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Nebraska Volleyball Remains No. 2, Loses First Place Vote in Latest AVCA Poll

Nebraska volleyball remains runner-up to the top spot in the latest AVCA polls after securing another top 25 victory on Sunday night. The Huskers have wins over seven opponents currently ranked in the poll.

Austin Jacobsen

Nebraska volleyball players celebrate a point.
Nebraska volleyball players celebrate a point. / Amarillo Mullen

Nebraska volleyball still has some convincing to do to overtake the top-rated Pittsburgh Panthers at the peak of the college volleyball mountain

The No. 2 Huskers (12-1, 2-0 B1G) wrapped up their opening weekend with sweep of then-ranked No. 20 USC on Sunday but failed to garner a first-place vote in the latest edition of the AVCA Coaches Top 25 poll. The top nod went to undefeated Pittsburgh, as the Panthers continue their hot-start at 12-0, receiving all 61 votes this week.

Nebraska received a single first place vote last week after sweeping both Stanford and Louisville to finish non-conference play. NU also took down UCLA in four sets on Friday night to open Big Ten Conference play, as the Bruins received two votes in this week's poll.

Rebekah Allick sends a kill over the net.
Rebekah Allick sends a kill over the net. / Amarillo Mullen

The Huskers currently have wins over seven teams in the latest top 25 rankings, and have eight wins over teams receiving votes for the polls. Nebraska did suffer their only loss this season to SMU, who continues to climb up at No. 17 this week.

Nebraska has defeated three teams in the top six (No. 4 Louisville, No. 5 Stanford, No. 6 Creighton) and have three teams currently in the top ten on its remaining conference schedule (No. 3 Penn State, No. 9 Wisconsin, No. 10 Purdue). Nebraska has yet to face No. 11 Oregon, No. 12 Minnesota, and No. 25 Washington.

The Big Ten Conference remains loaded within the AVCA Top 25, with ten of the eighteen teams receiving votes and nine being featured in the poll. The ACC currently sits at seven programs in the polls, while the Big 12 and SEC have four teams as well.

Nebraska Volleyball celebrates a score.
Nebraska Volleyball celebrates a score. / Amarillo Mullen

The No. 2 Huskers face their first conference road game of the season at Illinois on Thursday. First serve is set for 6 p.m. CDT, with television coverage provided by FS1.

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Austin Jacobsen
AUSTIN JACOBSEN

Austin Jacobsen is a radio broadcaster and former Sports Director in Central Nebraska. He has seen the Cornhusker state from all corners; growing up in the Panhandle, completing his college degree in Kearney, working in the rural Sandhills, and now residing in Omaha. Austin is a statewide, regional, and national radio award winner and can usually be found at a high school football field on Friday nights and tuning in to the Huskers wherever they travel. If he is not on the road, Austin enjoys movie dates with his girlfriend and their dog, Ava.

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