13 Matches Set to Air on Big Ten Network

• All 14 Big Ten volleyball teams continue conference play this week with 13 matches set to air on either BTN or BTN Plus.

• For the first time ever, Wisconsin is the top-ranked team in the latest AVCA Volleyball Coaches Poll. Eight other Big Ten programs appear in the top 25: No. 2 Nebraska, No. 3 Minnesota, No. 10 Penn State, No. 14 Michigan State, No. 18 Michigan, No. 19 Ohio State, No. 22 Purdue and No. 24 Illinois.

• Ten Big Ten volleyball teams are ranked in the top 60 of the NCAA RPI: No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 3 Nebraska, No. 4 Minnesota, No. 8 Purdue, No. 10 Michigan, No. 12 Michigan State, No. 22 Penn State, No. 30 Ohio State, No. 42 Iowa, No. 45 Indiana.

• Based on average attendance, the Big Ten has six of the nation’s top 10 teams. Nebraska leads the nation in attendance, averaging 8,167 fans per contest, while Wisconsin is third with 5,928 and Minnesota is fourth with 4,175. Penn State checks in at No. 5 with 3,631 patrons per match, while Purdue ranks seventh with 2,689 and Michigan State is eighth with 2,671 fans per contest. Illinois rounds out Big Ten programs in the top 10 at ninth, averaging 2,632 fans per match.

• Penn State has posted a .314 hitting percentage this season, which ranks second in the nation. Nebraska ranks third, hitting at a clip of .310, while Minnesota is seventh with a hitting percentage of .303.

• Penn State has limited its opponents to the lowest hitting percentage in the nation, only allowing opposing teams to hit at a clip of just .109. Nebraska is eighth, allowing an opponents’ hitting percentage of .142 while Wisconsin checks in at 10th with an opponents’ hitting percentage of .147.

• Minnesota’s Samantha Seliger-Swenson ranks fifth nationally with 11.74 assists per set.

• Illinois’ Ali Bastianelli leads the nation with 1.81 blocks per set, while Maryland’s Ashlyn MacGregor is fourth with 1.59 blocks per set.

• Based on past opponents’ winning percentage, Purdue has played the toughest schedule in the nation, while Minnesota has played the third-toughest schedule. Wisconsin is fifth on the list, while Nebraska checks in at No. 6 and Michigan ranks 10th.