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College volleyball rankings: Purdue surges into top 5 of AVCA Coaches Poll after opening B1G play
By Paul Harvey
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College volleyball rankings are being updated for the week of Sept. 26, and the AVCA Coaches Poll was released on Monday. The big story of the weekend has been the start of conference play with some elite matchups dotting the B1G.
Nebraska opened the weekend with head coach John Cook securing the 800th win of his career. The Huskers followed that match with a top-10 win over Ohio State on Saturday.
Wisconsin and Minnesota also squared off with a huge rivalry series Sunday evening with the Gophers securing a dominant sweep of the Badgers.
As for big movers, Purdue jumped up in the latest poll following wins over Minnesota and Iowa to open conference play. As a result, the Boilermakers jumped 6 spots and into the top 5.
6 B1G programs landed on the updated AVCA Coaches Poll, led by Nebraska at No. 3 in the country.
AVCA Coaches Poll
#1 Texas
#2 Louisville
#3 Nebraska
#4 San Diego
#5 Purdue
#6 Ohio State
#7 Minnesota
#8 Wisconsin
#9 Stanford
#10 Pittsburgh
#11 Georgia Tech
#12 Penn State
#13 Baylor
#14 Florida
#15 BYU
#16 Oregon
#17 Washington
#18 Kentucky
#19 Marquette
#20 Pepperdine
#21 Creighton
#22 Rice
#23 Arkansas
#24 UCF
#25 Western Kentucky
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Michigan 104; LSU 46; Kansas 44; Towson 37; Houston 3
Conference play got underway, and that caused some shifting in the new AVCA Div. I Poll. @PurdueVB swept Minnesota and was the biggest mover, up from No.11 to No.5. @OregonVB’s win over ex-No. 5 Stanford nudged the Ducks up five spots to No.16.
Full poll: https://t.co/z9zd6gRBs9 pic.twitter.com/H3EwAuCIA8— AVCA (@AVCAVolleyball) September 26, 2022
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.