Pac-12 play
begins with plenty of drama.
The conference’s top five teams are a combined 54-5, and held five of the top seven spots in last week’s national polls. Look for
Ducks and/or Huskies to crack this week’s top three, and for the Bruins, Trojans
and Cardinal to stick around in the top eight.
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| Washington fan, Alaska Airlines Arena -Volleyblog Seattle photo by Jack Hamann |
The Pac-12's biggest matches the coming week are in Seattle:
- Wednesday: UCLA @ Washington
- Friday: USC @ Washington
Here’s how we rank 'em …
CONF
|
ALL
|
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1
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Oregon
|
2-0
|
11-0
|
Ducks didn’t just beat USC, they destroyed
previously unbeaten Trojans on their own home court
|
2
|
Washington
|
2-0
|
11-0
|
Huskies could have been caught looking past Arizona;
now they're free to look directly at UCLA and USC this week. School finally
in session, big crowd could matter.
|
3
|
USC
|
1-1
|
13-1
|
Impressive win against rival Bruins all but erased
by first loss of season to Oregon; when you live by freshmen, you sometimes
die by freshmen
|
4
|
UCLA
|
1-1
|
9-2
|
Lost to Nebraska when Huskers were ranked #1, and to
SC when Trojans were #2; weirdly unfazed after each setback, though
|
5
|
Stanford
|
2-0
|
10-2
|
Beat underperforming Cal, but clung by its
fingernails to escape Utah in 4 … Inky's got hops.
|
6
|
Arizona
St
|
1-1
|
12-3
|
Last season’s sleeper team is unexpectedly this
season’s sleeper team; will kick selves for losing to Arizona
|
7
|
Colorado
|
1-1
|
11-3
|
Buffs brimming with confidence; next victory will
double last season’s win total
|
8
|
Arizona
|
1-1
|
9-4
|
Team has some big hitters but will have to win at
home for any hope of an NCAA bid
|
9
|
Washington
St
|
0-2
|
10-4
|
Two tough losses to two tough teams … Cougars should hang
around a lot longer this season than last
|
10
|
Oregon
St
|
0-2
|
10-4
|
Two tough losses to two tough teams … Beavers should hang
around a lot longer this season than last
|
11
|
California
|
1-1
|
7-5
|
Cal still has time to recover, but must start soon;
barely escaped Boulder. Now must win at least one in Arizona.
|
12
|
Utah
|
0-2
|
9-6
|
Looked bad against Colorado, then pretty darned good
against Stanford. That and a few more clutch swings will get you out of the
conference basement.
|
Oregon (11-0)
|
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)
|
W
|
UC Santa Barbara
|
(25-17, 25-20, 18-25, 25-16)
|
W
|
St. Mary’s
|
(27-25, 25-15, 25-20)
