NCAA | How the Top 20 fared

How the Top 20 fared, October 1-7, 2012

Top teams won, but look how many were squeakers …

• #2 Penn State trailed #20 Illinois 10-14 in the fifth set, and won with an 8-2 run
• #4 Nebraska escaped with a 3-2 win at lowly Indiana (0-6 in Big 10 play)
• #7 Stanford trailed #1 Oregon 1-6 in the fifth set, and won with a 14-4 run
• #10 Minnesota needed five sets to defeat #25 Michigan State
• #11 Purdue was swept by #4 Nebraska, then was swept be unranked Iowa
• #12 Florida needed five sets to defeat unranked Kentucky
• #13 Florida State swept two unranked teams: North Carolina and North Carolina State, but only one of the six sets was won by more than the minimum two points
• #16 BYU needed five sets to defeat unranked Loyola
• #19 Ohio State needed five sets to defeat both #20 Illinois and unranked Northwestern
• #20 Illinois lost two five setters: to #2 Penn State and to #19 Ohio State

Close-but-no-cigar award:

• Illinois (8-8) has played seven five-set matches so far this season, including four of its past five. Last year’s national finalists are 2-5 in five-set matches.

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	Volleyball Magazine Media Poll Ranking
	American Volleyball Coaches Association Coaches’ Poll Ranking
†	2012 Washington opponent
1	T2	†Oregon (14-1)			Pac-12
	LAST WEEK			†@ California	(25-20, 25-18, 17-25, 25-15)
					(23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 20-25, 10-15)
	NEXT UP			†Washington St	10/12
				Washington	10/13
	NONCONF (9-0)			Toledo (@ Columbus) (3-0); Houston (@ Columbus) (3-0); @ Ohio St (3-2); W. Carolina [@ Athens, OH] (3-0); #10 Kentucky [@ Athens, OH] (3-0); @ Ohio (3-1); UC Santa Barbara (3-1); St. Mary’s (3-0); †@ Portland St (3-0);
	CONF (5-1)			†Oregon St (3-0); †@ #2 USC (3-0); †Utah (3-0); †Colorado (3-0); †@ California (3-1); †@ #7 Stanford (2-3);
2	1	Penn State (16-1)			Big Ten
	LAST WEEK			@ Northwestern	(25-23, 25-18, 25-23)
				@ #20 Illinois	(23-25, 25-18, 25-21, 24-26, 18-16)
	NEXT UP			†Purdue	10/12
				Indiana	10/13
	NONCONF (10-1)			Morehead St [@Louisville] (3-0); W. Kentucky [@ Louisville] (3-0); @ Louisville (3-0); †#8 Stanford (3-2); #2 Texas (3-0); DePaul [@ Chicago] (3-0); †Oregon St [@ Chicago] (2-3); @ Illinois-Chicago (3-0); †Portland (3-0); Duquesne (3-0); Eastern Illinois (3-0)
	CONF (6-0)			#3 Nebraska (3-1), Iowa (3-1); @ Wisconsin (3-0); @ #10 Minnesota (3-0); @ Northwestern (3-0); @ #20 Illinois (3-2);
3	T2	Washington (15-0)			Pac-12
	LAST WEEK			†@ Utah	(25-14, 25-16, 23-25, 25-20)
				†@ Colorado	(25-17, 25-16, 25-22)
	NEXT UP			†@ Oregon St	10/12
				†@ Oregon	10/13
	NONCONF (9-0)			†Boise St. (3-0); †Gonzaga (3-0); †Portland St (3-0); †#7 Purdue [@ Baton Rouge] (3-0); †@ LSU (3-0); †Rice [@ Baton Rouge] (3-0); †Seattle U (3-0); †Long Beach St (3-0); †@ Portland (3-0)
	CONF (6-0)			Washington St (3-1); †@ Arizona (3-1); †#4 UCLA (3-2); †# 3 USC; †@ Utah (3-1); †@ Colorado (3-0);
4	4	Nebraska (13-2)			Big Ten
	LAST WEEK			†@ #11 Purdue	(25-23, 25-16, 24-22)
				@ Indiana	(25-23, 18-25, 20-25, 25-17, 15-10)
	NEXT UP			Wisconsin	10/12
				Minnesota	10/14
