Volleyball: Women's
Penn State up to No. 8 in poll
Fresh off of two home wins over ranked opponents, Penn State moved up a spot to No. 8 in this week's AVCA coaches poll.Nebraska is the nation's new No. 1 team after handing No. 4 Illinois its first loss of the year. It just so happens that the Cornhuskers will be in Rec Hall on Saturday night to face Russ Rose's squad, it should be a very interesting match.
Here's this week's entire poll with team records and first-place votes in parentheses:
1. Nebraska (38) 17-1
2. California (8) 21-2
3. Illinois (2) 20-1
4. Southern California (12) 17-3
5. Stanford 16-3
6. UCLA 18-3
7. Hawai'i 21-1
8. Penn State 15-5
9. Texas 14-4
10. Washington 16-4
11. Purdue 18-3
12. Northern Iowa 22-1
13. Florida 17-3
14. Iowa State 16-3
15. Minnesota 12-7
16. Oregon 14-6
17. San Diego 22-1
18. Pepperdine 14-5
19. Florida State 17-4
20. Tennessee 18-3
21. Oklahoma 19-5
22. Michigan 15-7
23. Ohio State 15-8
24. Kentucky 19-4
25. Colorado State 15-4