COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Nebraska, Creighton Ranked in Preseason AVCA Top 25 Poll

The top-ranked and top-seed Nebraska volleyball team celebrates winning the NCAA Regional Title at the Devaney Sports Center, after earning a 3-1 victory over No. 3 seed Arkansas on Dec. 10, 2023. (Courtesy of NU Athletics)

LINCOLN–(KFOR Aug. 19)–Two of the state of Nebraska’s Division I volleyball teams are receiving preseason recognition, as both were ranked in the new American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 rankings, released on Monday morning.

Last season’s NCAA runner-up Nebraska is ranked No. 2, with 1,474 total points, behind preseason favorite and defending national champion Texas. The Longhorns swept the Huskers in the 2023 NCAA championship match.

Wisconsin comes in third, while Pittsburgh and Stanford round out the top five. Louisville, coached by former Husker volleyball standout and assistant coach Dani Busboom Kelly, is sixth and Nebraska’s opponent to open the season Aug. 27, Kentucky, is ranked ninth.

The state’s other team in the AVCA Top 25 is Creighton, who comes in at No. 12. This is the eighth time in the past nine seasons the Jays have been ranked in the preseason, and 13th straight campaign that Creighton has spent at least one week in the top-25 to extend another program record.

The annual in-state showdown with Nebraska and Creighton takes place Sept. 10 at the Devaney Sports Center and will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

Aug. 19, 2024 AVCA Division I Poll

Rank	School (First-Place Votes Adjusted)	Total Points Adjusted	Record	Previous Week
1	Texas (46)	1,503	0-0	NA
2	Nebraska (15)	1,474	0-0	NA
3	Wisconsin	1,391	0-0	NA
4	Pittsburgh	1,338	0-0	NA
5	Stanford	1,228	0-0	NA
6	Louisville	1,221	0-0	NA
7	Penn State	1,005	0-0	NA
8	Purdue	986	0-0	NA
9	Kentucky	963	0-0	NA
10	Oregon	943	0-0	NA
11	Florida	870	0-0	NA
12	Creighton	811	0-0	NA
13	Kansas	691	0-0	NA
14	Georgia Tech	665	0-0	NA
15	Tennessee	650	0-0	NA
16	BYU	547	0-0	NA
17	Arizona State	430	0-0	NA
18	Minnesota	358	0-0	NA
19	Arkansas	334	0-0	NA
20	Florida State	309	0-0	NA
21	Southern California	300	0-0	NA
22	Dayton	269	0-0	NA
23	Baylor	244	0-0	NA
24	Marquette	233	0-0	NA
25	Georgia	187	0-0	NA

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Western Kentucky 157; Washington State 105; TCU 97; Houston 96; SMU 76; Ohio State 47; Kansas State 37; Pepperdine 30; Auburn 25; UCLA 25; Iowa State 24; Missouri 21; Hawai’i 20; San Diego 19; Indiana 15; Washington 13; Miami (Fla.) 10; Western Michigan 10; Utah State 9; Loyola Marymount 4; Colorado State 3; Texas State 2;