Volleyball Moves to 22nd In AVCA Top 25 Poll
9/19/2022 2:02:00 PM | Volleyball
Jays open BIG EAST play on Friday vs. Georgetown
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton Volleyball team fell five spots to No. 22 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.
Creighton (8-3) went 1-1 last weekend at the Rice Adidas Invitational II, defeating Kansas State in four sets before falling to Rice in five sets. The Owls moved into this week's rankings at No. 23 after being just outside the poll last week.
Creighton's BIG EAST rival Marquette (9-1) remained 19th following a second straight 3-0 week.
Texas captured all but one first place vote to remain atop the poll. The Longhorns are followed by Louisville, Nebraska, San Diego and Stanford.
The Bluejays have now been ranked each of the last 19 polls and 96 times in program history. That figure ranks 45th-most in history. CU's all-time best ranking in program history is No. 7, which came in the poll released on Aug. 28, 2017. Creighton is 153-38 all-time when playing as a ranked team in the AVCA poll. This is the 11th straight season that Creighton has spent at least one week in the top-25, another program record.
Creighton enters BIG EAST play on Friday at 6:30 p.m. when it hosts Georgetown, then welcomes Villanova to D.J. Sokol Arena on Sunday at 1 p.m.AVCA Division I Coaches Poll:
Creighton (8-3) went 1-1 last weekend at the Rice Adidas Invitational II, defeating Kansas State in four sets before falling to Rice in five sets. The Owls moved into this week's rankings at No. 23 after being just outside the poll last week.
Creighton's BIG EAST rival Marquette (9-1) remained 19th following a second straight 3-0 week.
Texas captured all but one first place vote to remain atop the poll. The Longhorns are followed by Louisville, Nebraska, San Diego and Stanford.
The Bluejays have now been ranked each of the last 19 polls and 96 times in program history. That figure ranks 45th-most in history. CU's all-time best ranking in program history is No. 7, which came in the poll released on Aug. 28, 2017. Creighton is 153-38 all-time when playing as a ranked team in the AVCA poll. This is the 11th straight season that Creighton has spent at least one week in the top-25, another program record.
Creighton enters BIG EAST play on Friday at 6:30 p.m. when it hosts Georgetown, then welcomes Villanova to D.J. Sokol Arena on Sunday at 1 p.m.
AVCA Division I Coaches Poll:
Sept. 19, 2022
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes Adjusted) | Total Points Adjusted | 2022 Record | Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas (63) | 1599 | 8-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Louisville (1) | 1531 | 9-1 | 3 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 1432 | 8-1 | 2 |
| 4 | San Diego | 1306 | 9-1 | 8 |
| 5 | Stanford | 1278 | 5-3 | 9 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 1216 | 6-2 | 4 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 1126 | 4-4 | 5 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 1050 | 5-3 | 6 |
| 9 | Penn State | 1040 | 11-0 | 11 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 1032 | 9-2 | 12 |
| 11 | Purdue | 982 | 9-1 | 10 |
| 12 | Florida | 942 | 8-2 | 16 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 901 | 7-2 | 7 |
| 14 | Baylor | 711 | 10-2 | 14 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 675 | 5-4 | 13 |
| 16 | BYU | 628 | 7-3 | 15 |
| 17 | Pepperdine | 612 | 9-2 | 22 |
| 18 | Washington | 521 | 8-2 | 18 |
| 19 | Marquette | 489 | 9-1 | 19 |
| 20 | Arkansas | 411 | 9-1 | 24 |
| 21 | Oregon | 390 | 6-2 | 20 |
| 22 | Creighton | 338 | 8-3 | 17 |
| 23 | Rice | 189 | 10-1 | NR |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | 135 | 12-2 | 21 |
| 25 | UCF | 95 | 8-0 | NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots:Â Kansas 71; Towson 30; Michigan 18; Northwestern 17; Utah 12; Illinois 5; Houston 3; Mississippi State 2
3 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 12 combined points.
Dropped Out: Kansas 23; Illinois 25
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