Volleyball Moves To No. 4 in AVCA Poll
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 | Volleyball
On the strength of three wins against top-15 opponents already this season, the University of Florida volleyball team has moved up to No. 4 in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll, the Lexington, Ky., based organization announced Monday afternoon.
The Gators, who moved up two spots from last week, will host the Nike Volleyball Big Four Classic this weekend, featuring four of the nation's top five teams. Three-time defending NCAA Champion Penn State is No. 1, Stanford is No. 2, the Gators are No. 4 and Texas checks in at No. 5. Illinois is the nation's third-ranked team.
Florida (5-0), which began the season ranked No. 13, has defeated then-No. 2 Nebraska, then-No. 9 Iowa State and No. 15 Colorado State over the course of its first five matches this season.
The Gators remain one of four teams ranked in the AVCA top-25 as Tennessee (No. 14), Kentucky (No. 16) and LSU (No. 21) all are nationally ranked.
NIKE VOLLEYBALL BIG FOUR CLASSIC SCHEDULE
Friday, September 10, 2010
5:30 p.m. ET – Stanford vs. Texas
7:30 p.m. ET – Penn State vs. Florida (Sun Sports Tape-Delay/Live on GatorVision)
Saturday, September 11, 2010
4:30 p.m. ET – Florida vs. Stanford/Texas (Sun Sports)
6:30 p.m. ET – Penn State vs. Stanford/Texas
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AVCA DIVISION I COACHES TOP-25 POLL (WEEK 2 – SEPT. 6, 2010)
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2010 Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Penn State (55) | 1483 | 6-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Stanford (4) | 1406 | 5-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Illinois | 1362 | 5-0 | 5 |
| 4 | Florida (1) | 1279 | 5-0 | 6 |
| 5 | Texas | 1205 | 5-1 | 2 |
| 6 | Hawai'i | 1184 | 5-1 | 2 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 1133 | 5-1 | 7 |
| 8 | Southern California | 1110 | 6-0 | 10 |
| 9 | Washington | 1066 | 5-0 | 9 |
| 10 | California | 940 | 4-0 | 11 |
| 11 | Iowa State | 865 | 5-1 | 12 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 854 | 5-1 | 8 |
| 13 | UCLA | 688 | 5-1 | 14 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 665 | 6-0 | 17 |
| 15 | Colorado State | 638 | 5-1 | 15 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 501 | 4-2 | 16 |
| 17 | Florida State | 478 | 5-1 | 13 |
| 18 | Northern Iowa | 465 | 5-1 | 22 |
| 19 | Oregon | 431 | 4-0 | 18 |
| 20 | Dayton | 388 | 5-1 | 20 |
| 21 | LSU | 330 | 6-0 | 21 |
| 22 | Michigan | 309 | 5-1 | 19 |
| 23 | Long Beach State | 270 | 5-1 | 23 |
| 24 | Arizona | 155 | 5-1 | 24 |
| 25 | San Diego | 55 | 2-3 | 25 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Ohio State 44; Missouri 41; St. Mary's (Calif.) 27; Michigan State 20; Duke 16; Cincinnati 10; Utah State 9; Baylor 7; Missouri State 7; New Mexico State 7; Cal Poly 3.
