BTN.com staff, September 26, 2011

For the first time in program history, the Illinois volleyball team is ranked No. 1 in the AVCA Poll, released Monday. The Illini, who were No. 3 last week, received 55 of the 60 first-place votes after opening Big Ten play with a pair of wins to move to 13-0 on the season. No. 7 Nebraska, No. 9 Penn State, No. 10 Minnesota, No. 12 Purdue, No. 17 Michigan and No. 22 Ohio State also made the poll. Get more on the latest volleyball news every Monday on "The Women's Sports Report." Watch our interview with Illinois' Colleen Ward now.

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Go to AVCA.org for more and find all rankings at NCAA.com. Get more from FightingIllini.com.