In the first week of NCAA Division I conference play, there was just one major upset among the Top 10 teams. Washington State, No. 17, defeated No. 7 Washington in 4 sets, breaking records for the players and the meetings between schools. No. 25 Utah defeated No. 20 Colorado in a 5-set upset. Below are the scores of the first week of conference play for the Top 25 teams.
| Rank | School | Record | Weekend Match-ups | Scores |
| 1 | Nebraska | 11-0 | ||
| Michigan | W (25-22, 25-20, 25-18) | |||
| Michigan State | W (22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-14, 16-14) | |||
| 2 | Minnesota | 10-1 | ||
| Maryland | W (25-13, 25-14, 25-12) | |||
| Ohio State | W (25-16, 25-18, 18-25, 25-22) | |||
| 3 | Wisconsin | 10-1 | ||
| Ohio State | W (25-16, 25-19, 25-17) | |||
| Maryland | W (25-12, 25-18, 25-21) | |||
| 4 | Texas | 10-2 | ||
| Kansas | W (27-25, 25-16, 18-25, 25-19) | |||
| 5 | Florida | 12-1 | ||
| Ole Miss | W (24-26, 25-12, 25-15, 25-16) | |||
| Alabama | W (25-22, 25-14, 25-19) | |||
| 6 | San Diego | 11-2 | ||
| San Francisco | W (25-16, 25-16, 25-7) | |||
| Santa Clara | W (25-18, 26-24, 25-23) | |||
| 7 | Washington | 11-1 | ||
| Washington State | L (25-16, 22-25, 24-26, 19-25) | |||
| USC | W (28-26, 25-16, 25-18) | |||
| 8 | Kansas | 12-2 | ||
| Oklahoma | W (25-17, 25-13, 29-27) | |||
| Texas | L (25-27, 16-25, 25-18, 19-25) | |||
| 9 | Stanford | 8-2 | ||
| Oregon State | W (29-27, 25-15, 25-8) | |||
| 10 | North Carolina | 10-2 | ||
| NC State | W (25-27, 20-25, 21-25, 25-14, 15-7) | |||
| Boston College | W (25-19, 25-17, 19-25, 21-25, 21-19) | |||
| 11 | BYU | 13-1 | ||
| Santa Clara | W (25-19, 29-27, 25-17) | |||
| San Francisco | W (25-15, 25-16, 25-10) | |||
| 12 | UCLA | 10-2 | ||
| USC | W (25-22, 21-25, 25-20m 25-23) | |||
| Washington State | L (22-25, 25-27, 25-23, 25-21, 16-18) | |||
| 13 | Hawaii | 9-4 | ||
| UC Santa Barbara | W (25-20, 25-14, 25-19) | |||
| Cal Poly | W (32-34, 27-25, 25-17, 25-20) | |||
| 14 | Purdue | 11-2 | ||
| Indiana | W (25-15, 25-17, 25-18) | |||
| 15 | Florida State | 9-2 | ||
| Miami | W (25-12, 25-15, 25-19) | |||
| Louisville | W (26-24, 25-18, 23-25, 25-22) | |||
| 16 | Penn State | 10-3 | ||
| Michigan State | W (27-25, 25-17, 25-17) | |||
| 17 | Washington State | 12-2 | ||
| Washington | W (16-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-19) | |||
| UCLA | W (25-22, 27-25, 23-25, 21-25, 18-16) | |||
| 18 | Michigan State | 12-2 | ||
| Iowa | W (25-18, 25-15, 25-18) | |||
| Nebraska | L (25-22, 25-23, 20-25, 14-25, 14-16) | |||
| 19 | Ohio State | 10-4 | ||
| Wisconsin | L (16-25 19-25, 17-25) | |||
| Minnesota | L (16-25, 18-25, 25-18, 22-25) | |||
| 20 | Colorado | 9-3 | ||
| Utah | L (18-25, 25-15, 25-21, 16-25, 18-20) | |||
| Arizona | W (19-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-9) | |||
| 21 | Oregon | 9-2 | ||
| Oregon State | W (25-13, 25-21, 25-16) | |||
| California | W (25-21, 25-17, 25-19) | |||
| 22 | Michigan | 12-2 | ||
| Nebraska | L (25-22, 25-20, 25-18) | |||
| Iowa | W (25-21, 25-19, 25-27, 25-17) | |||
| 23 | Southern California | 8-5 | ||
| UCLA | L (22-25, 25-21, 20-25, 27-29) | |||
| Washington | L (26-28, 25-16, 25-18) | |||
| 24 | Illinois | 9-4 | ||
| Purdue | W (21-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-27, 15-11) | |||
| Rutgers | W (25-18, 25-15, 25-21) | |||
| 25 | Utah | 11-2 | ||
| Colorado | W (25-18, 15-25, 21-25, 25-16, 20-18) | |||
| Arizona State | W (22-25, 25-14, 25-27, 25-15, 15-11) |
