The top three continue to stand strong in the AVCA Top 25 poll, but Stanford is gaining ground on BYU in number of first place votes. The No. 1 Cougars earned 52 or the 64 first place votes, while the No. 2 Cardinal tallied 12.
Minnesota rounds out the Top 3 for the fourth straight week.
Illinois and Wisconsin completed the top five, moving up from No. 6 and 7 respectively. The teams took the place of Penn State, which dropped from 4 to 7 with a five-set loss to Purdue, and Pittsburgh, which fell from 5 to 10 with a four-set loss to Duke on Sunday.
The Illini bested Maryland (3-0) and Nebraska (3-1), while Wisconsin defeated Michigan (3-2) and Michigan State (3-0).
With the win over the Nittany Lions and a 3-1 win over Rutgers, Purdue climbed four spots to No. 13. Missouri also moved up four spots on the week from No. 24 to 20 after beating then LSU (3-0) and Texas A&M (3-2).
Cal Poly dropped six spots to No. 17 after being swept by Hawaii on Friday.
New to the poll on Week 11 are Northern Iowa (18-7) and Tennessee (18-5), which are tied for the No. 25 spot.
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points Adjusted | 2018 Record | Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU (52) | 1587 | 22-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Stanford (12) | 1548 | 20-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 1473 | 18-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Illinois | 1385 | 20-3 | 6 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 1309 | 16-4 | 7 |
| 6 | Texas | 1254 | 14-4 | 8 |
| 7 | Penn State | 1196 | 18-4 | 4 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 1102 | 16-6 | 9 |
| 9 | Creighton | 1057 | 20-4 | 10 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 1039 | 23-1 | 5 |
| 11 | Florida | 903 | 19-4 | 13 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 840 | 16-4 | 14 |
| 13 | Purdue | 813 | 19-4 | 17 |
| 14 | Michigan | 767 | 18-5 | 12 |
| 15 | Southern California | 673 | 16-7 | 15 |
| 16 | Oregon | 667 | 15-7 | 16 |
| 17 | Cal Poly | 640 | 19-2 | 11 |
| 18 | Washington State | 564 | 17-5 | 19 |
| 19 | Marquette | 504 | 20-5 | 18 |
| 20 | Missouri | 332 | 20-4 | 24 |
| 21 | Arizona | 249 | 17-7 | 23 |
| 22 | UCLA | 220 | 11-8 | 20 |
| 23 | UCF | 164 | 20-3 | 25 |
| 24 | Louisville | 107 | 17-6 | 22 |
| T-25 | Northern Iowa | 86 | 18-7 | NR |
| T-25 | Tennessee | 86 | 18-5 | NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Washington 81; Baylor 58; Utah 29; Colorado 20; San Diego 8; Kansas 6; Denver 5; Rice 2
Eight teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 27 combined points.
Dropped Out: Washington 21
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