The 2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball rankings is a human poll designated to rank the top 25 women's college volleyball programs at the NCAA Division I level. The official rankings recognized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) are determined by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), and have released rankings for this competition since 1982.[1] The rankings are updated weekly at the beginning of the season and finalized at the conclusion of the 2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament.
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| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Postseason | Single-elimination |
| Preseason #1 | Stanford |
Legend
edit| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Selected for NCAA Division I Tournament | ||
| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AVCA Coaches Poll
edit| Preseason Aug 8[2] | Week 1 Aug 27[3] | Week 2 Sep 3[4] | Week 3 Sep 10[5] | Week 4 Sep 17[6] | Week 5 Sep 24[7] | Week 6 Oct 1[8] | Week 7 Oct 8[9] | Week 8 Oct 15[10] | Week 9 Oct 22[11] | Week 10 Oct 29[12] | Week 11 Nov 5[13] | Week 12 Nov 12[14] | Week 13 Nov 19[15] | Week 14 Nov 26[16] | Week 15 (Final) Dec 17[17] | ||
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| 1. | Stanford (43) | Stanford (1–0) (57) | Minnesota (5–0) (35) | BYU (8–0) (54) | BYU (10–0) (58) | BYU (12–0) (59) | BYU (15–0) (60) | BYU (16–0) (60) | BYU (18–0) (60) | BYU (20–0) (58) | BYU (22–0) (52) | BYU (23–0) (52) | BYU (25–0) (48) | BYU (27–0) (49) | Stanford (28-1) (63) | Stanford (34-1) (64) | 1. |
| 2. | Nebraska (20) | Texas (2–0) (7) | Wisconsin (4–0) (6) | Stanford (6–1) (10) | Stanford (8–1) (6) | Stanford (10–1) (5) | Stanford (12–1) (4) | Stanford (14–1) (4) | Stanford (16–1) (4) | Stanford (18–1) (6) | Stanford (20–1) (12) | Stanford (22–1) (12) | Stanford (24–1) (16) | Stanford (26–1) (15) | Minnesota (25-3) | Nebraska (29-7) | 2. |
| 3. | Texas | Minnesota (2–0) | BYU (5–0) (7) | Texas (5–1) | Nebraska (9–1) | Nebraska (11–1) | Nebraska (13–1) | Minnesota (12–2) | Minnesota (14–2) | Minnesota (16–2) | Minnesota (18–2) | Minnesota (20–2) | Minnesota (22–2) | Minnesota (24–2) | Illinois (28-3) | Illinois (32-4) | 3. |
| 4. | Minnesota | Florida (1–1) | Stanford (4–1) (8) | Nebraska (6–1) | Penn State (9–1) | Texas (6–3) | Texas (8–3) | Texas (10–3) | Penn State (15–3) | Penn State (17–3) | Illinois (20–3) | Illinois (22–3) | Illinois (24–3) | Illinois (26–3) | BYU (27-1) (1) | BYU (31-2) | 4. |
| 5. | Kentucky | Nebraska (1–1) | Penn State (5–0) (4) | Penn State (6–1) | Texas (5–3) | Wisconsin (9–1) | Minnesota (10–2) | Nebraska (14–2) | Nebraska (15–3) | Pittsburgh (22–0) | Wisconsin (16–4) | Texas (15–4) | Texas (17–4) | Texas (18–4) | Texas (20-4) | Texas (23-5) | 5. |
| 6. | Penn State | Penn State (3–0) | Texas (3–1) | Wisconsin (5–1) | Wisconsin (7–1) | Minnesota (8–2) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Pittsburgh (17–0) | Pittsburgh (20–0) | Illinois (18–3) | Texas (14–4) | Nebraska (18–6) | Nebraska (20–6) | Nebraska (22–6) | Nebraska (24-6) | Penn State (26-8) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida (1) | USC (3–0) | Nebraska (4–1) (3) | Minnesota (5–2) | Minnesota (6–2) | Illinois (13–0) | Illinois (14–1) | Illinois (15–2) | Illinois (16–3) | Wisconsin (14–4) | Penn State (18–4) | Penn State (19–5) | Penn State (20–6) т | Penn State (22–6) | Penn State (23-7) | Minnesota (27-4) | 7. |
