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 continues 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, Staff, 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) — 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 throughout the NCAA Event
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: The race for the ultimate few internet hosting spots are large 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 anticipate Pitt-Louisville and Nebraska-Penn State
Wednesday shall 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 huge 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: Another week to go! Was general 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: High 4 stay the identical, establishing one thing of a possible remaining 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 apart from shifting 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 may shake that up actual fast. And though I’ve Minnesota and Baylor as my final two groups to host, I wouldn’t be stunned if Florida snags the 16 seed ultimately.
Pauly: It’s essentially the most great time of the 12 months! Upsets each day. Bubbles getting burst. Underdogs making a reputation for themselves. We couldn’t script it any higher if we tried. Most of my prime 16 continues to stay the identical. This week Dayton drops out, and possibly misses their probability to host, after shedding within the A10 championship. Florida has discovered themselves again into the highest 16 after placing a number of few weeks of excellent play collectively. Big 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 prime. Nebraska continues to construct some of the spectacular resumes within the nation with one other top-10 win. Nonetheless, Pitt seems like essentially the most dominant staff 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. Nonetheless, a head-to-head win two weeks in the past and the Nittany Lions leaking units towards inferior opponents saved them behind the Badgers. The ultimate few spots of the ballot have been slippery as Dayton misplaced in its match and Georgia Tech misplaced a pair of matches towards the ACC Florida groups. That opens the door for Florida and its 10-match profitable streak.
Robust: No motion for me by 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 damage them, however the hole between them and SMU was giant sufficient that I’m preserving them at 9. Dayton and Georgia Tech fall out – Flyers for his or her gorgeous loss within the A-10 remaining and Jackets for his or her 0-2 week in Florida. Utah and Florida seize the ultimate two spots to switch Dayton and Georgia Tech; the one different staff I thought of was Baylor.
Feinswog: I’m simply glad we’re not voting on mid-majors after the previous couple of days.