Nebraska’s sweep of Wisconsin made an impression on our VolleyballMag Tremendous 16 Media Ballot voters, as a result of the Huskers moved up a spot right into a tie for No. 1 with Pittsburgh.
Louisville remains to be No. 3 and Penn State moved up a spot to fourth, buying and selling locations with Creighton. There’s one other tie, at No 6, between Stanford and Wisconsin.
Florida moved in at No. 16 and Dayton, fifteenth final week, dropped out.
Rank, Workforce, Factors, First-Place Votes, Earlier rating
Tie — 1. Pittsburgh (186 factors, 6 first-place votes, 1)
Tie — 1. Nebraska (183, 6 first-place votes, 2)
3. Louisville (164, 3)
4. Penn State (153, 5)
5. Creighton (148, 4)
Tie — 6. Wisconsin (123, 6)
Tie — 6. Stanford (123, 7)
8. Arizona State (108, 8)
9. SMU (95, 9)
10. Kansas (74, 11)
11. Purdue (72, 10)
12. Texas (63, 13)
13. Kentucky (55, 12)
14. Oregon (38, 14)
15. Utah (17, 16)
16. Florida (11, NR)
Additionally receiving votes: Minnesota, Baylor, USC, Dayton, TCU
Dropped out: Dayton
The voters
Lincoln Arneal (@Lincoln_VB) — Nebraska beat author for Huskers Illustrated and co-host of the Volleyball State podcast
Abby Benton (@numberonevolleyball) — performed at DII Catawba and DIII William Peace and has 54K Instagram followers and greater than 116K on TikTok
Michella Chester (@michellachester) — THE volleyball voice of NCAA.com
Shelby Coppedge (@shelbycoppedge) — ESPN and Volleyball World TV analyst, Fan Duel Reporter; former Texas A&M-Corpus Christi DS
Emily Ehman @emilyehman) — Massive Ten Community, ESPN, Volleyball World TV analyst; former Northwestern DS
Lee Feinswog (@VBMagazine) — editor of VolleyballMag
Daniel Gillman (@DanielGillman/@SixRotations) — host of Six Rotations for the AVCA, nationwide play-by-play for a number of sports activities
Sam Gore (@sambgore) — veteran broadcaster/studio host who does ESPN volleyball play-by-play, host of the Fifth Set throughout the NCAA Match
Mick Haley (@Michaelhaley6) — ESPN analyst, former national-championship coach at Texas and USC and 2000 USA Olympic coach
Amy Pauly (@acpauly10) — Head coach of the Orlando Valkyries of the Professional Volleyball Federation and the crew’s vice-president of volleyball operations; former assistant coach at USC, head coach at UAB; libero at Alabama
Dennis Punzel (@DennisPunzel) — Wisconsin beat author for the Wisconsin State Journal, writer of Level! Wisconsin
Ed Sturdy (@VBMagazine) — VolleyballMag tremendous Tweeter
Voter feedback
Gillman: The race for the ultimate few internet hosting spots are vast open and thrilling! I’ve Minnesota and Florida as the ultimate two after Dayton’s and Georgia Tech’s losses. I believe the highest 4 are locked in, however can’t await Pitt-Louisville and Nebraska-Penn State
Wednesday can be an all-time day with six ranked vs. ranked matches beginning at midday!
Ehman: Wow. What every week. Nebraska nonetheless holds onto No. 1 for me. Far more massive wins than Pitt. Not a lot change for me till the tip the place Utah and Baylor got here in forward of Dayton (swept by Loyola within the A10 Championship) and Georgia Tech (two losses). This final week goes to be INSANE seeing which groups sneak in to the highest 16
Chester: Yet one more week to go! Was total blown away with Nebraska’s sweep over Wisconsin final week, and Kansas strikes again into the highest 10 after Purdue’s loss to Penn State. Nonetheless so excited for the large Pitt vs. Louisville rematch.
Punzel: Prime 4 stay the identical, organising one thing of a possible ultimate 4 sneak preview this week. I dropped Wisconsin two spots to seventh and Purdue a spot to 10. Additionally dropped Dayton and put Utah at 16.
Benton: Not a lot motion in addition to transferring Dayton out and placing Baylor in. If we’re speaking NCAA tourney, my No. 1 seeds are Pitt, Nebraska, Louisville, and Creighton. However matchups like Louisville vs. Pitt, Nebraska vs. Penn State, and Louisville vs. Stanford might shake that up actual fast. And though I’ve Minnesota and Baylor as my final two groups to host, I wouldn’t be shocked if Florida snags the 16 seed in the long run.
Pauly: It’s essentially the most fantastic time of the 12 months! Upsets day-after-day. Bubbles getting burst. Underdogs making a reputation for themselves. We couldn’t script it any higher if we tried. Most of my high 16 continues to stay the identical. This week Dayton drops out, and possibly misses their probability to host, after dropping within the A10 championship. Florida has discovered themselves again into the highest 16 after placing a number of few weeks of fine play collectively. Large week forward of us with Pitt at Louisville and Nebraska at Penn St. Get your popcorn prepared!
Arneal: A number of powerful selections this week. The primary one is on the high. Nebraska continues to construct some of the spectacular resumes within the nation with one other top-10 win. Nevertheless, Pitt appears like essentially the most dominant crew within the nation and has the stats to again it up. I additionally debated flipping Penn State and Wisconsin following one other loss by the Badgers. Nevertheless, a head-to-head win two weeks in the past and the Nittany Lions leaking units in opposition to inferior opponents saved them behind the Badgers. The ultimate few spots of the ballot had been slippery as Dayton misplaced in its event and Georgia Tech misplaced a pair of matches in opposition to the ACC Florida groups. That opens the door for Florida and its 10-match successful streak.
Sturdy: No motion for me by way of the highest 13. I already had Stanford forward of Wisconsin, and given how dominant Nebraska has been, I’m not punishing Wisconsin all that a lot for the loss. Purdue getting swept by Penn State did harm them, however the hole between them and SMU was massive sufficient that I’m maintaining them at 9. Dayton and Georgia Tech fall out – Flyers for his or her gorgeous loss within the A-10 ultimate and Jackets for his or her 0-2 week in Florida. Utah and Florida seize the ultimate two spots to interchange Dayton and Georgia Tech; the one different crew I thought of was Baylor.
Feinswog: I’m simply glad we’re not voting on mid-majors after the previous couple of days.
