The AVCA released their latest top 25 rankings on Monday, Nov. 22 with just one week remaining in the regular season of college volleyball. There are little changes in the top 10 or the entire top 25 this week, but these rankings are ahead of some big matchups that will closeout the regular season, including a rematch between Louisville and Pittsburgh, Nebraska and Wisconsin and Nebraska and Purdue.
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Here are the latest top 25 rankings:
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
POINTS |
RECORD |
PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville (62) | 1598 | 26-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas (2) | 1531 | 22-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 1454 | 26-2 | 3 |
| 4 | BYU | 1347 | 27-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 1314 | 23-3 | 5 |
| 6 | Purdue | 1281 | 22-5 | 6 |
| 7 | Baylor | 1197 | 18-5 | 7 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 1179 | 22-4 | 8 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 1069 | 23-5 | 10 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 1026 | 17-8 | 9 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 979 | 20-6 | 11 |
| 12 | Washington | 920 | 22-4 | 12 |
| 13 | UCLA | 840 | 22-4 | 13 |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | 759 | 21-5 | 13 |
| 15 | Penn State | 663 | 19-9 | 15 |
| 16 | Western Kentucky | 560 | 27-1 | 18 |
| 17 | Utah | 519 | 19-8 | 17 |
| 18 | Stanford | 499 | 16-10 | 19 |
| 19 | Oregon | 463 | 20-8 | 16 |
| 20 | Florida | 391 | 20-6 | 20 |
| 21 | Washington State | 370 | 18-9 | 22 |
| 22 | Creighton | 298 | 28-3 | 21 |
| 23 | Illinois | 165 | 19-10 | 24 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | 121 | 24-5 | NR |
| 25 | Pepperdine | 95 | 21-5 | 25 |
Little to no changes in the top 10
Nos. 1-8 remain the same this week with Louisville, Texas, Pittsburgh and BYU in the top four spots. The Badgers stayed put at No. 5 following a big-time five-set win over Minnesota this past weekend. The Badgers avoided an upset in the fourth set, down by as much as seven. They survived a few Minnesota match points before winning the fourth and forcing a fifth set. Dana Rettke posted 21 kills, Jade Demps followed with 18 kills — a new career high for the sophomore who also recorded her second straight double-double with 14 digs, tying her career best. Devyn Robinson had a team-best hitting percentage of .417. The win was crucial as the Big Ten championship is on the line.
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The only changes to the top 10 is Ohio State and Minnesota swapping spots. Ohio State takes over the No. 9 spot following a big sweep over Penn State. Emily Londot led with 22 kills followed by Gabby Gonzales and Rylee Rader with 15. Minnesota drops just one spot following the tightly contested loss to Wisconsin.
Elsewhere in the poll
UCLA and Georgia Tech's previous tie at No. 13 has been broken, with UCLA at No. 13 and Georgia Tech at No. 14 following its loss to Pittsburgh over the weekend.
Western Kentucky moved up two spots to No. 16 following its C-USA championship win over Rice. Oregon fell from No. 16 to No. 19 following its loss in three sets to Washington on Sunday. Mississippi State enters the poll this week at No. 24 following two wins over Arkansas this past weekend. This is following two wins over Tennessee the week prior.