	NONCONF (8-1)			St. Louis (3-0); †#1 UCLA (3-2); Notre Dame (3-0); Colgate [@Irvine] (3-0); @UC Irvine (3-0); Oklahoma (3-0); Duquesne (3-0); #18 Kentucky (3-1); @ #25 Iowa St (1-3)
	CONF (5-1)			@ #4 Penn St (1-3); @ Ohio St (3-1); #20 Michigan St (3-0); Michigan (3-1); †@ #11 Purdue (3-0); @ Indiana (3-2);
5	6	†UCLA (12-3)			Pac-12
	LAST WEEK			†Arizona St	(25-22, 25-13, 25-15)
				†Arizona	(25-16, 25-20, 27-25)
	NEXT UP			†@ Stanford	10/12
				†@ California	10/14
	NONCONF (8-1)			Notre Dame [@ Lincoln] (3-1); @ #5 Nebraska (2-3); Jiangsu, China (2-3); Northeastern [@ Santa Barbara] (3-0); @ UC Santa Barbara (3-1); Idaho [@ Honolulu] (3-0); San Diego St [@ Honolulu] (3-0); @ #8 Hawai’i (3-1); #19 Pepperdine (3-0); @ Colorado St (3-2)
	CONF (4-2)			†@ #2 USC (1-3); †Oregon St (3-0); @ #5 Washington (2-3); †@ Washington State (3-0); †Arizona St (3-0); †Arizona (3-0);
6	5	†USC (16-2)			Pac-12
	LAST WEEK			†Arizona	(25-17, 25-16, 25-21)
				†Arizona St	(25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 25-23)
	NEXT UP			†@ Stanford	10/10
				†@ California	10/12
	NONCONF (12-0)			North Dakota [@ Coll. Sta.] (3-0); @ Texas A&M (3-1); Texas St [@ Coll. Sta.] (3-0); Jiangsu, China (1-3); Northern Iowa (3-0); Boston College (3-1); Mississippi St (3-0); #15 San Diego (3-2); Cal Poly (3-0); Notre Dame (3-0); @ TCU (3-0); Lehigh [@ Ft Worth] (3-0); Prairie View A&M [@ Ft Worth] (3-0)
	CONF (4-2)			#1 UCLA (3-1); #7 Oregon (0-3); @ #5 Washington (-0-3); †@ Washington St (3-0); †Arizona (3-0); †Arizona St (3-1);
7	7	†Stanford (14-2)			Pac 12
	LAST WEEK			†#1 Oregon	(25-23, 18-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-10)
				†Oregon St	(25-19, 25-14, 25-14)
	NEXT UP			†USC	10/10
				†UCLA	10/12
	NONCONF (8-2)			St. Mary’s [@ Honolulu] (3-0); Albany [@ Honolulu] (3-0); @ #7 Hawai’i (1-3); @ #4 Penn St (2-3); #18 Florida [@ Univ. Park] (3-1); Jiangsu, China (0-3); Santa Clara (3-0); Loyola (3-1); Pacific (3-0); San Francisco (3-0); @ St Mary’s (3-1);
	CONF (6-0)			†California (3-0); †@ Utah (3-1); †@ Arizona (3-1); †@ Arizona St (3-1); †#1 Oregon (3-2); †Oregon St (3-0);
8	9	Texas (13-3)			Big 12
	LAST WEEK			TCU	(25-19, 25-21, 25-17)
				@ #15 Kansas St	(25-17, 30-28, 25-15)
	NEXT UP			@ Louisville	10/8
				Kansas	10/12
	NONCONF (7-3)			†LSU (3-0); Cal Poly (3-0); #19 San Diego (3-0); #20 Florida [@ Univ. Park] (3-0); @ #4 Penn St (0-3); #12 Minnesota (1-3); #12 Minnesota (3-1); #23 Illinois (2-3); Cincinnati (3-0); UCF (3-0);
	CONF (6-0)			@ West Virginia (3-0); Oklahoma (3-0); @ Baylor (3-0); @ Texas Tech (3-0); TCU (3-0); @ #15 Kansas St (3-0);
9	8	Hawai’i (14-2)			Big West
	LAST WEEK			@ Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	(25-15, 25-17, 17-25, 25-19)
				@ UC Santa Barbara	(25-13, 25-16, 25-21)
	NEXT UP			Cal St Northridge	10/12
				UC Davis	10/18
	NONCONF (7-2)			Albany (3-0); St. Mary’s (3-1); †#3 Stanford (3-1); San Francisco (3-0); Baylor (3-0); †California (2-3); San Diego St (3-1); Idaho (3-0); †#3 UCLA (1-3); Toyota Auto Body (1-3)
	CONF (7-0)			@ Cal St Northridge (3-2); @ UC Riverside (3-0); @ Cal St Fullerton (3-2); UC Irvine (3-0); †Long Beach St (3-0); @ Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (3-1); @ UC Santa Barbara (3-0);
10	10	Minnesota (14-3)			Big 10
