 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-07 | UT-Arlington | 2-0 | W | D1 | 1480 | 1457 | 1480 | +23 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-07 | Texas St U A | 2-0 | W | D1 | 1469 | 1480 | 1499 | +19 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 2025-11-15 | Sam Houston St U | 2-0 | W | D1 | 1500 | 1500 | 1520 | +20 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 2025-11-15 | Baylor U B | 2-1 | W | D3 | 1502 | 1520 | 1533 | +13 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 2025-11-15 | UTSA A | 0-2 | L | D2 | 1513 | 1533 | 1516 | -17 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 2025-11-15 | Oklahoma St U | 2-0 | W | D1 | 1495 | 1516 | 1535 | +19 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 2025-11-15 | UTSA A | 0-2 | L | D2 | 1550 | 1535 | 1518 | -17 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2025-11-15 | Louisiana St U | 0-2 | L | D2 | 1530 | 1518 | 1501 | -17 | 35 | 1.00 |
| # | Name | Position | Grad Year | Height | Commitment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Oluwatobi Babalola | Middle | 6' 5 | ||
| 17 | Davide Cavuto | Outside | 6' 2 | ||
| 8 | Carlos Cruz | Setter | 5' 5 | ||
| 1 | Zackary Donovan | Setter | 5' 9 | ||
| 13 | Yuanhao Li | Setter | 5' 11 | ||
| 7 | Jaemason Long | Opposite | 6' 3 | ||
| 9 | Aurian Naderi | Outside | 5' 11 | ||
| 3 | Arman Najari | Outside | 6' 2 | ||
| 98 | Xavarien Perkins | Opposite | 6' 2 | ||
| 11 | Manuel Ponce | Libero | 5' 6 | ||
| 5 | Krishna Ravi | Libero | 5' 10 | ||
| 20 | Samuel Volokh | Outside | 6' 3 | ||
| 99 | Christopher Wolff | Middle | 6' 3 | ||
| 15 | Haotian Xia | Opposite | 6' 5 | ||
| 14 | Junze Yuan | Middle | 6' 3 |
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Rice U is the #387 ranked men's college club volleyball team in the country for the 2025-2026 season, with an Elo rating of 1463 based on 30 matches. Rankings update daily after match results.
12 wins, 18 losses (40% win rate) across 30 matches in the 2025-2026 season. Every match played against any opponent in the country counts toward this record.
Rice U is part of Rice, based in Houston, TX. View the full Rice club page to see every team in the program and the club's overall ranking.
Rice U carries a roster of 15 players including Oluwatobi Babalola, Davide Cavuto, Carlos Cruz. The full roster below lists each player's position, class year, height, and college commitment when available.
VolleyLens uses an Elo rating system tuned for volleyball: every team starts at 1500, ratings update after every match using K-factor 32 with margin-of-victory adjustment, and a strength-of-schedule multiplier accounts for opponent difficulty. Read the full methodology at /insights/volleylens-volleyball-ranking-methodology.