Volleyball: Women's
Penn State No. 9 in latest poll
After defeating Northwestern on Wednesday and losing to Illinois on Saturday — both in five sets — Penn State fell one spot to No. 9 in this week's AVCA Coaches poll. Illinois escaped Happy Valley with a win and remained the country's only undefeated team and remained the No. 1 team in the poll.
Here's the complete list of rankings with team records and first place votes in parentheses:
1. Illinois (58) 17-0
2. Washington 15-1
3. Southern California (1) 13-3
4. California 17-2
5. Nebraska 13-1
6. UCLA 14-3
7. Stanford 12-3
8. Hawai'i 15-1
9. Penn State 11-5
10. Texas 10-4
11. Purdue 15-2
12. Northern Iowa 17-1
13. Florida 13-3
14. Minnesota 10-5
15. Iowa State 14-3
16. Oregon 12-4
17. San Diego 18-1
18. Tennessee 15-2
19. Pepperdine 11-5
20. Michigan 14-4
21. Florida State 13-4
22. Oklahoma 17-4
23. Miami (FL) 14-2
24. Ohio State 13-6
25. Kentucky 16-3