NCAA | How the Top 20 fared

How the Top 20 fared, August 24-26, 2012

It was an eventful three days …

Washington's Kelcey Dunaway
-Volleyblog Seattle photo
by Leslie Hamann

• In the first weekend’s marquee matchup, #1 UCLA built a 19-13 lead in the second set against #5 Nebraska, only to let it slip away. Playing at home, the Huskers hung on, barely, until the match was tied 13-all in the fifth set. Nebraska won the next two points and came away with the narrowest of victories.
• The Bruins were last season’s national champions; their Finals opponent, #9 Illinois, also lost … twice, to Dayton and to #11 Pepperdine. Not to be outdone, Pepperdine also lost to unheralded Dayton.
• Nebraska’s Coliseum is probably the second-toughest place for visitors to play; #3 Stanford travelled to the toughest: Honolulu. In something of a surprise, Hawai’i handled Stanford fairly easily, 3-1, in front of 7,426 Wahine Rainbow fans.
• #2 Texas swept away pesky #19 San Diego, and watched #10 Iowa State—its only serious competition in the Big 12—lose to both #14 Florida State and #16 Tennessee. Florida State also easily handled Tennessee.
• Last season, #18 Oregon stunned the volleyball world by beating #4 Penn State. This season, the Ducks overcame Ohio State in five sets.
• #17 California stumbled, losing in five sets to San Diego State.

	Volleyball Magazine Media Poll Ranking
	American Volleyball Coaches Association Coaches’ Poll Ranking
†	2012 Washington opponent
1	1	†UCLA (1-1)		Pac-12
		W	Notre Dame (@ Lincoln)	(25-17, 18-25, 25-23, 25-19)
		L	@ #5 Nebraska	(20-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-19, 13-15)
			Jiangsu, China	8/29
			Northeastern [@ UCSB]	8/31
			@ UC Santa Barbara	9/1
2	2	Texas (3-0)		Big 12
		W	†LSU	(25-12, 25-19, 25-19)
		W	Cal Poly	(25-17, 25-16, 25-20)
		W	#19 San Diego	(25-21, 25-19, 25-12)
			Florida [@ Univ. Park]	8/31
			@ Penn St	9/1
3	6	†Stanford (2-1)		Pac 12
		W	St. Mary’s (@ Honolulu)	(25-14, 25-16, 25-20)
		W	Albany (@ Honolulu)	(25-14, 25-7, 25-15)
		L	@ #7 Hawai’i	(25-17, 23-25, 15-25, 17-25)
			@ Penn St	8/31
			Florida [@ Univ. Park]	9/1
4	3	Penn State (3-0)		Big Ten
		W	Morehead St (@Louisville)	(25-18, 25-15, 25-14)
		W	W. Kentucky (@ Louisville)	(25-10, 25-22, 25-22)
		W	@ Louisville	(25-20, 25-17, 25-18)
			†Stanford [@ Univ. Park]	8/31
			Texas [@ Univ. Park]	9/1
5	4	Nebraska (3-0)		Big Ten
		W	St. Louis	(25-13, 25-17, 25-18)
		W	†#1 UCLA	(25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 19-25, 15-13)
		w	Notre Dame	(25-19, 25-21, 25-13)
			Colgate [@ Irvine]	8/31
			@ UC Irvine	8/31
6	5	†USC (3-0)		Pac-12
		W	North Dakota (@ Coll. Sta.)	(25-20, 25-23, 25-21)
		W	@ Texas A&M	(26-28, 25-14, 25-18, 25-20)
		W	Texas St (@ Coll. Sta.)	(25-18, 25-19, 25-22)
			Jiangsu, China	8/28
			Northern Iowa	8/31
			Boston College	9/1
			Mississippi St	9/1
7	8	Hawai’i (3-0)		Big West
		W	Albany	(25-17, 25-6, 25-15)
		W	St. Mary’s	(25-20, 22-25, 25-22, 25-13)
		W	†#3 Stanford	(17-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-17)
			San Francisco	8/31
			Baylor	9/1
			†California	9/2
8	9	†Purdue (3-0)		Big 10
		W	Northern Iowa	(25-23, 25-23, 25-18)
		W	George Washington	(25-12, 25-12, 25-16)
		W	Pittsburgh	(25-16, 25-23, 25-6)
			Washington [@ Baton Rouge]	8/31
			†Rice [@ Baton Rouge]	8/31
			†@ LSU	9/1
9	7	Illinois (1-2)		Big 10
		L	@ Dayton	(14-25, 17-25, 21-25)
		L	#11 Pepperdine (@ Dayton)	(15-25, 21-25, 20-25)
		W	Ohio (@ Dayton)	(25-23, 19-25, 25-22, 25-18)
			Iowa St	8/31
			Iowa St	9/1
10	10	Iowa State (1-2)		Big 12
		w	Cincinnati (@ Knoxville)	(25-23, 25-18, 25-20)
		L	#14 Florida St (@ Knoxville)	(25-23, 23-25, 11-25, 27-25, 11-15)
		L	@#16 Tennessee	(25-20, 24-26, 25-19, 20-25, 4-15)
			@ Illinois	8/31
			@ Illinois	9/1
11	11	Pepperdine (2-1)		West Coast
		W	Ohio (@ Dayton)	(25-16, 25-18, 25-14)
		W	#9 Illinois (@ Dayton)	(25-15, 25-21, 25-20)
		L	@ Dayton	(19-25, 25-18, 24-26, 18-25)
			Jiangsu, China	8/31
			Cal State Fullerton	9/1
			†Arizona	9/1
12	13	Kentucky (3-0)		SEC
		w	North Carolina	(25-23, 25-22, 25-14)
		W	Lipscomb	(25-20, 23-25, 21-25, 25-13, 15-10)
		W	†Long Beach St	(19-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-19)
			@ Louisville	8/29
			@ Ohio	8/31
			†Oregon [@ Athens, OH]	9/1
			W Carolina [@ Athens, OH]	9/1
13	14	Washington (3-0)		Pac-12
		W	†Boise St.	(25-19, 25-17, 25-21)
		W	†Gonzaga	(25-21, 25-17, 25-20)
		W	†Portland St	(25-19, 25-18, 25-16)
			†Purdue [@ Baton Rouge]	8/31
			†@ LSU	8/31
			†Rice [@ Baton Rouge]	9/1
14	12	Florida State (3-0)		ACC
		W	@#16 Tennessee	(27-25, 25-15, 25-21)
		W	#10 Iowa St @ Knoxville]	(23-25, 25-23, 25-11, 25-27, 15-11)
		W	Cincinnati [@ Knoxville]	(25-20, 25-17, 25-14)
			Fla. Intl. [@ Tallahassee]	8/31
			Georgia [@ Tallahassee]	9/1
			@ Florida A&M	9/1
15	16	Minnesota (2-0)		Big 10
		W	@ James Madison	(25-19, 22-25, 25-16, 25-14)
		W	Appalachian St (@ Harrisonbg)	(25-10, 25-14, 25-19)
			Long Island	8/31
			Miami, OH	9/1
			Albany	9/1
16	15	Tennessee (1-2)		SEC
		L	#14 Florida St	(25-27, 15-25, 21-25)
		W	Cincinnati	(25-12, 23-25, 25-19, 25-14)
		W	#10 Iowa St	(20-25, 26-24, 19-25, 25-20, 15-4)
			Colorado St [@ Wichita]	8/31
			BYU [@ Wichita]	9/1
			@ Wichita St	9/2
17	17	†California (1-1)		Pac-12
		W	Delaware (@ San Diego)	(25-11, 25-13, 25-20)
		L	@ San Diego St	(22-25, 25-20, 17-25, 25-15, 11-15)
			Baylor [@ Honolulu]	8/31
			San Francisco [@ Honolulu]	9/1
			@ Hawai’i	9/2
18	20	†Oregon (3-0)		Pac-12
		W	Toledo (@ Columbus)	(25-14, 25-12, 25-19)
		W	Houston (@ Columbus)	(25-18, 25-19, 25-11)
		W	@ Ohio St	(17-25, 21-25, 25-14, 26-24, 15-10)
			W. Carolina [@ Athens, OH]	8/31
			Kentucky [@ Athens, OH]	9/1
			@ Ohio	9/2
19	19	San Diego (2-1)		West Coast
		W	Cal Poly (@ Austin)	(25-10, 25-15, 25-20)
		W	†LSU (@ Austin)	(25-19, 25-14, 25-22)
		L	@#2 Texas	(21-25, 19-25, 12-25)
			†@ Long Beach St	8/31
20	18	Florida (3-0)		SEC
		W	Fla. Intl.	(25-21, 25-14, 25-12)
		W	Fla. A&M	(25-11, 25-11, 25-14)
		W	Fla. Gulf Coast	(25-16, 25-19, 25-16)
			Texas [@ Univ. Park]	8/31
			†Stanford [@ Univ. Park]	9/1

