Washington remains at #4 in coaches' poll

Little change in this week’s AVCA coaches’ poll:

·         Oregon and USC moved up a spot; UCLA dropped one place.

·         #12 USC seems under-ranked: They beat #9 Minnesota and #4 Washington, and barely lost to #5 Penn State.

·         #3 Illinois seems overrated: They once again needed five sets to beat a lesser team (Louisville) at home.

·         Seven of the Big-10’s twelve schools are in the top 24.

·         Six Pac-12 teams in the top 15 … all six were members of the old Pac-8!

·         If #8 Texas and #25 Oklahoma join a Pac-16, as rumored …

Rank	School (First-Place Votes)	Total Points	2011 Record	Last Week
1	California (58)	1498	13-0	1
2	Stanford (1)	1424	8-1	2
3	Illinois (1)	1378	11-0	3
4	Washington	1226	9-1	4
5	Penn State	1160	7-3	5
6	Florida	1127	8-2	7
7	UCLA	1114	9-2	6
8	Texas	1032	6-3	8
9	Minnesota	1014	5-2	9
10	Nebraska	993	7-1	10
11	Hawai'i	932	10-1	11
12	Southern California	877	7-3	13
13	Purdue	799	11-0	14
14	Northern Iowa	708	12-1	15
15	Oregon	640	9-1	16