Pittsburgh held onto its No. 1 spot within the VolleyballMag Tremendous 16 Media Ballot as our prime 5 locations stayed the identical. Nebraska remained No. 2, however the hole narrowed. Pitt acquired eight of the 12 of the first-place votes. Nebraska, which had one the week earlier than, acquired the opposite eight.
Kansas moved up two spots to No. 6, Arizona State made the largest leap, 4 notches to No. 9, whereas Texas took the largest tumble, 4 spots to a tie for thirteenth.
The ballot and voter feedback observe.
Rank, Staff, Factors, First-Place Votes, Earlier rating
1. Pittsburgh (188 factors, 8 first-place votes, 1)
2. Nebraska (184, 4 first-place votes, 2)
3. Penn State (164, 3)
4. Louisville (156, 4)
5. Creighton (148, 5)
6. Kansas (120, 8)
7. Wisconsin (115, 7)
8. Stanford (112, 6)
9. Arizona State (88, 13)
10. SMU (84, 11 )
11. Purdue (80, 10)
12. Oregon (46, 12)
T-13. Texas (42, 9)
T-13. Minnesota (42, 14)
T-15. Dayton (22, 15)
T-16. Kentucky (22, 16)
Additionally receiving votes: Georgia Tech, TCU, BYU, Florida
Dropped out: None
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) — Large 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 through 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 staff’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, creator of Level! Wisconsin
Ed Robust (@VBMagazine) — VolleyballMag tremendous Tweeter
Voter feedback
Gillman: Love chaos weeks like this one! Arizona State with a powerful stretch in Utah, and we’ll lastly get the Kansas-ASU showdown on Wednesday! Fringe groups like Miami, Washington and Missouri simply bolstered their resume. Once more, it’s Pitt, Nebraska and the remainder of the highest 16. Convey on Nebraska-Oregon and Pitt-UNC this week.
Punzel: This week the attention check goes to Nebraska as I flip the highest two once more. Drop Texas three spots out of prime 10. Minnesota and Kentucky transfer again on the checklist.
Arneal: The highest 5 hold profitable, so no want to vary these. Kansas was the largest beneficiary of the chaos this week, rising to No. 6. I debated between Wisconsin and Arizona State however gave the Badgers the sting regardless of falling to Nebraska. Stanford and Oregon every took a tumble after shedding to unranked groups. Talking of shedding to unranked groups, Texas was essentially the most difficult staff to fit after it misplaced to Missouri and Oklahoma. The Longhorns have received towards Wisconsin, Florida, and Kentucky, however the model of Texas that misplaced three straight dwelling matches to unranked opponents isn’t enjoying like a top-16 staff. So UT finally ends up on the skin for now.
Haley: Pitt and Nebraska proceed to point out their superiority. Kansas has the power in statistics however not offered they’re a real top-16 staff. Flying beneath the radar is Missouri, beating Texas at dwelling and presently holding seonnd place within the SEC. Miami continues to trip the curler coaster with massive wins and large losses.
Ehman: Wow. One other insane week. Really a lot of motion on my ballot. Nebraska overtook Pitt for me again at No. 1 after a dominant sweep over Wisconsin. Really feel like I simply hold flip-flopping the 2! It’s an absolute battle on the prime. Texas dropped just a few after two UNRANKED losses. Arizona State rose just a few after two ranked wins. Dayton checks into my prime 16 as a result of how will you presumably hold out a one-loss staff at this level?
Robust: The Nebraska-Pittsburgh flip-flop continues: I discussed final week that Nebraska might retake No. 1 with a powerful win towards Wisconsin, which is strictly what occurred. Nonetheless very a lot a 1A/1B state of affairs for me, although. First time in lots of weeks (perhaps all season, I feel?) that I haven’t had the identical six groups in some order for my prime six, as Stanford’s inconsistency drops them to No. 7 under Kansas. Very excited for Kansas-Arizona State this week. Wasn’t positive in any respect how far to drop Texas, however ended up dropping them simply previous the top of this poll, as Kentucky takes their spot whereas Minnesota scoots up a pair spots. Thought of: Texas, TCU, Baylor, USC
Benton: What per week of upsets! For the primary time this season, Arizona State cracks my prime 10 and Texas misses the reduce. I’m very excited to see Kansas vs. Arizona State. I bumped Stanford and Oregon down a bit. With UNC shedding to Georgia Tech in 5, they transfer out of my sixteenth spot.
Chester: Texas drops out of the highest 10 after its third straight five-set loss. Creighton strikes into the highest 5 after Stanford was upset by Miami, and I moved Arizona State within the prime 10. They simply took down two top-25 groups within the Large 12 and nonetheless simply have two losses. Units up a pleasant top-10 battle towards KU.
Feinswog: My prime 5 stayed the identical, Pitt, Nebraska, Creighton, Penn State and Louisville. Sure, Nebraska had a fantastic victory over Wisconsin, however Pitt continues to be the identical staff that beat Stanford and Louisville the week earlier than and received each its matches this week. I had Kansas, Purdue, Stanford subsequent. Stanford misplaced at Miami on Friday, however — puh-leeze — in a junior excessive health club the place the low ceiling is so low, properly, dropping the Cardinals two spots was penalty sufficient. No, I didn’t put South Dakota State at No. 16, however the Jackrabbits received twice and are 22-0. Hmmm …