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Michella Chester | NCAA.com | November 15, 2021

College volleyball rankings: Wisconsin and BYU flip, Purdue rises in latest AVCA poll

NCAA women's volleyball bracket predictions ahead of the selection show

A new edition of the AVCA top 25 poll was released on Monday, Nov. 15 two weeks ahead of selections. There are some notable changes following a big weekend in college volleyball that saw Purdue take down Wisconsin for the second time this season, Purdue take down Minnesota the very next day, Louisville defeat Georgia Tech, and Oregon upset UCLA. 

BRACKET PREDICTIONS: 2021 volleyball projections, two weeks from selections

Wisconsin drops one spot following the loss, and Purdue rises from No. 9 to No. 6 following the back-to-back wins. Here is the full AVCA poll:

Through games Nov. 15, 2021

RANK

TEAM

POINTS

RECORD

PREVIOUS

1 Louisville (61) 1,597 24-0 1
2 Texas (3) 1,526 20-1 2
3 Pittsburgh 1,449 24-2 3
4 BYU 1,347 25-1 5
5 Wisconsin 1,284 21-3 4
6 Purdue 1,274 20-5 9
7 Baylor 1,211 16-5 6
8 Kentucky 1,181 20-4 7
9 Minnesota 1,068 17-7 8
10 Ohio State 1,041 21-5 10
11 Nebraska 956 19-6 11
12 Washington 901 20-4 13
T-13 Georgia Tech 798 21-4 14
T-13 UCLA 798 20-4 12
15 Penn State 725 19-7 15
16 Oregon 648 20-6 17
17 Utah 598 18-7 16
18 Western Kentucky 494 24-1 18
19 Stanford 387 14-10 20
20 Florida 323 17-6 22
21 Creighton 281 26-3 23
22 Washington State 268 16-9 21
23 San Diego 248 19-5 19
24 Illinois 116 17-10 25
25 Pepperdine 82 19-5 NR

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