Big Ten Holds 10 Spots in AVCA Top 25, however SEC and ACC Fill Many of the Top 10

The Big Ten positioned 10 groups within the Oct. 5 AVCA-Taraflex Division I Women’s Volleyball Poll, essentially the most of any convention, whereas the SEC and ACC mixed for seven of the highest 10 spots.

Every crew on this week’s Top 25 comes from considered one of 4 conferences. Behind the Big Ten’s 10, the SEC, ACC and Big 12 have 5 ranked groups apiece.

The high of the ballot is break up otherwise. No. 1 Nebraska (15-0) and No. 7 Wisconsin are the Big Ten’s solely top-10 groups. The SEC has 4 — No. 4 Kentucky, No. 5 Florida, No. 9 Texas and No. 10 Tennessee — and the ACC has three: No. 2 Pittsburgh (14-0), No. 3 Louisville and No. 6 SMU. No. 8 TCU is the Big 12’s lone top-10 entry.

Nebraska obtained 47 first-place votes and 1,559 factors to remain at No. 1. Pittsburgh obtained 16 first-place votes and sits 31 factors again.

The Big Ten’s depend rose by two this week as Michigan State (13-1) entered at No. 22 and Illinois (11-4) at No. 24, each up from receiving votes. Both groups that fell out got here from the Big 12: Baylor, beforehand No. 21, and Utah, beforehand No. 23. Utah (136 factors) and Baylor (114) are the highest two vote-getters exterior the rankings.

That is a bigger Big Ten presence than the league reported earlier this season. The convention mentioned in its Aug. 20 opening-weekend preview that it had eight groups within the preseason Top 25, 4 of them within the high 10, and its Sept. 9 weekly launch once more listed eight ranked packages, together with No. 16 USC. USC obtained 17 factors this week.

Mapped by state, Texas has essentially the most ranked groups with 4: SMU, TCU, Texas and No. 12 Texas A&M. Kentucky, Indiana and Pennsylvania every have two, and Kentucky’s pair sit at Nos. 3 and 4. By U.S. Census Bureau area, 9 ranked groups are within the South, eight within the Midwest, six within the West and two — Pittsburgh and No. 18 Penn State — within the Northeast.

No program exterior the 4 conferences obtained greater than 22 factors. Creighton of the Big East, which dropped out of the ballot Sept. 28, drew 22, and Mountain West member Colorado State obtained six.

The subsequent AVCA ballot is scheduled for Oct. 12.

Oct. 5 AVCA-Taraflex Division I Women’s Volleyball Poll

1. Nebraska (15-0), 1,559 factors, 47 first-place votes. Last week: 1
2. Pittsburgh (14-0), 1,528 factors, 16 first-place votes. Last week: 2
3. Louisville (14-2), 1,390 factors. Last week: 4
4. Kentucky (11-3), 1,344 factors. Last week: 3
5. Florida (12-1), 1,315 factors. Last week: 7
6. SMU (12-2), 1,302 factors. Last week: 5
7. Wisconsin (10-4), 1,220 factors. Last week: 6
8. TCU (13-2), 1,084 factors. Last week: 9
9. Texas (7-5), 1,036 factors. Last week: 8
10. Tennessee (10-3), 922 factors. Last week: 11
11. Arizona State (11-3), 875 factors. Last week: 12
12. Texas A&M (10-5), 765 factors. Last week: 14
13. Oregon (12-2), 735 factors. Last week: 17
14. Stanford (9-5), 722 factors. Last week: 13
15. Indiana (10-3), 642 factors. Last week: 15
16. Purdue (8-5), 606 factors. Last week: 10
17. BYU (11-1), 578 factors. Last week: 18
18. Penn State (10-4), 557 factors. Last week: 16
19. Kansas (10-4), 400 factors. Last week: 19
20. Washington (12-1), 350 factors. Last week: 22
21. Minnesota (7-5), 302 factors. Last week: 20
22. Michigan State (13-1), 246 factors. Last week: receiving votes
23. Colorado (11-3), 204 factors. Last week: 24
24. Illinois (11-4), 194 factors. Last week: receiving votes
25. North Carolina (9-3), 172 factors. Last week: 25

Others receiving votes: Utah 136, Baylor 114, UCLA 25, Creighton 22, Georgia Tech 21, Southern California 17, Vanderbilt 13, Colorado State 6, Georgia 2. Four different groups have been named on just one poll every, for 7 factors mixed.

Dropped out: Baylor (No. 21), Utah (No. 23)

Next ballot: Oct. 12, 2026