Huskies Fourth In Final AVCA Coaches Poll

Apr 26, 2021

SEATTLE - For the second year in a row, Washington's final AVCA top-25 ranking was higher than at any previous point all season. After advancing to the program's fifth Final Four, the Huskies finished fourth in the final coaches poll, after entering the tournament ranked seventh.

In the previous season in 2019, Washington entered the NCAA tournament ranked ninth and in the final poll the Huskies wound up sixth, their highest point all season.

Washington finished the season 20-4 with the Pac-12 title and its first trip to the NCAA semifinals since 2013. The Huskies lost in four sets to Kentucky, which went on to defeat Texas in the final and finish No. 1 in the final poll. Texas comes in at No. 2. The Longhorns swept Wisconsin in the other semi. The Badgers had been No. 1 entering the tournament and come in at No. 3 in the final poll.

The No. 4 final ranking ties for the third-highest final ranking in UW history, behind the No. 1 ranking of the 2005 championship squad, and the No. 3 ranking for the 2004 team. The Huskies also finished ranked fourth in 2006 and 2013.

The Huskies have now ended the season with a Top-10 AVCA ranking in 14 of the past 18 years.

Rank	School (First-Place Votes Adjusted)	Total Points Adjusted	2020-21 Record	Previous Rank
1	Kentucky (60)	1500	24-1	2
2	Texas	1414	27-2	5
3	Wisconsin	1378	16-1	1
4	Washington	1318	20-4	7
5	Florida	1243	21-4	6
6	Nebraska	1209	16-3	4
7	Purdue	1107	16-7	9
8	Pittsburgh	1071	19-5	19
9	Minnesota	1004	16-3	3
10	Ohio State	951	16-4	8
11	Louisville	867	15-3	13
12	Penn State	808	10-6	12
13	Baylor	763	20-7	11
14	Oregon	727	15-5	16
15	BYU	683	17-2	14
16	Western Kentucky	652	23-1	18
17	Utah	520	13-5	10
18	Washington State	453	11-5	17
19	UCLA	411	15-7	15
20	Pepperdine	377	15-4	20
21	San Diego	304	13-5	21
22	Georgia Tech	210	14-5	23
23	Rice	167	16-5	24
24	Notre Dame	135	15-4	22
25	Missouri	97	16-8	25