Where Wisconsin volleyball ranks in AVCA poll after Maryland, Iowa wins

MADISON – The voters in the AVCA coaches poll are not quite as high on Wisconsin volleyball as the NCAA selection committee.

The Badgers are No. 6 in the Oct. 19 update to the coaches poll. That is the same as where they were in the previous week’s coaches poll and two spots below where the NCAA selection committee slotted them in the in-season top 16.

The rankings follow a 2-0 week for UW with wins over unranked Maryland and Iowa – two teams that are a combined 3-13 in Big Ten matches. UW now has a 13-5 overall record, 7-1 Big Ten record and 8-5 record against ranked opponents.

Other ranked Big Ten teams include No. 1 Nebraska, No. 10 Oregon, No. 12 Purdue, No. 16 Penn State, No. 18 Indiana, No. 20 Minnesota and No. 21 Washington. Teams receiving votes include Michigan State, UCLA and Illinois.

The Badgers will face No. 21 Washington on Oct. 23 and unranked Michigan on Oct. 25 at the UW Field House.

Full Oct. 19 AVCA volleyball coaches poll

1. Nebraska (all 63 first-place votes)
2. Pittsburgh
3. Louisville
4. Kentucky
5. Florida
6. Wisconsin
7. SMU
8. Arizona State
9. Tennessee
10. Oregon
11. BYU
12. Purdue
13. TCU
14. Texas
15. Stanford
16. Penn State
17. Kansas
18. Indiana
19. Texas A&M
20. Minnesota
21. Washington
22. Vanderbilt
23. North Carolina
24. Baylor
25. Colorado

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Where Wisconsin volleyball ranks in AVCA poll after Maryland, Iowa wins