In a week that saw conference races heat up over the Halloween weekend, there were no notable tricks that took place across the top five of women's college volleyball heading into the first week of November.
That means, for another week, the Nos. 1-5 spots in the AVCA Coaches Poll, which had its latest edition released on Monday, Nov. 2, are owned by Nebraska
, Pittsburgh, Louisville, Florida and SMU, respectively.The Cornhuskers completed a sweep of their Michigan road trip with victories over Michigan and No. 25 Michigan State, extending their winning streak to 23 matches heading into next week's showdown with No. 12 Oregon in Eugene. The Panthers pushed their winning streak to seven with sweeps of Wake Forest and North Carolina State, while
Jordyn Daily continued her dominant play at the net, recording 23 blocks over the last four matches.
The Spartans, who cracked the rankings at No. 25, went 0-2 during last week after falling in five sets to No. 19 Indiana and getting swept by Nebraska. Michigan State appeared poised for a marquee win after building a 2-0 set lead over the Hoosiers, but dropped the final three sets, including a 15-7 defeat in the decisive fifth.
With that, here's a look at the updated AVCA poll:
College volleyball rankings for Nov. 2
First place votes in parentheses
- 1. Nebraska (63)
- 2. Pitt
- 3. Louisville
- 4. Florida
- 5. SMU
- 6. Kentucky
- 7. Wisconsin
- 8. BYU
- 9. Arizona State
- 10. Tennessee
- 11. Penn State
- 12. Oregon
- 13. Texas
- 14. Purdue
- 15. Kansas
- 16. TCU
- 17. Texas A&M
- 18. Washington
- 19. Minnesota
- 20. North Carolina
- T21. Indiana
- T21. Vanderbilt
- 23. Stanford
- 24. Baylor
- 25. Colorado
Others receiving votes: Michigan State 64; Illinois 59; UCLA 25; Colorado State 21; Western Kentucky 15; Utah 8; Georgia Tech 7; Miami 4; Michigan 4
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College volleyball rankings after Week 10: Updated AVCA Coaches Poll