| 8. | BYU | Wisconsin (2–0) | Florida (3–2) | Illinois (8–0) | Illinois (11–0) | Pittsburgh (13–0) | Pittsburgh (15–0) | Wisconsin (11–3) | Texas (11–4) | Texas (12–4) | Nebraska (16–6) | Wisconsin (16–6) | Wisconsin (18–6) т | Wisconsin (20–6) | Wisconsin (22-6) | Wisconsin (25-7) | 8. |
| 9. | Wisconsin | BYU (2–0) | UCLA (4–0) | Pittsburgh (9–0) | Pittsburgh (11–0) | Penn State (9–3) | Penn State (11–3) | Penn State (13–3) | Wisconsin (12–4) | Nebraska (15–5) | Creighton (20–4) | Creighton (22–4) | Creighton (24–4) | Creighton (26–4) | Creighton (28-4) | Oregon (23-11) | 9. |
| 10. | USC | UCLA (2–0) | USC (5–1) (1) | Creighton (6–3) | Creighton (8–4) | Creighton (10–4) | Creighton (12–4) | Creighton (14–4) | Creighton (16–4) | Creighton (18–4) | Pittsburgh (23–1) | Pittsburgh (25–1) | Pittsburgh (26–1) | Pittsburgh (28–1) | Kentucky (24-4) | Kentucky (26-5) | 10. |
| 11. | UCLA | Illinois (3–0) | Illinois (5–0) | Florida (5–3) | Florida (9–3) | Florida (11–3) | Florida (13–3) | Florida (15–3) | Florida (17–3) | Cal Poly (19–1) | Florida (19–4) | Kentucky (18–4) | Kentucky (20–4) | Kentucky (22–4) | Pittsburgh (29-1) | Florida (26-7) | 11. |
| 12. | Illinois | Baylor (3–0) | Washington (3–1) | Oregon (5–3) | Oregon (7–3) | Oregon (9–3) | USC (11–4) | Cal Poly (16–1) | Cal Poly (17–1) | Michigan (18–3) | Kentucky (16–4) | Purdue (21–4) | Purdue (21–6) | Purdue (22–7) | Purdue (23-8) | Michigan (24-10) | 12. |
| 13. | Creighton | Washington (2–0) | Pittsburgh (6–0) | Washington (5–2) | Washington (8–2) | USC (10–3) т | Cal Poly (15–1) | Michigan (15–2) | Michigan (17–2) | Florida (18–4) | Purdue (19–4) | USC (18–7) | Florida (21–5) | Florida (23–5) | Cal Poly (25-2) | Creighton (29-5) | 13. |
| 14. | San Diego | Pittsburgh (3–0) | Creighton (4–2) | Cal Poly (7–1) | USC (8–3) | Washington (10–2) т | Purdue (13–2) | Oregon (11–5) | USC (14–5) | Kentucky (14–4) | Michigan (18–5) | Florida (20–5) | USC (21–5) | Cal Poly (25–2) | Oregon (20-10) | Pittsburgh (30-2) | 14. |
| 15. | Colorado | Creighton (1–2) | Baylor (4–2) | Purdue (8–0) | Cal Poly (10–1) | Cal Poly (13–1) | Washington (11–3) | USC (12–5) | Kentucky (12–4) | USC (15–6) | USC (16–7) | Michigan (19–6) | Cal Poly (23–2) | USC (20–9) | Marquette (26-6) | Marquette (28-7) | 15. |
| 16. | Baylor | Kentucky (0–3) | Kentucky (3–3) т | USC (6–3) т | Purdue (11–0) | Purdue (12–1) | Michigan (13–2) | Kentucky (10–4) | Oregon (12–6) | Oregon (13–7) | Oregon (15–7) | Cal Poly (21–2) | Oregon (17–9) | Marquette (25–5) | Florida (24-6) | Washington State (23-10) | 16. |
| 17. | Washington | Northern Iowa (2–1) | San Diego (1–3) т | UCLA (4–2) т | UCLA (5–2) | Michigan (12–1) | UCLA (7–4) | Purdue (14–3) | Purdue (15–4) | Purdue (17–4) | Cal Poly (19–2) | Oregon (16–8) | Marquette (24–5) | Oregon (18–10) | USC (21-10) | Purdue (24-9) | 17. |
| 18. | Oregon | Oregon (0–2) | Oregon (4–2) | Baylor (6–3) | Michigan (11–0) | UCLA (6–3) | Kentucky (9–4) | Washington (12–4) | Marquette (17–4) | Marquette (19–4) | Washington State (17–5) | Marquette (22–5) | Washington State (19–7) | Michigan (20–9) | Michigan (22-9) | Washington (20-13) | 18. |
| 19. | Utah | San Diego (0–2) | Purdue (5–0) | Michigan (9–0) | Baylor (8–3) | Kentucky (7–4) | Marquette (12–4) | Marquette (14–4) | Washington (13–5) | Washington State (15–5) | Marquette (20–5) | Washington State (18–6) | Michigan (19–8) | Washington (18–10) | Tennessee (25-5) т | Tennessee (26-6) | 19. |
| 20. | Pittsburgh | Purdue (3–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Kentucky (4–4) | Kentucky (6–4) | Marquette (10–4) | Oregon (9–5) | UCLA (8–5) | UCLA (10–5) | UCLA (11–6) | Missouri (20–4) | Arizona (18–8) | Washington (17–9) | Washington State (19–9) | Washington State (21-9) т | San Diego (18-13) | 20. |