And the rest of the Pac-12 …

†Arizona
W	Evansville	(25-19, 25-20, 25-14)
L	Cal St Northridge	(25-23, 25-22, 24-26, 21-25, 9-15)
W	Utah Valley	(25-16, 25-15, 25-17)
	Jiangsu, China [@ Malibu]	9/1
	@ Pepperdine	9/1
†Oregon St
W	Oakland (@ Manhattan)	(25-18, 25-15, 25-19)
W	UC Irvine (@ Manhattan)	(25-22, 20-25, 25-19, 25-22)
L	@ Kansas St	(24-26, 25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 8-15)
	Miami [@ Normal, IL]	8/31
	Presbyterian [@ Normal, IL]	9/1
	@ Illinois St	9/1
†Utah
W	Southern Utah (@ Logan)	(25-16, 25-17, 25-15)
W	@ Utah St	(21-25, 25-10, 25-17, 23-25, 16-14)
W	Weber St (@ Logan)	(25-17, 25-13, 25-23)
W	†Portland (@ Logan)	(25-9, 25-21, 25-21)
	Utah Valley	8/28
	Santa Clara [@ Davis]	8/31
	@ UC Davis	8/31
	North Carolina [@ Davis]	9/1
†Washington St
W	Montana (@ Moscow)	(25-23, 25-12, 2-19)
L	Pacific (@ Moscow)	(21-25, 14-25, 16-25)
L	@ Idaho	(19-25, 25-21, 25-20, 26-28, 13-15)
	Alabama St	8/31
	†Seattle U	8/31
	Weber St	9/1
†Arizona St
W	Idaho St (@ El Paso)	(20-25, 25-17, 22-25, 29-27, 16-14)
W	Fresno St (@ El Paso)	(25-22, 25-11, 25-19)
W	@ UTEP	(23-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-21)
	@ UC Irvine	8/31
	Colgate [@ Irvine]	9/1
	Loyola Marymount [@ Irvine]	9/1
†Colorado
W	Texas Southern (@ Huntsville)	(25-8, 25-14, 25-8)
W	Louisiana (@ Huntsville)	(25-14, 25-20, 25-21)
W	@ Sam Houston St	(19-25, 13-25, 25-21, 25-12, 15-12)
	Cornell	8/31
	Northern Arizona	9/1
	Fresno St	9/1

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WRITTEN BY: Jack Hamann | PHOTOGRAPHY: Leslie Hamann

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