|
W
|
†@ Portland St
|
(25-23, 25-23, 25-19)
|
W
|
†Oregon St
|
(25-12, 26-24, 25-15)
|
W
|
†@ #2 USC
|
(25-19, 25-15, 25-23)
|
Utah
|
9/28
|
|
Colorado
|
9/29
|
|
@ California
|
10/3
|
|
@ Stanford
|
10/5
|
|
Washington (11-0)
|
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)
|
W
|
†Seattle U
|
(25-15, 25-10, 25-21)
|
W
|
†Long Beach St
|
(25-21, 25-20, 25-23)
|
W
|
†@ Portland
|
(25-16, 25-21, 25-22)
|
W
|
†Washington St
|
(25-20, 27-29, 25-14,
27-25)
|
W
|
†@ Arizona
|
(25-16, 25-23, 18-25, 25-23)
|
UCLA
|
9/26
|
|
USC
|
9/28
|
|
@ Utah
|
10/5
|
|
@ Colorado
|
10/7
|
|
USC (13-1)
|
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)
|
W
|
#15 San Diego
|
(25-16, 14-25, 30-28,
19-25, 15-11)
|
W
|
Cal Poly
|
(25-12, 25-23, 25-21)
|
W
|
Notre Dame
|
(26-24, 25-22, 25-19)
|
W
|
@ TCU
|
(26-24, 25-22, 27-25)
|
W
|
Lehigh [@ Ft Worth]
|
(25-18, 25-14, 25-9)
|
W
|
Prairie View A&M [@ Ft
Worth]
|
(25-7, 25-12, 25-15)
|
w
|
†#1 UCLA
|
(28-26, 25-20, 24-26,
25-17)
|
L
|
†#7 Oregon
|
(19-25, 15-25,
23-25)
|
@ Washington
|
9/28
|
|
@ Washington St
|
9/30
|
|
Arizona
|
10/5
|
|
Arizona St
|
10/7
|
|
UCLA (9-2)
|
Pac-12
|
|
W
|
Notre Dame [@ Lincoln]
|
(25-17, 18-25, 25-23,
25-19)
|
L
|
@ #5 Nebraska
(8/25)
|
(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)
|
W
|
Idaho [@ Honolulu]
|
(25-16, 25-13, 25-13)
|
W
|
San Diego St [@ Honolulu]
|
(25-11, 25-20, 25-18)
|
W
|
@ #8 Hawai’i
|
(28-30, 25-16, 25-17,
25-21)
|
W
|
#19 Pepperdine
|
(25-14, 25-15, 25-22)
|
W
|
@ Colorado St
|
(25-20, 22-25, 25-21,
13-25, 15-10)
|
L
|
†@ #2 USC
|
(26-28, 20-25,
26-24, 17-25)
|
W
|
†Oregon St
|
(25-14, 25-18, 25-17)
|
@ Washington
|
9/26
|
|
@ Washington State
|
9/28
|
|
Arizona St
|
10/5
|
|
Arizona
|
10/7
|
|
Stanford (10-2)
|
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
(8/31)
|
(13-25, 27-25,
23-25, 25-23, 13-15)
|
W
|
#18 Florida [@ Univ. Park]
|
(22-25, 25-22, 25-20,
25-16)
|
L
|
Jiangsu,
China
|
(16-25,
15-25, 18-25)
|
W
|
Santa Clara
|
(25-10, 25-15, 25-14)
|
w
|
Loyola
|
(25-16, 25-27, 25-15,
25-15)
|
w
|
Pacific
|
(25-16, 25-22, 25-17)
|
W
|
San Francisco
|
(25-28, 25-12, 25-16)
|
W
|
@ St Mary’s
|
(18-25, 25-20, 25-21,
25-19)
|
W
|
†California
|
(25-17, 25-17, 28-26)
|
W
|
†@ Utah
|
(17-25, 25-22, 25-23,
27-25)
|
@ Arizona
|
9/28
|
|
@ Arizona St
|
9/30
|
|
Oregon
|
10/5
|
|
Oregon St
|
10/7
|
|
Arizona St (12-3)
|
Pac-12
|
|
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)
|
W
|
@ UC Irvine
|
(25-21, 23-25, 13-25,
25-18, 11-15)
|
W
|
Colgate [@ Irvine]
|
(25-18, 25-18, 25-9)
|
W
|
@ Loyola Marymount
|
