SMU Upsets No. 2 Pitt, however Panthers Maintain Spot in AVCA Volleyball Poll

SMU’s gorgeous 3-1 highway win over No. 2 Pittsburgh on Oct. 7 snapped the Panthers’ 58-match dwelling win streak, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient to knock Pitt from second place within the newest AVCA/Taraflex Division I Women’s Volleyball Coaches Poll launched Sunday.

Pittsburgh held at No. 2 with 1,511 factors, a testomony to the hole separating the highest of the ballot from the remainder of the sphere. SMU climbed from No. 6 to No. 5, whereas Florida — which had sat at No. 5 — slid two spots to No. 7 after its personal stumble.

Nebraska stays the lone undefeated workforce within the nation at 17-0, retaining the highest spot with all 63 first-place votes and an ideal 1,575 factors.

The week’s sharpest fall belonged to Texas A&M, which cratered seven spots from No. 12 to No. 19. Vanderbilt entered the ballot at No. 24, up from receiving votes.

The subsequent ballot is scheduled for Oct. 19.

AVCA/Taraflex DI Women’s Volleyball Poll — Oct. 12, 2026

1. Nebraska (17-0) — 1,575 pts (prev: 1)
2. Pittsburgh (15-1) — 1,511 pts (prev: 2)
3. Louisville (16-2) — 1,415 pts (prev: 3)
4. Kentucky (13-3) — 1,362 pts (prev: 4)
5. SMU (13-3) — 1,349 pts (prev: 6)
6. Wisconsin (11-5) — 1,253 pts (prev: 7)
7. Florida (13-2) — 1,170 pts (prev: 5)
8. Arizona State (13-3) — 1,085 pts (prev: 11)
9. Tennessee (12-3) — 1,003 pts (prev: 10)
10. TCU (14-3) — 966 pts (prev: 8)
11. Oregon (14-2) — 918 pts (prev: 13)
12. Texas (8-6) — 806 pts (prev: 9)
13. Purdue (10-5) — 745 pts (prev: 16)
14. BYU (13-1) — 714 pts (prev: 17)
15. Penn State (12-4) — 694 pts (prev: 18)
16. Stanford (10-6) — 643 pts (prev: 14)
17. Kansas (11-4) — 492 pts (prev: 19)
18. Indiana (10-5) — 456 pts (prev: 15)
19. Texas A&M (10-7) — 409 pts (prev: 12)
20. Washington (13-2) — 361 pts (prev: 20)
21. Minnesota (9-5) — 320 pts (prev: 21)
22. Michigan State (14-2) — 258 pts (prev: 22)
23. North Carolina (11-3) — 201 pts (prev: 25)
24. Vanderbilt (13-2) — 188 pts (prev: RV)
25. Colorado (12-4) — 178 pts (prev: 23)

Others receiving votes: Illinois 114, Utah 76, Baylor 62, Oklahoma 36, Creighton 31, UCLA 22, USC 16, Colorado State 15, Georgia Tech 7. Dropped out: Illinois (No. 24). Next ballot: Oct. 19.