This Week in the Top 25: Colorado, Utah Set for Pair of Top 20 Matches

  0 Wendy Mayer | October 17th, 2017 | ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, College - Women's Indoor, Division I Mid-Major, News, Pac 12, SEC, WCC

Top 25 action starts early on Week 9 with No. 19 Northern Iowa kicking off the action at 8 p.m. Tuesday against Drake.

All told, there are 58 matches including ranked teams and vote getters from Tuesday through Sunday.

The slate includes six head to head matches between ranked teams and another three that pit ranked foes against vote getters.

It is round one of the rivalry matchup between vote getter Michigan and No. 11 Michigan State on Wednesday at 7 p.m. live on ESPNU, followed by a 9 p.m. Top 25 faceoff between No. 9 Kansas and No. 17 Baylor on Fox Sports Southwest.

Thursday brings a Pac-12 battle between No. 15 Washington and No. 2 Stanford.

Three matches highlight the Friday slate: No. 1 Penn State at No. 23 Purdue at 8 p.m., No. 18 UCLA at No. 10 Utah at 8 p.m. and No. 13 USC at vote-getter Colorado at 9 p.m.

Saturday night brings a pair of marquee matchups: No. 12 Wisconsin at No. 3 Minnesota on Big Ten Network, a rematch of an Oct. 4 five-setter that went to the Gophers. Then, No. 18 UCLA takes on Colorado on Pac-12 Network.

One last big time matchup is set for Sunday at 3 p.m. ET – No. 13 USC against No. 10 Utah on Pac-12 Network.

A full look at televised and stream matches is here.

Date Time Visitor Home
Oct. 17 8 p.m. Drake #19 Northern Iowa
Oct. 18 6 p.m. #12 Wisconsin Maryland
7 p.m. Michigan (RV) #11 Michigan State
7:30 p.m. West Virginia Iowa State
8 p.m. #3 Minnesota Ohio State
9 p.m. #9 Kansas #17 Baylor
Oct. 19 9 p.m. #21 Colorado State UNLV
10 p.m. #22 San Diego Loyola Marymount
10 p.m. #8 BYU Pepperdine
11 p.m. #15 Washington #2 Stanford
Oct. 20 1 p.m. St. John’s #14 Creighton
7 p.m. UTEP Western Kentucky (RV)
7 p.m. North Carolina Pittsburgh (RV)
7 p.m. Notre Dame (RV) Florida State
8 p.m. #1 Penn State #23 Purdue
8 p.m. #4 Florida Alabama
8 p.m. Northwestern #7 Nebraska
8 p.m. #18 UCLA #10 Utah
8 p.m. Loyola #19 Northern Iowa
8 p.m. Cincinnati #25 Wichita State
8 p.m. Illinois (RV) Iowa
8 p.m. Louisville (RV) Miami (Fla.)
8 p.m. Bradley Missouri State (RV)
8 p.m. Xavier Marquette (RV)
9 p.m. #13 USC Colorado (RV)
10 p.m. Cal State Northridge #20 Cal Poly
11 p.m. Arizona #16 Oregon
Oct. 21 1 a.m. UC Riverside Hawaii (RV)
2 p.m. Texas Tech #9 Kansas
2 p.m. TCU #24 Iowa State
3 p.m. #8 BYU Loyola Marymount
3 p.m. #22 San Diego Pepperdine
4 p.m. #21 Colorado State New Mexico
5:30 p.m. #11 Michigan State Maryland
7 p.m. #1 Penn State Indiana
7 p.m. Rutgers #23 Purdue
7 p.m. Butler Marquette (RV)
7:30 p.m. Long Beach State #20 Cal Poly
8 p.m. Illinois #7 Nebraska
8 p.m. Valparaiso #19 Northern Iowa
8 p.m. Illinois State Missouri State (RV)
8:30 p.m. #12 Wisconsin #3 Minnesota
9 p.m. #18 UCLA Colorado (RV)
10 p.m. Washington State #2 Stanford
10 p.m. Arizona State #16 Oregon
Oct. 22 1 a.m. Cal State Fullerton Hawaii (RV)
1 p.m. UTSA Western Kentucky (RV)
1 p.m. N.C. State Pittsburgh (RV)
1 p.m. Michigan (RV) Ohio State
1:30 p.m. Tennessee #6 Kentucky
2 p.m. Seton Hall #14 Creighton
2 p.m. East Carolina #25 Wichita State
2 p.m. Louisville (RV) Florida State
2 p.m. Notre Dame (RV) Miami (Fla.)
2:30 p.m. #4 Florida Auburn
3 p.m. #13 USC #10 Utah
4 p.m. #5 Texas Oklahoma
4 p.m. #15 Washington California

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Wendy Mayer

Wendy Mayer has worked in athletics media relations for the last 20 years. The Northwest Missouri State alumna is currently senior writer for Volleymob.com after spending the last 15 years with Purdue athletics.

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