(27-25, 25-23, 25-21,
25-18)
|
L
|
Wyoming [@
Lawrence, KS]
|
(23-25, 25-18,
25-18, 24-26, 11-15)
|
L
|
@ Kansas (9/7)
|
(25-20, 19-25,
24-26, 23-25)
|
W
|
C of Charleston [@
Lawrence, KS]
|
(25-17, 25-12, 25-21)
|
W
|
Villanova
|
(25-9, 25-9, 25-22)
|
W
|
UC Riverside
|
(25-16, 23-25, 25-22,
25-12)
|
W
|
Florida Atlantic
|
(25-11, 25-13, 25-20)
|
W
|
†Gonzaga
|
(25-20, 23-25, 25-11,
25-13)
|
L
|
†@ Arizona
|
(20-25, 16-25,
25-20, 21-25)
|
W
|
†Washington St
|
(25-18, 20-25, 25-21,
25-23)
|
California
|
9/28
|
|
Stanford
|
9/30
|
|
@ UCLA
|
10/5
|
|
@ USC
|
10/7
|
|
Colorado (11-3)
|
Pac-12
|
|
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)
|
W
|
Cornell
|
(25-19, 25-21, 25-21)
|
L
|
Northern Arizona
|
(26-24, 21-25,
22-25, 19-25)
|
L
|
Fresno St (9/1)
|
(26-28, 21-25,
20-25)
|
W
|
@UMBC
|
(25-17, 21-25, 25-23,
20-25, 15-6)
|
W
|
Howard [@ Baltimore]
|
(25-14, 25-9, 25-8)
|
W
|
Robt. Morris [@ Baltimore]
|
(25-22, 25-22, 25-17)
|
W
|
@ Air Force
|
(37-35, 28-26, 24-26,
21-25, 15-12)
|
W
|
Cal St Bakersfield
|
(25-19, 23-25,19-25,
25-13, 15-13)
|
W
|
Norfolk St
|
(25-16, 25-22, 25-16)
|
W
|
†Utah
|
(25-21, 25-20, 25-21)
|
L
|
†California
|
(25-23, 22-25,
25-23, 11-25, 8-15)
|
@ Oregon St
|
9/28
|
|
@ Oregon
|
9/29
|
|
Washington St
|
10/5
|
|
Washington
|
10/7
|
|
Arizona (9-4)
|
Pac-12
|
|
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)
|
L
|
Jiangsu,
China [@ Malibu]
|
(25-21,
25-16, 25-17)
|
W
|
Cal St Fullerton [@
Malibu]
|
(25-17, 25-23, 25-22)
|
L
|
@ #14 Pepperdine
|
(20-25, 23-25,
25-20, 25-20, 12-15)
|
W
|
Iona
|
(25-17, 25-14, 25-18)
|
l
|
TCU (9/7)
|
(25-9, 24-26,
20-25, 13-25)
|
W
|
Lipscomb
|
(25-14, 25-17, 25-23)
|
W
|
UC Irvine
|
(26-24, 25-27, 25-27)
|
W
|
†Boise St
|
(25-23, 26-24, 25-15)
|
W
|
American
|
(25-16, 25-21, 25-11)
|
W
|
†Arizona St
|
(25-20, 25-16, 20-25,
25-21)
|
L
|
†#5 Washington
|
(16-25, 23-25,
25-18, 23-25)
|
Stanford
|
9/28
|
|
California
|
9/30
|
|
USC
|
10/5
|
|
UCLA
|
10/7
|
|
Washington
St (10-4)
|
Pac-12
|
|
W
|
Montana (@ Moscow)
|
(25-23, 25-12, 2-19)
|
L
|
Pacific (@
Moscow)
|
(21-25, 14-25,
16-25)
|
L
|
@ Idaho (8/25)
|
(19-25, 25-21,
25-20, 26-28, 13-15)
|
W
|
Alabama St
|
(25-16, 25-9, 25-9)
|
W
|
†Seattle U
|
(25-8, 25-13, 25-16)
|
W
|
Weber St
|
(25-21, 25-14, 25-16)
|
W
|
CS Fullerton [@ Reno]
|
(25-20, 21-25, 25-19,
25-23)
|
W
|
@ Nevada
|
(25-10, 25-11, 25-23)
|
W
|
Cal St Bakersfield [@
Reno]
|
(25-18, 25-22, 25-14)
|
W
|
Norfolk St [@ Colo
Springs]
|
(25-14, 25-15, 25-13)
|
W
|
Cal St Bakersfield [@ C
Spgs]
|
(25-14, 25-27, 25-23,
25-18)
|
W
|
@ Air Force
