NCAA | How the Top 20 fared

How the Top 20 fared, August 27- September 2, 2012

Washington's Lianna Sybeldon
-Volleyblog Seattle photo by Leslie Hamann

#4 Penn State had a great weekend, knocking off #8 Stanford and #2 Texas, both at home.

#6 Hawai'i dropped a stunner in Honolulu to struggling Cal.

#7 Purdue was creamed by #11 Washington, and barely got past Rice.

#10 Kentucky lost to Louisville, and was then demolished by #17 Oregon.

#15 Tennessee was handled by undefeated, but unranked BYU.

#16 Iowa State and #19 Illinois played each other twice, and split the two matches.

#20 Florida couldn't keep up with either #2 Texas or #8 Stanford.

	Volleyball Magazine Media Poll Ranking
	American Volleyball Coaches Association Coaches’ Poll Ranking
†	2012 Washington opponent
1	1	Nebraska (5-0)		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)
		w	Colgate [@ Irvine]	(25-12, 25-19, 25-13)
		w	@ UC Irvine	(25-13, 25-18, 25-21)
			Oklahoma	9/6
			Duquesne	9/7
			Kentucky	9/8
2	2	Texas (5-1)		Big 12
		W	†LSU4	(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)
		W	@ West Virginia	(25-15, 25-18, 25-16)
		W	#20 Florida [@ Univ. Park]	(29-27, 25-22, 26-24)
		l	@ #4 Penn St	(22-25, 21-25, 22-25)
			Minnesota	9/6
			Minnesota	9/7
3	3	†UCLA (3-1)		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)
		L	Jiangsu, China	[25-22, 25-23, 22-25, 14-25, 10-15)
		W	Northeastern [@ UCSB]	(25-21, 25-18,25-21)
		W	@ UC Santa Barbara	(21-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-19)
			Idaho [@ Honolulu]	9/7
			San Diego St [@ Honolulu]	9/8
			@ Hawai’i	9/9
4	4	Penn State (5-0)		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)
		W	†#8 Stanford [@ Univ. Park]	(25-13, 25-27, 25-23, 23-25, 15-13)
		W	#2 Texas [@ Univ. Park]	(25-22, 25-21, 25-22)
			DePaul [@ Chicago]	9/8
			†Oregon St [@ Chicago]	9/8
			@ Illinois-Chicago	9/9
5	5	†USC (6-0)		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)
		L	Jiangsu, China	(20-25, 25-23, 21-25, 19-25)
		W	Northern Iowa	(25-18, 25-20, 25-19)
		W	Boston College	(25-13, 28-26, 24-26, 25-10)
		W	Mississippi St	(25-13, 25-10, 25-12)
			San Diego	9/7
			Cal Poly	9/8
			Notre Dame	9/8
6	6	Hawai’i (5-1)		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)
		W	San Francisco	(25-14, 27-25, 25-19)
		W	Baylor	(25-17, 25-13, 25-19)
		L	†California	(23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 17-25, 12-15)
			San Diego St	9/8
			Idaho	9/8
			UCLA	9/9
7	7	†Purdue (5-1)		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)
		l	#11 Washington [@ Houston]	(21-25, 17-25, 9-25)
		W	†Rice [@ Houston]	(23-25, 25-13, 27-29, 25-21, 15-9)
		W	†@ LSU	(25-20, 25-19, 25-20)
			Louisville [@ Cincinnati]	9/7
			@ Cincinnati	9/8
8	9	†Stanford (3-2)		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)
		L	@ #4 Penn St	(13-25, 27-25, 23-25, 25-23, 13-15)
		W	#18 Florida [@ Univ. Park]	(22-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-16)
			Jiangsu, China	9/5
			Santa Clara	9/7
			Loyola	9/8
			Pacific	9/8
9	8	Florida State (6-0)		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)
		W	Fla. Intl. [@ Tallahassee]	(25-11, 25-12, 25-16)
		w	Georgia [@ Tallahassee]	(26-28, 25-11, 25-21, 25-16)
		w	@ Florida A&M	(25-23, 25-18, 25-18)
