Not surprisingly, after beating Wisconsin on Saturday, Nebraska has traded locations with the Badgers and brought over first within the VolleyballMag.com Tremendous 16 Media Ballot.
Stanford stayed No. 3, however after that a lot of the remainder of the ballot was shuffled. Arizona State dropped out and Kansas made it again in. The highest 16 follows and so do feedback from pollsters.
Rank, Group, Factors (Final week)
1. Nebraska, 192 (2)
2. Wisconsin, 177 (1)
3. Stanford, 171 (3)
4. Louisville, 150 (5)
5. Texas, 138 (6)
6. Washington State, 133 (4)
7. Pittsburgh, 112 (7)
8. Oregon, 103 (9)
9. BYU, 92 (10)
10. Arkansas, 88 (7)
11. Georgia Tech, 56 (13)
12. Tennessee, 48 (12)
13. Penn State, 46 (11)
14. Kentucky, 28 (NR)
15. Florida, 27 (15)
Tie, 16. Kansas, 17 (NR)
Tie, 16. Dayton, 17 (15)
First place votes: Nebraska received all 12
Additionally receiving votes:Â Creighton, Baylor, Purdue, Florida State, USC, The Citadel
Dropped out:Â Arizona State
Earlier VBM Tremendous 16 Polls
Week 4: October 16
Week 3:Â October 9
Week 2:Â October 2
Week 1:Â September 25
The voters
Emily Ehman @emilyehman) — Massive Ten Community, ESPN analyst; former Northwestern DS
Ed Sturdy (@VBMagazine) — VolleyballMag.com tremendous Tweeter
Michella Chester (@michellachester) — THE volleyball voice of NCAA.com
Daniel Gillman (@DanielGillman/@SixRotations) — host of Six Rotations for the AVCA, Cal Poly play-by-play
Lincoln Arneal (@Lincoln_VB) — Nebraska beat author for Huskers Illustrated
Sam Gore (@sambgore) — veteran broadcaster/studio host who does ESPN volleyball play-by-play, host of the Fifth Set in the course of the NCAA Event
Mick Haley (@Michaelhaley6) — ESPN analyst, former national-championship coach at Texas and USC and 2000 Olympic coach
Dennis Punzel (@DennisPunzel) — Wisconsin beat author for the Wisconsin State Journal, creator of Level! Wisconsin
Fran Flory (@LSUCoachFran) — ESPN+ analyst, nationwide champion at Texas, winningest coach in LSU historical past, AVCA Corridor of Famer
Anne Marie Anderson (@AnneMAnderson, @annemarieandersontv) — Emmy Award winner, volleyball play-by-play veteran who works NCAA matches for the Pac-12 Community, Massive Ten Community and ESPN; performed at Hofstra, the place she nonetheless ranks within the prime 10 in blocks
Shelby Coppedge (@shelbycoppedge) — ESPN analyst, former Texas A&M-Corpus Christi DS
Lee Feinswog (@VBMagazine) — editor of VolleyballMag.com
Voter feedback
Gillman: I needed to preserve Wisconsin within the prime two after that loss (would’ve saved Nebraska there in the event that they fell, too). These had been the 2 finest groups within the nation and Black Friday will probably be so, so enjoyable. Stanford is wanting like an absolute steamtrain in a Pac-12 convention that noticed a lot of its unranked groups pull off upsets up to now two weeks. May Wazzu put a scare in Stanford this weekend? The SEC nonetheless goes via Lexington, and I do have 4 SEC hosts (Massive 12 wanting like they may have 4 as properly)
Haley: Nebraska remains to be my first alternative. WSU’s disappointing loss to USC strikes them out of the highest 4. Arkansas’ loss to Kentucky reveals they aren’t there but. Oregon shouldn’t be penalized for his or her loss to Stanford. PSU loss to Purdue, Tennessee loss to Arkansas and ASU loss to unranked Colorado strikes them down in my ballot. Kentucky is the new time.
Punzel: Clearly, the highest two flip, with Nebraska ascending to No. 1. In any other case the highest 10-11 appear to have established their credentials, though there’s at all times some slight shifting every week. A whole lot of combined messages with the final 4 or 5. My new staff this week is Kentucky at 16. Don’t just like the seven losses however all had been to good/nice groups and it’s had a very good couple weeks of wins. I can at all times change my thoughts subsequent week.
Arneal: Nebraska strikes to the highest after a formidable, gritty efficiency in opposition to Wisconsin. The Badgers didn’t fall far, as they proved to be elite. Let’s hope we’ve got extra matchups of that caliber in the course of the subsequent 5 weeks. Texas jumped Louisville because the Cardinals continued to drop units in opposition to lesser foes. Washington State takes a tumble after a troublesome highway loss to USC. The SEC continues to cannibalize itself as Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky beat up on one another. What the Wildcats are doing is spectacular given how tough the non-conference went for them. The final 4 spots proceed to rotate as groups battle to take care of consistency, however Dayton continues to maintain enterprise and eventually crack my rankings.
Ehman: Nebraska earned the No, 1 spot with its epic win. WSU dropped to five for me after the USC loss (not a foul loss although, USC is gonna shock extra individuals). The highest 13 really feel like a lock however 14-16 are arduous. I’ve Kansas, Purdue (nice wins and some robust losses however none egregious apart from Loyola) and Kentucky (heating UP)
Sturdy: Badgers don’t fall additional than No. 2 after being two factors away (or simply some higher bounces) from beating Nebraska in Lincoln whereas Stanford misplaced in 4 at residence to the Huskers. Washington State was truthfully the higher staff on Friday evening at USC whereas Texas was fairly fortunate to flee in 5 at TCU (plus the head-to-head outcome), so Cougs preserve the No. 5 spot. I’ve been a bit decrease than others on BYU, however they seem like they’ve turned a nook with a pair of convincing sweeps vs. Iowa State, so that they scoot as much as No, 8. Georgia Tech making a behavior of dropping units to inferior opponents is worrisome however no less than they’re successful. Florida appeared the very best it had in fairly some time within the win at an underrated Texas A&M squad, so that they push again in, changing Arizona State. Additionally thought of: Arizona State, Baylor, Kentucky, Purdue
Flory: Nebraska and Wisconsin proved they’re separated by little or no. Their subsequent match-up on November 24 in Madison will probably be large. Texas continues to determine issues out, after their gradual begin. They’re enjoying higher and higher collectively. Louisville continues to discover a approach to win. The leaders within the SEC — Tennessee, Arkansas and Kentucky — beat up on one another this week making for an intriguing end within the league. You need to give Dayton credit score for being undefeated and solely shedding two units in A ten play so far.
Feinswog: I’m the responsible one. RPI, energy of schedule and all that be damned. I voted The Citadel No. 16. And the Seminoles are usually not ranked right here but, however watch out for Florida State.