|
(23-25, 25-9, 25-14,
25-21)
|
L
|
@ #5 Washington
|
(20-25, 29-27,
14-25, 25-27)
|
L
|
†@ Arizona St
|
(18-25, 25-20,
21-25, 23-25)
|
UCLA
|
9/28
|
|
USC
|
9/30
|
|
@ Colorado
|
10/5
|
|
@ Utah
|
10/6
|
|
Oregon St (10-4)
|
Pac-12
|
|
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)
|
L
|
Miami, FL [@
Normal, IL] (8/31)
|
(23-25, 24-26,
25-19, 23-25)
|
W
|
Presbyterian [@ Normal,
IL]
|
(25-13, 25-21 25-22)
|
W
|
@ Illinois St
|
(23-25, 25-21, 25-22,
26-28, 15-6)
|
W
|
@ Illinois-Chicago
|
(25-22, 25-19, 27-25)
|
W
|
#2 Penn St [@ Chicago]
|
(17-25, 25-17, 11-25,
25-17, 15-12)
|
W
|
DePaul [@ Chicago]
|
(25-19, 25-22, 22-25,
22-25, 15-11)
|
W
|
Santa Clara [@ Fullerton]
|
(25-21, 18-25, 25-20,
25-19)
|
W
|
San Diego St [@ Fullerton]
|
(24-26, 25-20, 25-19,
25-19)
|
W
|
@ Cal St Fullerton
|
(25-16, 25-21, 25-18)
|
L
|
†@ #7 Oregon
|
(12-25, 24-26,
15-25)
|
L
|
† @ #1 UCLA
|
(14-25, 18-25,
17-25)
|
Colorado
|
9/28
|
|
Utah
|
9/30
|
|
@ California
|
10/5
|
|
@ Stanford
|
10/7
|
|
California (7-5)
|
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)
|
L
|
Baylor [@
Honolulu]
|
(23-25, 24-26,
23-25)
|
L
|
San Francisco [@
Honolulu] (9/1)
|
(25-22, 19-25,
22-25, 25-20, 12-15)
|
W
|
@ #6 Hawai’i
|
(25-23, 16-25, 20-25,
25-17, 15-12)
|
L
|
Jiangsu,
China
|
(18-25,
15-25, 27-25, 14-25)
|
w
|
Penn
|
(25-23, 25-12, 25-19)
|
w
|
UC Riverside
|
(25-19, 25-15, 25-19)
|
w
|
Northern Arizona
|
(25-22, 25-21, 23-25,
25-17)
|
W
|
St Mary’s
|
(26-24, 16-25, 25-23,
25-20)
|
L
|
@ San Francisco
|
(21-25, 21-25,
21-25)
|
L
|
†@ #6 Stanford
|
(17-25, 17-25,
24-26)
|
W
|
†@ Colorado
|
(23-25, 25-22, 23-25,
25-11, 15-8)
|
@ Arizona St
|
9/28
|
|
@ Arizona
|
9/30
|
|
Oregon
|
10/3
|
|
Oregon St
|
10/5
|
|
Utah (9-6)
|
Pac-12
|
|
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)
|
W
|
Utah Valley
|
(25-18, 25-17, 25-19)
|
L
|
Santa Clara [@
Davis]
|
(25-21, 21-25,
25-20, 20-25, 16-18)
|
W
|
@ UC Davis
|
(25-14, 25-22, 25-21)
|
L
|
North Carolina
[@ Davis]
|
(17-25, 19-25,
16-25)
|
L
|
@ BYU
|
(14-25, 15-25,
24-26)
|
L
|
†Portland St [@
Provo] (9/8)
|
(25-23, 19-25,
17-25, 29-31)
|
W
|
Bowling Green [@ Provo]
|
(29-27, 26-28, 21-25,
25-22, 15-11)
|
W
|
Cal Poly
|
(25-13, 25-23, 25-21)
|
W
|
Nevada
|
(25-18, 25-15, 25-14)
|
L
|
†@ Colorado
|
(21-25, 20-25,
21-25)
|
L
|
† #6 Stanford
|
(25-17, 22-25,
23-25, 25-27)
|
@ Oregon
|
9/28
|
|
@ Oregon St
|
9/30
|
|
Washington
|
10/5
|
|
Washington St
|
10/6
|
|
†
|
2012 Washington opponent
|
WRITTEN BY Jack Hamann | PHOTOS BY Leslie Hamann
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