VBM Tremendous 16: After Nebraska, nearly an entire rearrangement of high groups

Nebraska as soon as once more obtained each first-place vote and is a dominant No. 1 within the VolleyballMag.com Tremendous 16 Media Ballot.

After that, the one group that’s in the identical place as final week is No. 13 BYU.

Stanford moved up a spot to No. 2, buying and selling locations with Wisconsin, which fell out of the highest two for the primary time.

Louisville is up a spot to No. 4 and Oregon is up one to fifth. Penn State is again in at No. 15 and Kansas dropped out.

Rank, Staff, Factors (Final week)
1. Nebraska, 192 (1)
2. Stanford, 174 (3)
3. Wisconsin, 171 (2)
4. Louisville, 151 (5)
5. Oregon, 132 (6)
6. Pittsburgh, 130 (8)
7. Texas, 128 (4)
8. Kentucky, 96 (11)
9. Tennessee, 91 (10)
T-10. Arkansas, 71 (12)
T-10. Georgia Tech, 71 (7)
12. Washington State, 59 (9)
13. BYU, 41 (13)
14. Creighton, 37 (15)
15. Penn State, 25 (NR)
16. Arizona State, 23 (16)

First place votes: Nebraska obtained all 12
Additionally receiving votes: Kansas, Purdue, Dayton, Florida State, Florida, Western Kentucky
Dropped out: Kansas

Earlier VBM Tremendous 16 Media Ballot Outcomes

Week 7: November 6
Week 6:  October 30
Week 5: October 23
Week 4: October 16
Week 3: October 9
Week 2: October 2
Week 1: September 25

The voters

Emily Ehman @emilyehman) — Huge Ten Community, ESPN analyst; former Northwestern DS
Ed Robust (@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 and co-host of Volleyball State podcast
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 Olympic coach
Dennis Punzel (@DennisPunzel) — Wisconsin beat author for the Wisconsin State Journal, creator of Level! Wisconsin
Abby Benton (@numberonevolleyball) — performed at DII Catawba and DIII William Peace and has 48.6K Instagram followers and greater than 90K on TikTok
Anne Marie Anderson (@AnneMAnderson, @annemarieandersontv) — Emmy Award winner, volleyball play-by-play veteran who works NCAA matches for the Pac-12 Community, Huge Ten Community and ESPN; performed at Hofstra, the place she nonetheless ranks within the high 10 in blocks
Shelby Coppedge (@shelbycoppedge) — ESPN analyst, former Texas A&M-Corpus Christi DS
Lee Feinswog (@VBMagazine) — editor of VolleyballMag.com

Voter feedback

Benton: After Wisconsin and Texas each misplaced their matches, Stanford slides again as much as the No. 2 spot. Oregon strikes up as properly for me due to their spectacular play towards Stanford. I solely moved Wisconsin down one spot,which is perhaps controversial, however I all the time thought that Penn State was ranked too low. Pitt and Kentucky are peaking on the proper time and I’m very excited to look at them within the tourney.

Arneal: A Wisconsin loss means Stanford strikes up a spot to my No. 2. Louisville and Texas additionally flip after the Longhorns obtained swept by Kansas State. To me, these groups plus Nebraska are within the driver’s seats for internet hosting regionals. Oregon is simply exterior that group however isn’t penalized for a five-set loss to Stanford. 

Pitt had one of the spectacular performances of the week sweeping Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The Panthers might be part of the elite firm once they host Louisville this weekend. Kentucky continues to be one of many hottest groups within the nation and leads a loaded SEC. Penn State can be rounding into kind and will problem to host within the event. 

Haley: Thrilling matches subsequent week will assist decide loads, Oregon vs. Arizona State and Pitt vs. Louisville.

Punzel: My high 14 groups are all the identical as final week with a number of shuffling of positions. Texas from No. 4 to No. 7 was the largest mover. I added BYU and Penn State again to my checklist with the final two spots, which are typically the jinxed positions on my poll every week. Quickly sufficient it will all be settled on the court docket, roughly.

Ehman: Wisconsin dropped one spot — Stanford’s wins are higher. Penn State additionally entered the chat at 13 for me. Texas dropped a number of after the Okay-State loss. That is going to be a wild final two weeks…

Gilman: It’s anybody’s guess after the highest 3, however I nonetheless really feel good placing Wisconsin in there. Then it’s a crapshoot with a slew of proficient groups who simply can’t string wins collectively. This ultimate few weeks will probably be all that issues although, with Louisville-Pitt this weekend and Wisconsin-Nebraska and Kentucky-Arkansas looming!

Chester: Debated transferring Wisconsin beneath Stanford after they misplaced to Penn State, however the Cardinal picked up one other top-10 win over Oregon, so I moved them into the two spot. Louisville strikes as much as No. 4 with Oregon and Texas every dropping. Oregon drops a spot with its five-set loss to Stanford, Texas drops after dropping to unranked Okay-State. Pitt strikes up with large sweep of Georgia Tech, and Washington State strikes down as properly after dropping to UCLA. I debated the order of Kentucky and Tennesee, however the Wildcats have been DOMINATING and the best way they’re enjoying proper now gave them the sting.

Robust: To me, the 4 regional hosts appear fairly sure at this level: Nebraska, Wisconsin, Stanford, and whoever wins spherical 2 of Pittsburgh-Louisville. Wisconsin fairly simply holds the  No. 2 spot regardless of the loss at Penn State. Not going to provide it to a Stanford group that additionally misplaced on the street to the same caliber opponent (Arizona State) however in a lot worse style only a week in the past. Wazzu has been actually, actually shaky over the previous few weeks, narrowly escaping towards USC to keep away from their fifth loss prior to now six matches. I’m in all probability nonetheless decrease on Creighton than others are (15) however the Jays have been higher over the previous a number of weeks, even earlier than Norah Sis obtained again from damage. Purdue narrowly takes the 16 spot, as their huge array of high-quality wins outweigh a handful of head-scratching losses. Enjoyable truth: Purdue’s six top-25 RPI are tied for third within the nation, behind solely Nebraska (9) and Stanford (7). Additionally thought of: Dayton, Florida, Kansas, Penn State.