Tuesday, October 9, 2012

NCAA | Washington Volleyball a close second in media poll


Five Pac-12 teams in top seven; Huskies just two points out of top ranking

Volleyball Magazine media poll for October 9, 2012
VBM
Rank
School (First-Place Votes)
Total Points
Record
Volleyblog
Seattle
AVCA Coaches’ Poll
1
Penn State (6)
196
16-1
2
1
2
Washington (4)
194
15-0
1
2
3
Stanford
167
14-2
3
4
4
Oregon
166
14-1
4
5
5
Nebraska
162
13-2
7
3
6
UCLA
152
12-3
5
7
7
USC
147
16-2
6
6
8
Texas
128
14-3
8
9
9
Hawai'i
114
14-2
16
8
10
Minnesota
111
14-3
10
10
11
Florida
90
13-2
13
11
12
Florida State
84
14-2
18
12
13
Kansas State
74
16-2
9
14
14
Louisville
73
16-3
12
15
15
San Diego
71
14-2
14
13
16
BYU
55
16-1
11
16
17
Purdue
37
13-4
15
17
18
Ohio State
28
13-5
NR
19
19
Dayton
21
12-4
NR
18
20
Western Kentucky
15
20-3
20
20
Others receiving votes: Michigan State, Kansas, Illinois, Miami
Volleyblog Seattle is one of ten national voters in the weekly poll.
Voters for this poll are made up of coaches, media and sports information directors from across the country. It will be published weekly each Tuesday leading up to the NCAA Tournament and then a final poll after the NCAA Championship.
Washington's Cassie Strickland (8) attacks against USC
-Volleyblog Seattle photo by Leslie Hamann

NOTES:
  • Last night in Louisville—site of the 2012 Final FourTexas (14-3) came from behind to win a heartstopper, defeating Louisville 3-2 (21-25, 25-18, 21-25, 26-24, 15-10).



WRITTEN BY: Jack Hamann | PHOTOGRAPHY: Leslie Hamann



2 comments:

  1. Strickland is #8, not #9, her hair is just in the way on this picture.

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