Minnesota stays No 1 BYU the biggest riser in latest poll
Minnesota stays No. 1, BYU the biggest riser in latest poll NCAA.com
Watch the 2017 intro video below. — Minnesota Volleyball (@GopherVBall) Conference superiority: While two of the three teams that fell out of the rankings this week are members of the Big Ten ( Carly Skjodt of and Simone Lee of are the Co-Players of the Week — B1G Volleyball (@B1GVolleyball) 3 wins, 1 weekend. — BYU WomensVolleyball (@BYUwvolleyball) Creighton (7-4) dropped seven spots in the poll to No. 15 after losing twice last week. The Bluejays have played a rigorous schedule – eight of the 11 opponents they've faced are currently ranked – and performed admirably, but losses to Wichita State and Iowa State caused Creighton to fall in the rankings. Welcome to the party: No. 22 Northern Iowa (10-4), No. 24 Wichita State (8-3), and No. 25 Colorado (10-1) entered the top 25 this week. After dropping two matches on the same day to high-level competition – Kentucky and Creighton in the Bluejay Invitational – the Panthers have won six of their last eight matches. They beat No. 18 Iowa State in five sets on the road and No. 14 Nebraska four days later. The Shockers have been road warriors, going 7-2 in neutral and road matches this season. They were swept by Iowa State on Sunday but a four-set win over Creighton was enough to boost them into the top 25. . played no. 19 Iowa State close in three sets, coming up with key plays down the stretch. Here are some of the highlights! — Grant Cohen (@gforce4preach) Colorado is riding a four-match winning streak, highlighted by a five-set road win over then-No. 22 Colorado State. Junior Alexa Smith led the Bison with 25 kills and 15 digs. Get your popcorn ready: There's a handful of exciting matchups between ranked teams this week taking place across the country, starting with No. 3 Florida vs. No. 19 Florida State on Tuesday. Here are other matchups to keep an eye on this week: No. 21 USC vs. No. 11 UCLA on Wednesday No. 14 Nebraska vs. No. 2 Penn State on Friday No. 8 Oregon vs. No. 11 UCLA on Friday No. 25 Colorado vs. No. 16 Utah on Friday No. 20 Michigan vs. No. 1 Minnesota on Friday
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PRESENTED BY The American Volleyball Coaches Association could have copied and pasted the top school names for the latest installment of its . The top seven schools maintained their rankings from last week with No. 1 Minnesota (11-0) receiving 40 first-place votes. RELATED: The Golden Gophers are one of four undefeated teams near the top of the poll. No. 2 Penn State (10-0), No. 3 Florida (7-0) and No. 5 Wisconsin (9-0) are also perfect on the season. Minnesota won the Boise State Tournament – its third consecutive tournament victory this season – after wins against Oregon State, Boise State and Idaho State. The Gophers have lost just five sets all season. The are back.Watch the 2017 intro video below. — Minnesota Volleyball (@GopherVBall) Conference superiority: While two of the three teams that fell out of the rankings this week are members of the Big Ten ( Carly Skjodt of and Simone Lee of are the Co-Players of the Week — B1G Volleyball (@B1GVolleyball) 3 wins, 1 weekend. — BYU WomensVolleyball (@BYUwvolleyball) Creighton (7-4) dropped seven spots in the poll to No. 15 after losing twice last week. The Bluejays have played a rigorous schedule – eight of the 11 opponents they've faced are currently ranked – and performed admirably, but losses to Wichita State and Iowa State caused Creighton to fall in the rankings. Welcome to the party: No. 22 Northern Iowa (10-4), No. 24 Wichita State (8-3), and No. 25 Colorado (10-1) entered the top 25 this week. After dropping two matches on the same day to high-level competition – Kentucky and Creighton in the Bluejay Invitational – the Panthers have won six of their last eight matches. They beat No. 18 Iowa State in five sets on the road and No. 14 Nebraska four days later. The Shockers have been road warriors, going 7-2 in neutral and road matches this season. They were swept by Iowa State on Sunday but a four-set win over Creighton was enough to boost them into the top 25. . played no. 19 Iowa State close in three sets, coming up with key plays down the stretch. Here are some of the highlights! — Grant Cohen (@gforce4preach) Colorado is riding a four-match winning streak, highlighted by a five-set road win over then-No. 22 Colorado State. Junior Alexa Smith led the Bison with 25 kills and 15 digs. Get your popcorn ready: There's a handful of exciting matchups between ranked teams this week taking place across the country, starting with No. 3 Florida vs. No. 19 Florida State on Tuesday. Here are other matchups to keep an eye on this week: No. 21 USC vs. No. 11 UCLA on Wednesday No. 14 Nebraska vs. No. 2 Penn State on Friday No. 8 Oregon vs. No. 11 UCLA on Friday No. 25 Colorado vs. No. 16 Utah on Friday No. 20 Michigan vs. No. 1 Minnesota on Friday