Washington (15-0)
gets 12 first-place votes.
For the third week in a row, five Pac-12 teams are among the top eight in the weekly coaches’ poll is conducted by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
For Huskies’ fans, this week’s
poll is a mixed blessing.
- #1 Penn State barely escaped against a mediocre Illinois team, and has an earlier nonconference loss to Oregon State.
- Most great coaches will tell you, however, that they’d rather be #2 at this point of the season. Top billing adds an unwanted bull’s-eye.
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| Washington Huskies head to the locker room after another victory -Volleyblog Seattle photo by Leslie Hamann |
#3 Nebraska has no business moving to number three: the Huskers barely
beat lowly Indiana, while #4 Stanford knocks off previously-unbeaten
Oregon.
#8 Hawai’i stays in the Top Ten despite playing just good enough to be
on top of a very mediocre conference. Plus: that loss to Cal … at home.
#13 San Diego, meanwhile, is leads the way in a much tougher
conference.
And, finally, it’s time for
coaches to pay more attention to the bottom of the rankings: Stop voting for Illinois (8-8), Iowa State (9-6) and Pepperdine
(the Waves have lost 3 of their last 4, and 4 of 6)!
AVCA
Rank
|
School
(First-Place
Votes)
|
Total
Points
|
2012
Record
|
Previous
|
Volleyblog
Seattle
Rank
|
1
|
Penn State
(47)
|
1482
|
16-1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
Washington
(12)
|
1444
|
15-0
|
T-2
|
1
|
3
|
Nebraska
|
1318
|
13-2
|
4
|
7
|
4
|
Stanford
|
1283
|
14-2
|
7
|
3
|
5
|
Oregon
(1)
|
1269
|
14-1
|
T-2
|
4
|
6
|
USC
|
1220
|
16-2
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
UCLA
|
1200
|
12-3
|
6
|
5
|
8
|
Hawai'i
|
1050
|
14-2
|
8
|
16
|
9
|
Texas
|
1038
|
13-3
|
9
|
8
|
10
|
Minnesota
|
956
|
14-3
|
10
|
10
|
11
|
Florida
|
863
|
13-2
|
11
|
13
|
12
|
Florida
State
|
784
|
14-2
|
13
|
18
|
13
|
San Diego
|
773
|
14-2
|
15
|
14
|
14
|
Kansas
State
|
701
|
16-2
|
14
|
9
|
15
|
Louisville
|
631
|
16-2
|
17
|
12
|
16
|
BYU
|
622
|
16-1
|
16
|
11
|
17
|
Purdue
|
519
|
13-4
|
12
|
15
|
18
|
Dayton
|
427
|
12-4
|
18
|
NR
|
19
|
Ohio State
|
406
|
13-5
|
19
|
NR
|
20
|
Western
Kentucky
|
344
|
20-3
|
20
|
20
|
21
|
Kansas
|
214
|
16-2
|
24
|
NR
|
22
|
Illinois
|
185
|
8-8
|
21
|
NR
|
23
|
Iowa State
|
173
|
9-6
|
22
|
NR
|
24
|
Pepperdine
|
161
|
11-7
|
23
|
NR
|
25
|
Michigan
State
|
152
|
15-3
|
25
|
17
|
Others Receiving Votes and
appearing on two or more ballots: Texas
A&M 94; Miami (FL) 48; St. Mary's (Ca.) 25; Marquette 22; Arkansas 19;
Tennessee 19; Oklahoma 17; North Carolina 11; Oregon State 11; Kentucky 6;
Michigan 3; Creighton 2; N.C. State 2
Dropped Out: none
see also:
WRITTEN BY: Jack Hamann | PHOTOGRAPHY: Leslie
Hamann
I find it hard to believe some big bias doesn't exist as the Big 10 (12 teams) has 7 ranked in top 25, while Pac 12 (12 teams ) only has 5. Surely Ore St deserves to be ranked, rather than Purdue or Illinois or Mich St.
ReplyDeleteIllinois (8-8) simply does not belong on a Top 25 list. Ohio State is questionable. Purdue and Michigan State probably belong, but at the bottom.
DeleteOregon State's loss to Cal--a sweep at that--did not help its cause.
Miami, FL (14-3) and Texas A&M (14-2) are probably screaming louder than anyone this week ...