With most of the country begininning conference play this week, the AVCA has released their final pre-conference poll of the season, and the Big Ten continues to look dominant.
The Nebraska Huskers continue to be a unanimous number won, receiving all 64 first-place votes, just as they have all season long.
The rest of the top 10 saw a big shakeup, in part because of the huge comeback win on Sunday by the Wisconsin Badgers over then-#2 Texas. That actually allowed another Big Ten team, Wisconsin’s cross-border archi-rivals rivals the Minnesota Golden Gophers, to slide up into the #2 spot, while Wisconsin jumped to #3.
The Longhorns on the loss will remain in the top 5, sliding back only 3 spots after their second loss of the season. They’re the highest-ranked two-loss team at 8-2, with San Diego ranked 7th on the same record.
Only one new team entered the poll’s top 25 this week – Western Kentucky – at 25th. The Hilltoppers are now 12-2 on the season and went 3-0 over the weekend, beating Pitt 3-2, and winning their other two matches in a sweep. They replaced Santa Clara, who at 9-0 were one of the last undefeated teams in the country before losing all e matches, to Boise State, Arizona State, and UC Davis, over the weekend.
See the full rankings below:
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points Adjusted | 2016 Record | Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska (64) | 1600 | 9-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 1498 | 8-1 | 3 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 1450 | 8-1 | 6 |
| 4 | Washington | 1390 | 10-0 | 5 |
| 5 | Texas | 1350 | 8-2 | 2 |
| 6 | Florida | 1294 | 10-1 | 7 |
| 7 | San Diego | 1111 | 8-2 | 10 |
| 8 | Kansas | 1104 | 11-1 | 4 |
| 9 | UCLA | 1057 | 9-1 | 11 |
| 10 | Purdue | 1024 | 10-1 | 14 |
| 11 | Stanford | 955 | 6-2 | 12 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 898 | 8-2 | 8 |
| 13 | BYU | 846 | 11-1 | 9 |
| 14 | Hawai’i | 736 | 7-4 | 15 |
| 15 | Florida State | 723 | 7-2 | 13 |
| 16 | Colorado | 607 | 8-2 | 18 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 549 | 10-2 | 19 |
| 18 | Penn State | 475 | 8-3 | 20 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 441 | 6-5 | 16 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 348 | 11-1 | 22 |
| 21 | Southern California | 330 | 8-3 | 21 |
| 22 | Michigan | 282 | 11-1 | 23 |
| 23 | Kansas State | 214 | 11-2 | 25 |
| 24 | Oregon | 174 | 7-2 | 24 |
| 25 | Western Kentucky | 74 | 12-2 | NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Santa Clara 67; Marquette 60; Illinois 40; Dayton 37; Utah 16; Washington State 11; Loyola Marymount 8; Creighton 7; UNLV 6; TCU 2
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