Volleyball Ranked 18th In AVCA Poll
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Colorado volleyball team continues to move up in the AVCA Division I Coaches Poll, this week coming in at 18th.
The Buffs (18-12, 10-8 Pac-12) moved up one spot from their 19th-place ranking last week. The Pac-12 Conference has an outstanding eight teams ranked this week. Top-ranked Stanford is the only undefeated team left in the NCAA Division I at 28-0. The other league teams in the poll are Washington (fifth), Oregon (13th), Arizona (14th), UCLA (17th), Arizona State (22nd) and Utah (23rd). Oregon State and Southern California are receiving votes this week.
CU defeated California last Friday, Nov. 21, to earn a season sweep of the Bears. The win was also the first for the Buffs in Berkeley, Calif. The Buffs lost to No. 1 Stanford on Saturday, Nov. 22.
The Buffs finish the 2014 regular season this weekend with a pair of matches. CU will host Oregon State on Wednesday, Nov. 26, at 3 p.m. in the Coors Events Center. Admission to the match is free. The Buffs will then face No. 23 Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 28 at 12 p.m. The NCAA Selection Show is set for Nov. 30 at 6:30 p.m. MT. It will be televised live on ESPNU.
AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll
Week #13 Poll: November 24, 2014
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Rank School (First Place Votes) Total Points 2014 Record Previous Week |
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1 |
Stanford (60) |
1500 |
28-0 |
1 |
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2 |
Wisconsin |
1412 |
26-2 |
2 |
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3 |
Texas |
1371 |
22-1 |
3 |
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4 |
Penn State |
1324 |
28-3 |
4 |
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5 |
Washington |
1237 |
27-2 |
5 |
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6 |
Florida |
1201 |
23-3 |
6 |
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7 |
North Carolina |
1160 |
24-2 |
7 |
|
8 |
Florida State |
1069 |
26-2 |
8 |
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9 |
Colorado State |
1020 |
28-2 |
9 |
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10 |
Nebraska |
926 |
20-7 |
11 |
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11 |
Illinois |
916 |
22-7 |
10 |
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12 |
BYU |
793 |
24-4 |
12 |
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13 |
Oregon |
780 |
21-7 |
14 |
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14 |
Arizona |
757 |
22-8 |
13 |
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15 |
Kentucky |
641 |
24-5 |
15 |
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16 |
Long Beach State |
534 |
24-4 |
18 |
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17 |
UCLA |
520 |
19-10 |
17 |
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18 |
Colorado |
473 |
18-12 |
19 |
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19 |
Purdue |
401 |
22-8 |
16 |
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20 |
Ohio State |
357 |
19-11 |
20 |
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21 |
Duke |
283 |
21-6 |
21 |
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22 |
Arizona State |
245 |
18-12 |
22 |
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23 |
Utah |
189 |
17-12 |
23 |
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24 |
Western Kentucky |
95 |
30-5 |
NR |
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25 |
Hawai'i |
76 |
19-6 |
NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Oregon State 66; Kansas State 40; Kansas 32; Oklahoma 15; Creighton 10; Alabama 8; Southern California 7; Loyola Marymount 6; Ohio 6; Seton Hall 5; Arkansas-Little Rock 4
Pac-12 Teams Are Italicized.