| 21. | Iowa State | Colorado (2–1) | Utah (5–1) | Marquette (7–2) | Marquette (9–3) | Baylor (9–4) | Arizona (14–2) | Washington State (13–3) | Louisville (15–4) | Washington (13–7) | Arizona (17–7) | UCLA (12–9) | UCF (24–3) | UCF (26–3) | UCF (27-3) | USC (22-11) | 21. |
| 22. | Michigan State | Utah (2–1) | Cal Poly (5–1) | Washington State (7–0) | Washington State (9–1) | Washington State (9–3) | Washington State (11–3) | Louisville (13–4) | Kansas (13–4) | Louisville (16–5) | UCLA (11–8) | UCF (22–3) | Tennessee (21–5) | Tennessee (23–5) | Washington (18-12) | Cal Poly (25-3) | 22. |
| 23. | Purdue | Michigan (2–0) | Washington State (4–0) | San Diego (2–4) | Utah (8–3) | Colorado (9–4) | Baylor (10–5) | Arizona (14–4) | Washington State (13–5) | Arizona (16–6) | UCF (20–3) | Tennessee (20–5) | Missouri (22–5) | Arizona (20–10) | Arizona (22-10) | Missouri (24-8) | 23. |
| 24. | Cal Poly | Cal Poly (2–1) | Colorado (3–2) | Utah (7–2) | San Diego (3–6) | Arizona (12–2) | Utah (9–6) | Baylor (10–6) | Baylor (12–6) | Missouri (18–4) | Louisville (17–6) | Missouri (20–5) | Arizona (19–9) | Missouri (22–7) | Missouri (23-7) | Baylor (20-9) | 24. |
| 25. | Colorado State | Colorado State (1–1) | Marquette (5–1) | Alabama (9–0) | Alabama (12–1) | Utah (8–5) | Louisville (11–4) | Arizona State (13–5) | Arizona (14–6) | UCF (18–3) | Northern Iowa (18–7) т | Washington (15–9) | UCLA (12–11) | Baylor (18–8) | Baylor (19-8) | Arizona (22-11) т | 25. |
| Preseason Aug 8[2] | Week 1 Aug 27[3] | Week 2 Sep 3[4] | Week 3 Sep 10[5] | Week 4 Sep 17[6] | Week 5 Sep 24[7] | Week 6 Oct 1[8] | Week 7 Oct 8[9] | Week 8 Oct 15[10] | Week 9 Oct 22[11] | Week 10 Oct 29[12] | Week 11 Nov 5[13] | Week 12 Nov 12[14] | Week 13 Nov 19[15] | Week 14 Nov 26[16] | Week 15 (Final) Dec 17[17] | ||
| Dropped: Iowa State Michigan State | Dropped: Colorado State Northern Iowa | Dropped: Colorado | None | Dropped: Alabama San Diego | Dropped: Colorado | Dropped: Utah | Dropped: Arizona State | Dropped: Baylor Kansas | Dropped: Washington | Dropped: Louisville Northern Iowa | None | Dropped: UCLA | None | None |
References
edit- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll". Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Preseason Poll: August 8, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #1 Poll: August 27, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #2 Poll: September 3, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #3 Poll: September 10, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #4 Poll: September 17, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #5 Poll: September 24, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #6 Poll: October 1, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #7 Poll: October 8, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #8 Poll: October 15, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #9 Poll: October 22, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #10 Poll: October 29, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #11 Poll: November 5, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #12 Poll: November 12, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #13 Poll: November 19, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #14 Poll: November 26, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Final Poll: December 17, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.