			Slovenia	9/4
			@ Miami, FL	9/7
10	10	Kentucky (5-2)		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)
		l	@ Louisville	(25-21, 23-25, 15-25, 28-30)
		W	@ Ohio	(25-16, 25-21, 21-25, 25-21)
		l	†#17 Oregon [@ Athens, OH]	(18-25, 14-25, 16-25)
		W	W Carolina [@ Athens, OH]	(25-8, 25-15, 25-23)
			Duquesne [@ Lincoln]	9/6
			Oklahoma [@ Lincoln]	9/7
			@ Nebraska	9/7
11	12	Washington (6-0)		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)
		W	†#7 Purdue [@ Baton Rouge]	(25-21, 25-17, 25-9)
		W	†@ LSU	(25-21, 25-20, 25-22)
		W	†Rice [@ Baton Rouge]	(25-21, 25-21, 25-22)
			†Seattle U	9/6
			†Long Beach St	9/7
12	11	Dayton (6-0)		Atlantic 10
		W	Illinois	(25-14,25 -17, 25-21)
		W	Pepperdine	(25-19, 18-25, 26-24, 25-18)
		W	Ohio	(25-18, 28-26, 24-26, 25-17)
		W	Austin Peay [@ Springfield, MO]	(25-14, 25-7, 25-21)
		w	@ Missouri St	(25-21, 25-23, 25-10)
		w	Oral Roberts [@ Springfield, MO]	(30-28, 25-20, 25-11)
			Ohio St [@ Bowling Green, KY]	9/7
			@ Western Kentucky	9/7
			Tenn. Tech [@ Bowling Green, KY]	9/8
13	16	Minnesota (5-0)		Big 10
		W	@ James Madison	(25-19, 22-25, 25-16, 25-14)
		W	Appalachian St (@ Harrisonbg)	(25-10, 25-14, 25-19)
		W	Long Island	(25-16, 25-19, 25-16)
		w	Miami, OH	(25-16, 25-19, 25-16)
		w	Albany	(25-13, 25-16, 25-12)
			@ Texas	9/6
			@ Texas	9/7
14	13	Pepperdine (4-1)		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)
		L	Jiangsu, China	(15-25, 21-25, 17-25)
		w	Cal State Fullerton	(25-20, 25-23, 25-20)
		w	†Arizona	(25-20, 25-23, 20-25, 20-25, 15-12)
			@ Colorado St	9/7
			New Mexico St [@ Ft Collins]	9/8
			Florida Intl. [@ Ft Collins]	9/8
15	14	Tennessee (4-2)		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)
		W	Colorado St [@ Wichita]	(25-22, 23-25, 27-25, 22-25, 15-11)
		L	BYU [@ Wichita]	(25-17, 20-25, 21-25, 17-25)
		W	@ Wichita St	(25-19, 28-26, 22-25, 24-26, 15-9)
			Geo. Washington [@ College Park]	9/7
			Boston College [@ College Park]	9/8
			@ Maryland	9/8
16	15	Iowa State (2-3)		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)
		L	@ #19 Illinois	(16-25, 22-25, 16-25)
		W	@ #19 Illinois	(26-28, 25-19, 25-22, 23-25, 15-10)
			Northern Iowa	9/5
			Eastern Washington	9/7
			Iowa	9/8
			Syracuse	9/8
17	17	†Oregon (6-0)		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	W. Carolina [@ Athens, OH]	(25-6, 25-19, 25-18)
		W	#10 Kentucky [@ Athens, OH]	(25-18, 25-14, 25-16)
		W	@ Ohio	(25-21, 23-25, 25-19, 25-18)
			UC Santa Barbara	9/5
			St. Mary’s	9/10
18	20	San Diego (3-1)		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)
		W	†@ Long Beach St	(25-19, 25-20, 25-21)
			†@ USC	9/7
			Notre Dame [@ Los Angeles]	9/8
			Cal Poly [@ Los Angeles]	9/8
19	19	Illinois (2-3)		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)
		W	#16 Iowa St	(25-16, 25-22, 25-16)
		L	#16 Iowa St	(28-26, 19-25, 22-25, 25-23, 10-15)
			@ Cincinnati	9/7
			Louisville @ Cincinnati	9/8
20	18	Florida (3-2)		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)
		L	#2 Texas [@ Univ. Park]	(27-29, 22-25, 24-26)
		L	†#8 Stanford [@ Univ. Park]	(25-22, 22-25, 20-25, 16-25)
			Slovenia	9/3
			Jacksonville	9/7
			Louisiana-Lafayette	9/8
			Georgia Tech	9/8

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