	LAST WEEK			Michigan	(25-13, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22)
				#25 Michigan St	(22-25, 25-15, 23-25, 25-23, 15-8)
	NEXT UP			@ Iowa	10/12
				@ Nebraska	10/14
	NONCONF (9-2)			@ James Madison (3-1); Appalachian St (@ Harrisonbg) (3-0); Long Island (3-0); Miami, OH (3-0); Albany (3-0); @ #4 Texas (3-1); @ #4 Texas (1-3); North Dakota St (3-0); #20 Dayton [@ Tulsa] (3-0); #17 Kansas St [@ Tulsa] (2-3); @ Tulsa (3-0);
	CONF (5-1)			@ Illinois (3-0); @ Northwestern (3-1); Ohio St (3-0); #1 Penn St (0-3); Michigan (3-1); #25 Michigan St (3-2);
11	12	†Purdue (13-4)			Big 10
	LAST WEEK			#4 Nebraska	(23-25, 16-25, 22-25)
				Iowa	(23-25, 23-25, 18-25)
	NEXT UP			@ Penn St	10/12
				@ Ohio St	10/13
	NONCONF (9-2)			Northern Iowa (3-0); George Washington (3-0); Pittsburgh (3-0); #11 Washington [@ Houston] (0-3); †Rice [@ Houston] (3-2); †@ LSU (3-0); Louisville [@ Cincinnati] (0-3); @ Cincinnati (3-1); Jacksonville St (3-1); UAB (3-0); Bowling Green (3-0)
	CONF (4-2)			@ Michigan St (3-2); @ Michigan (3-2); Northwestern (3-1); Illinois (3-2); #4 Nebraska (0-3); Iowa (0-3);
12	11	Florida (13-2)			SEC
	LAST WEEK			Arkansas	(25-23, 25-28, 25-15)
				Kentucky	(22-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-8)
	NEXT UP			Ole Miss	10/12
				Auburn	10/14
	NONCONF (6-2)			Fla. Intl. (3-0); Fla. A&M (3-0); Fla. Gulf Coast (3-0); #2 Texas [@ Univ. Park] (0- 3); †#8 Stanford [@ Univ. Park] (1-3); Slovenia (3-0); Jacksonville (3-0); Louisiana-Lafayette (3-1); Georgia Tech (3-1)
	CONF (7-0)			@ Arkansas (3-2); @ Kentucky (3-0); Missouri (3-0); @ South Carolina (3-1); @ Mississippi St (3-0); Arkansas (3-0); Kentucky (3-2);
13	13	Florida State (14-2)			ACC
	LAST WEEK			North Carolina	(25-23, 26-24, 25-23)
				North Carolina St	(25-23, 25-23, 25-16)
	NEXT UP			@ Boston College	10/12
				@ Maryland	10/14
	NONCONF (8-1)			@#16 Tennessee (3-0); #10 Iowa St @ Knoxville] (3-2); Cincinnati [@ Knoxville] (3-0); Fla. Intl. [@ Tallahassee] (3-0); Georgia [@ Tallahassee] (3-1); @ Florida A&M (3-0); Slovenia (3-2); #19 Pepperdine [@ Houston] (0-3); @ Houston (3-0); #21 Ohio St [@ Houston];
	CONF (6-1)			@ Miami, FL (1-3); @ Virginia Tech (3-2); @ Virginia (3-1); Wake Forest (3-1); Duke (3-1); North Carolina (3-0); North Carolina St (3-0);
14	17	Louisville (16-2)			Big East
	LAST WEEK			Seton Hall	(25-21, 25-23, 25-20)
				Rutgers	(25-20, 25-13, 25-18)
	NEXT UP			Texas	10/8
				@ St. John’s	10/12
				@ Connecticut	10/14
	NONCONF (11-1)			Western Kentucky (3-1); Morehead St (3-1); #3 Penn St (0-3); #10 Kentucky (3-1); Duke (3-0); Marshall (3-0); Samford (3-1); †#11 Purdue [@ Cincinnati] (3-0); Illinois [@ Cincinnati] (3-2); Mid. Tennessee St (3-0); UNLV (3-1); Miami, OH (3-1)
	CONF (5-1)			DePaul (3-0); Notre Dame (2-3); @ South Florida (3-1); @ Pittsburgh (3-0); Seton Hall (3-0); Rutgers (3-0);
15	14	Kansas State (16-2)			Big 12
	LAST WEEK			#19 Iowa St	(25-15, 27-25, 25-17)
				#8 Texas	(17-25, 28-30, 15-25)
	NEXT UP			@ TCU	10/13
				@ Kansas	10/17
	NONCONF (13-0)			UC Irvine (3-0); Oakland (3-0); †Oregon St (3-2); Denver [@ Omaha] (3-0); @ Creighton (3-0); Syracuse] [@ Omaha (3-0); Missouri St (3-0); St. Mary’ (3-0); Utah St (3-0); @ Tulsa (3-0); #9 Minnesota [@ Tulsa] (3-2); #20 Dayton [@ Tulsa] (3-0); Nebraska-Omaha (3-0)
