BTN.com staff, August 31, 2015
Six Big Ten teams in the preseason AVCA poll was great. Seven teams in the first regular-season poll is even greater.
Yes, half of the Big Ten teams are represented in the latest AVCA poll, highlighted by No. 1 Penn State, released Monday.
The reigning national champion Nittany Lions went 3-0 last week to remain atop the poll.
The other Big Ten teams ranked include: No. 4 Nebraska, which received one first-place vote, No. 6 Illinois, No. 13 Wisconsin, No. 19 Michigan State, No. 22 Ohio State and No. 24 Purdue, which debuts in the poll after winning its first three games.
See the full poll below:
|
Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
Total Points Adjusted |
2015 Record |
Previous Week |
|
1 |
Penn State (54) |
1565 |
3-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Stanford (8) |
1520 |
2-0 |
2 |
|
3 |
Texas (1) |
1448 |
3-0 |
3 |
|
T-4 |
Florida |
1366 |
2-0 |
4 |
|
T-4 |
Nebraska (1) |
1366 |
3-0 |
5 |
|
6 |
Illinois |
1250 |
3-0 |
8 |
|
7 |
Washington |
1172 |
3-0 |
10 |
|
8 |
Southern California |
987 |
3-0 |
22 |
|
9 |
Colorado State |
966 |
3-0 |
12 |
|
10 |
Kentucky |
895 |
3-0 |
15 |
|
11 |
Oregon |
885 |
3-0 |
13 |
|
12 |
BYU |
854 |
2-1 |
11 |
|
13 |
Wisconsin |
834 |
2-1 |
5 |
|
14 |
Florida State |
743 |
2-1 |
9 |
|
15 |
Arizona State |
730 |
3-0 |
16 |
|
16 |
Arizona |
658 |
3-0 |
17 |
|
17 |
Hawai'i |
648 |
3-0 |
18 |
|
18 |
North Carolina |
609 |
1-2 |
7 |
|
19 |
Michigan State |
349 |
2-1 |
19 |
|
20 |
Western Kentucky |
341 |
3-0 |
NR |
|
21 |
Colorado |
334 |
2-1 |
24 |
|
22 |
Ohio State |
242 |
2-1 |
14 |
|
23 |
San Diego |
202 |
2-1 |
NR |
|
24 |
Purdue |
171 |
3-0 |
NR |
|
25 |
UCLA |
88 |
1-1 |
20 |
