AVCA Division II Poll: Cal State Bernardino Holds Steady at #1
Cal State San Bernardino strengthened its hold on the AVCA Division II Poll top ranking with a pair of wins this weekend against UC San Diego (3-2) and Cal State San Marcos (3-0). The Coyotes, who are on a 14-match win streak and 18-1 overall, collected 35 of 47 1st place votes and 1,170 points in Week 7 rankings.
Missouri Valley Action Continues with Two Monday Matches
UNI holds a one game lead over Valparaiso and Illinois State after the third week of Missouri Valley league play. The Panthers are in action Monday night against Evansville.
Arizona State Earns 1st AVCA Ranking since 2015; BYU Remains #1
Oregon was the biggest mover of the week, climbing six spots to No. 14 after knocking off #17 UCLA and #12 USC. Arizona State claimed the No. 25 spot, its first ranking since being tabbed as No. 24 in the Nov. 16, 2015 poll.
Check Out These Can’t Miss NCAA Week 8 Matchups
A trio of Top 15 matchups are on the docket in the Big Ten this week, while the Pac-12 boasts a pair of Top 25 matches. Can Minnesota stay on top of the Big Ten? Will Stanford continue its dominant home win streak? We’ll find out!
Kellum, Deberg, Hans, Fuentes, Felts Earn SEC Weekly Nods
Florida’s Taelor Kellum was tabbed as SEC Player and Defensive Player of the Week after notching a career-high 12 blocks against Georgia and helping the Gators to two five-set wins to stay atop the league standings.
Pac-12 Honors Oregon’s Borup, Nuneviller; Stanford’s Hentz
Oregon’s Taylor Borup was tabbed as Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week, while Stanford’s Morgan Hentz and Oregon’s Brooke Nuneviller were honored as defensive player and rookie of the week.
Post-Week 7 Notebook: Minnesota/Big Ten, Kansas/Big 12, Florida/SEC
Minnesota is now the team to beat in the Big Ten after a win at Nebraska this past week.
VolleyMob Top 25 Power Rankings (Week 7): Oregon Hops Back Up
Oregon hops back up into the top 15 after an impressive bounce-back week.
Michigan Trio, Minnesota Duo Snag Big Ten Week 7 Honors
Michigan’s Carly Skjodt, Jenna Lerg and MacKenzie Welsh and Minnesota’s Samantha Seliger-Swenson and Adanna Rollins earn Big Ten weekly honors.
Northern Iowa’s Taylor, Sorge; Missouri State’s Flynn Honored by MVC
This week’s Missouri Valley Conference Players of the Week are UNI’s Karlie Taylor, UNI’s Kendyl Sorge and Missouri State’s Amelia Flynn.