	CONF (3-2)			@ Oklahoma (0-3); West Virginia (3-0); @ Baylor (3-1); #19 Iowa St (3-0); #8 Texas (0-3);
16	16	BYU (16-1)			West Coast
	LAST WEEK			@ Loyola	(20-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-15, 15-8)
	NEXT UP			†Portland	10/11
				San Francisco	10/13
	NONCONF (12-0)			Arkansas St [@ Houston] (3-0); Air Force [@ Houston] (3-0); @ †Rice (3-0); @ Wichita St (3-2); #24 Colorado St [@ Wichita] (3-1); #14 Tennessee [@ Wichita] (3-1); †Utah (3-0); Bowling Green (3-0); †Portland St (3-0); New Hampshire [@ Wash DC] (3-0); Princeton [@ Wash DC] (3-0); @ George Washington (3-0)
	CONF (4-1)			#18 Pepperdine (3-0); †Gonzaga (3-0); @ San Francisco (3-1); @ St. Mary’s (1-3); @ Loyola (3-2);
17	16	San Diego (14-2)			West Coast
	LAST WEEK			St. Mary’s	(25-19, 25-20, 24-26, 25-23)
				@ Pepperdine	(29-27, 25-22, 22-25, 25-20)
	NEXT UP			†Gonzaga	10/11
				Loyola	10/13
	NONCONF (8-2)			Cal Poly (@ Austin) (3-0); †LSU (@ Austin) (3-0); @#2 Texas (0-3); †@ Long Beach St (3-0); †@ #5 USC (2-3); Notre Dame [@ Los Angeles] (3-0); Cal Poly [@ Los Angeles] (3-0); Fresno St (3-0); Yale (3-0); UC Santa Barbara (3-1)
	CONF (6-0)			San Francisco (3-1); @ Santa Clara (3-1); @ Loyola (3-1); †Portland (3-1); St. Mary’s (3-1); @ Pepperdine (3-1);
18	18	Dayton (12-4)			Atlantic 10
	LAST WEEK			@ La Salle	(25-16, 25-18, 25-13)
				@ Temple	(25-16, 25-18, 25-10)
	NEXT UP			Xavier	10/8
				Fordham	10/12
				Rhode Island	10/13
	NONCONF (8-4)			Illinois (3-0); Pepperdine (3-1); Ohio (3-1); Austin Peay [@ Springfield, MO] (3-0); @ Missouri St (3-0); Oral Roberts [@ Springfield, MO] (3-0); Ohio St [@ Bowling Green] (2-3); @ Western Kentucky (1-3); Tenn. Tech [@ Bowling Green] (3-0); #9 Minnesota [@ Tulsa] (0-3); @ Tulsa (3-0); #17 Kansas St [@ Tulsa] (0-3)
	CONF (4-0)			Butler (3-1); Saint Louis (3-0); @ La Salle (3-0); @ Temple (3-0);
19	19	Ohio State (12-5)			Big 10
	LAST WEEK			@ #20 Illinois	(16-25, 25-27, 25-21, 25-15, 15-12)
				@ Northwestern	(16-25, 25-27, 25-21, 25-15, 15-12)
	NEXT UP			Indiana	10/12
				†Purdue	10/13
	NONCONF (8-3)			Houston (3-0); Toledo (3-0); #20 Oregon (2-3); Binghamton [@ College Park] (3-0); Seton Hall [@ College Park] (3-0); @ Maryland (3-2); #10 Dayton [@ Bowling Green] (3-2);  IUPUI [@ Bowling Green] (3-1); Western Kentucky (3-1); #18 Pepperdine (0-3); #11 Florida St (1-3); @ Houston (3-1)
	CONF (4-2)			Iowa (3-0); #3 Nebraska (1-3); @ #10 Minnesota (0-3);  @ Wisconsin (3-1); @ #20 Illinois (3-2); @ Northwestern (3-2);
20	20	Illinois (8-8)			Big-10
	LAST WEEK			#19 Ohio St	(25-16, 27-25, 21-25, 15-25, 12-15)
				#1 Penn St	(25-23, 18-25, 21-25, 26-24, 16-18)
	NEXT UP			@ Michigan
				@ Michigan St
	NONCONF (6-4)			@ Dayton (0-3); #11 Pepperdine [@ Dayton] (0-3);  Ohio [@ Dayton] (3-1); #16 Iowa St (3-0); #16 Iowa St (2-3); @ Cincinnati (3-1); #24 Louisville [@ Cincinnati] (2-3); @ #7 Texas (3-2); UCF [@ Austin] (3-0); Cincinnati [@ Austin] (3-1)
	CONF (2-4)			#12 Minnesota (0-3); Wisconsin (3-2); @ Indiana (3-1); @ #13 Purdue (2-3); #19 Ohio St (2-3); #2 Penn St (2-3)

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