Nebraska Volleyball Still Second in Latest AVCA Rankings, Receiving Fewer First-Place Votes

Still undefeated in Big Ten Conference play, Nebraska volleyball remains at No. 2 in the latest AVCA Top 25 ranking.

Kaleb Henry | Oct 21, 2024

Nebraska volleyball's Harper Murray (center) and Bergen Reilly (right) celebrate a point against UCLA. / Amarillo Mullen

Nebraska volleyball had a dominant week with a pair of road sweeps in the Big Ten Conference, but that didn't move the needle for coaches voting in the latest poll.

The Huskers still sit at No. 2 in the latest AVCA rankings, released Monday. Pittsburgh remains at the top spot, having picked up even more first-place votes. Last week, NU had 19 votes for first but garnered only 10 this week. Pitt got 50 of the 61 votes, with Penn State picking up one.

NU (18-1, 8-0 Big Ten) began the season at No. 2, behind Texas. After falling to fifth for a couple weeks, Nebraska has remained in the second slot for five consecutive weeks.

Nebraska volleyball players celebrate a point at Ohio State. / Nebraska Athletics

Nebraska swept Michigan State Friday and Ohio State Saturday. On Sunday, the NCAA Selection Committee unveiled its midseason top 16, which is how the seeding would look for the NCAA Tournament if the season ended today. NU was No. 1 in that ranking.

Other Big Ten teams in the rankings are Penn State (3), Wisconsin (8), Purdue (10), Oregon (11), Minnesota (15), and USC (16). Washington, Michigan, UCLA, and Illinois are all receiving votes.

The six ranked Big Ten teams trails the seven that the ACC has in the top 25 this week.

Nebraska volleyball players celebrate a point at Michigan State. / Nebraska Athletics

Of Nebraska's 12 remaining regular season matches, eight will feature opponents that are at least receiving votes. The Huskers have five remaining matches against top-15 teams.

Nebraska is back home this weekend to host Illinois Friday and Michigan Saturday.

The full top 25 is below.

Pittsburgh
Nebraska
Penn State
Louisville
Stanford
Creighton
Texas
Wisconsin
Kansas
Purdue
Oregon
SMU
Arizona State
Kentucky
Minnesota
USC
Georgia Tech
TCU
Florida State
Dayton
BYU
Utah
Baylor
Florida
North Carolina

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Published Oct 21, 2024|Modified Oct 21, 2024

KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.