Volleyball Moves to 21st in AVCA Poll
9/26/2022 2:00:00 PM | Volleyball
Creighton off to a 10-3 start and 2-0 in league play
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton Volleyball team is ranked for the 20th straight week, moving up one spot to No. 21st in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.
Creighton (10-3) opened BIG EAST play with decisive sweeps over both Georgetown and Villanova, outscoring the opposition by a combined 150-84.
Creighton's BIG EAST rival Marquette (11-1, 2-0 BIG EAST) has won nine straight matches but held steady at 19th for the third straight week.
Texas captured all 64 of the first place votes to remain atop the poll. The Longhorns are followed by Louisville, Nebraska, San Diego and Purdue.
The Bluejays have now been ranked each of the last 20 polls and 97 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 155-38 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 has a pair of home matches this week, hosting Xavier on Wednesday and Butler on Friday. Both contests will start at 6:30 p.m.AVCA Division I Coaches Poll:
Creighton (10-3) opened BIG EAST play with decisive sweeps over both Georgetown and Villanova, outscoring the opposition by a combined 150-84.
Creighton's BIG EAST rival Marquette (11-1, 2-0 BIG EAST) has won nine straight matches but held steady at 19th for the third straight week.
Texas captured all 64 of the first place votes to remain atop the poll. The Longhorns are followed by Louisville, Nebraska, San Diego and Purdue.
The Bluejays have now been ranked each of the last 20 polls and 97 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 155-38 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 has a pair of home matches this week, hosting Xavier on Wednesday and Butler on Friday. Both contests will start at 6:30 p.m.
AVCA Division I Coaches Poll:
Sept. 26, 2022
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes Adjusted) | Total Points Adjusted | 2022 Record | Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas (64) | 1600 | 10-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Louisville | 1531 | 11-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 1462 | 10-1 | 3 |
| 4 | San Diego | 1358 | 11-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Purdue | 1223 | 11-1 | 11 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 1184 | 5-5 | 7 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 1173 | 6-4 | 8 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 1139 | 7-3 | 6 |
| 9 | Stanford | 1099 | 6-4 | 5 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 1076 | 11-2 | 10 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 953 | 9-2 | 13 |
| 12 | Penn State | 828 | 12-1 | 9 |
| 13 | Baylor | 767 | 11-2 | 14 |
| 14 | Florida | 730 | 10-3 | 12 |
| 15 | BYU | 725 | 9-3 | 16 |
| 16 | Oregon | 654 | 8-2 | 21 |
| 17 | Washington | 610 | 10-2 | 18 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 477 | 6-5 | 15 |
| 19 | Marquette | 470 | 11-1 | 19 |
| 20 | Pepperdine | 444 | 9-4 | 17 |
| 21 | Creighton | 327 | 10-3 | 22 |
| 22 | Rice | 263 | 12-1 | 23 |
| 23 | Arkansas | 177 | 10-2 | 20 |
| 24 | UCF | 147 | 10-0 | 25 |
| 25 | Western Kentucky | 132 | 14-2 | 24 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots:Â Michigan 104; LSU 46; Kansas 44; Towson 37; Houston 3
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