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| -Volleyblog Seattle photo by Leslie Hamann |
Five Pac-12 teams in
top seven
Once again, Penn State got all ten first-place
votes in the October 23, 2012 Volleyball
Magazine media poll.
Louisville
has more losses than Washington, has just one quality win all season (against Purdue), and plays the likes of South Florida, Rutgers and Connecticut
in the Big East Conference. Washington
also beat Purdue (more convincingly), has beaten UCLA and USC, and plays
in the Pac-12. So why is Louisville ranked ahead of Washington?
For that
matter, why is Minnesota ranked
higher? Its four losses came against top teams; Washington’s two losses also
came against top teams. (And, yes, Minnesota also beat Purdue.)
Go figure.
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Seattle
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VBM
Rank
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School
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1
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2
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1
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1
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Penn State (10)
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2
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1
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2
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2
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Stanford
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3
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6
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3
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3
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Oregon
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4
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3
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4
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4
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Nebraska
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5
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11
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5
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5
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Washington
|
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6
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5
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6
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6
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UCLA
|
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7
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14
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7
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7
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USC
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8
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4
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8
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8
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Texas
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16
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18
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9
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9
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Hawaii
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9
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9
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10
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10
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Minnesota
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10
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10
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11
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11
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Florida
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11
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13
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12
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12
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Florida State
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17
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7
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13
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13
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Louisville
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15
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19
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14
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14
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San Diego
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14
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12
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16
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15
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Kansas State
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20
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38
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15
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16
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Dayton
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19
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30
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19
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17
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Western Kentucky
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13
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8
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17
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18
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Kansas
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12
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15
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18
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19
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BYU
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NR
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22
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20
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20
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Ohio State
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Others receiving votes: Purdue,
Miami, Iowa State, Pepperdine, Michigan State
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.
NOTES:
For a different take on the
national rankings, don’t miss the North Pole Poll, produced
each week by the Penn State Volleyball blog, DigNittanyVolleyball.
WRITTEN BY: Jack Hamann | PHOTOGRAPHY: Leslie
Hamann
