Washington
won the biggest conference showdown of the week, handling Oregon at home, 3-0.
The second biggest? Washington State’s 3-0 pounding of gritty Oregon State.
(last week's rankings in parentheses)
1.
|
USC
(1)
|
Six
3-0 sweeps in a row; hottest team in the country right now
|
2.
|
Washington
(2)
|
Passed
Oregon test; has played just one match all season that didn’t end 3-0
|
3.
|
UCLA
(3)
|
Clean
sweep in the Rockies; should do the same in the desert
|
4.
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Oregon
(6)
|
Never
quit against UW; now face Cal, Stanford, USC & UCLA all in a row
|
5.
|
Cal
(4)
|
From
nation’s #1 team to dropping a set at home against lowly ASU. Overrated?
|
6.
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Stanford
(5)
|
Forced
to break a sweat against Arizona; how will they do in Eugene?
|
7.
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WSU
(9)
|
Big
win against OSU and tough loss against UO; chance to excel against Utah &
Colorado
|
8.
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Oregon
State (7)
|
Looked
bad against WSU, better against UW. What if Kressl & Shaw were healthy?
|
9.
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Arizona
(8)
|
Missed
chance to make a statement against Cal; must-wins against LA schools?
|
10.
|
Arizona
State (10)
|
Stealing
a set from Cal a plus; doesn’t quite balance many minuses
|
11.
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Utah
(11)
|
Weird
thing is, there are a lot of great prep players and prep club teams in Utah
|
12.
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Colorado
(12)
|
Weird
thing is, there are a lot of great prep players and prep club teams in Colorado
|
Nationally, top teams who lost include #8 Texas (to #25 Oklahoma), #10 Minnesota (to #24 Ohio State and to #9 Penn State),and #12 Purdue (to #1 Illinois).
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| Starting lineup, Washington Huskies, before September 30 home match with Oregon [Volleyblog Seattle photo by Leslie Hamann] |
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