NCAA | Washington moves to top 5 in media poll

Pac-12 continues to dominate voting

Washington's Jenni Nogueras (9) and Jenna Orlandini (purple jersey) celebrate a point against Oregon
-Volleyblog Seattle photo by Leslie Hamann

Reporters mostly agreed with coaches in the November 20, 2012 Volleyball Magazine media poll. Media ranked UCLA slightly higher than Oregon. 

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next: Arizona State @ #6 Washington | November 21 | 8PM

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#6 Washington 3, #4 Oregon 2 (26-24, 16-25, 21-25, 32-30, 25-23)

next: Oregon State @ #6 Washington | November 17 | 7PM

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#5 Washington 3, California 2 (25-22, 22-25, 16-25, 28-26, 17-15)

next: #5 Washington @ #1 Stanford | November 8 | 8PM | Pac-12 Network

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#8 Washington 3, Colorado 0
#8 Washington 3, Utah 2
next: #8 Washington @ California | November 7

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Five Pac-12 teams in top eight

Reporters mirrored coaches in the October 30, 2012 Volleyball Magazine media poll. Both placed the same schools in their respective Top 20s, and the top 13 were identical.

Meanwhile, the NCAA’s RPI continues to baffle. The top five teams in the Pac12 are a collective 84-3 against all other opponents (not counting, of course, when they play each other. (Early in the season, UCLA barely lost in 5 at Nebraska, Stanford barely lost in 5 at Penn State, and Stanford lost in 4 at Hawai’i.)

84-3. They pretty much only lose to each other. 

NCAA | Pac-12 continues to dominate week 10 coaches’ poll

Washington (17-4) hangs in at eighth

Washington's Cassie Strickland
-courtesy Shutter Geeks Photography

For the fifth week in a row, five Pac-12 teams are among the top seven in the weekly coaches’ poll is conducted by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).

The Pac-12 takes over the top two spots this week, and deservedly so. That said, Stanford still has to play Oregon (this week), UCLA and USC on the road, plus Washington at home. The imbalanced Pac-12 schedule means that Oregon meets UCLA and USC only once each this season and next.

Nebraska beats Penn State and is ranked lower than the Nittany Lions? Yes, the Huskers also lost to Ohio State, but still …

Most under-rated this week: BYU and Miami (FL)

Most over-rated: Hawai’i (still no road matches against a top team), Dayton (two biggest wins are against unranked teams), and Ohio State (7 losses is too many for the Top 20)