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Junior Justine Spann
Colorado Slips To 21st In AVCA Poll
August 27, 2018 | Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. — After starting the season 2-1, the University of Colorado volleyball team slipped to 21st in the latest AVCA Division I Coaches Poll, which was released on Monday.
The Buffs opened the season with a pair of wins against Oral Roberts (3-1) and North Florida (3-0), before falling just shy against Wyoming (2-3). CU is playing without senior middle blocker Naghede Abu, who is out due to injury. She is expected back in a few weeks.
The Pac-12 Conference is once again well represented in the poll with seven teams in the top 25. Stanford is the favorite, while Southern California is seventh. UCLA is ranked 10th and Washington is 13th. Oregon (18th), Colorado (21st) and Utah (22nd) round out the poll for the league. In addition to seven teams in the poll, another three are receiving votes: Washington State, Oregon State and Arizona.
Colorado will stay on the road this week for the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge in Seattle. The Buffs will face No. 11 Illinois on Friday, August 31, and Iowa on Saturday, Sept. 1. Both matches are scheduled for 6 p.m. MT and will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.
AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll Week 1 – August 27
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Marquette 131; Iowa State 129; Louisville 75; Wichita State 74; Washington State 68; Michigan State 41; Wyoming 36; Alabama 33; Oregon State 19; Ohio State 13; Arizona 10; Tennessee 5
11 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 37 combined points.
The Buffs opened the season with a pair of wins against Oral Roberts (3-1) and North Florida (3-0), before falling just shy against Wyoming (2-3). CU is playing without senior middle blocker Naghede Abu, who is out due to injury. She is expected back in a few weeks.
The Pac-12 Conference is once again well represented in the poll with seven teams in the top 25. Stanford is the favorite, while Southern California is seventh. UCLA is ranked 10th and Washington is 13th. Oregon (18th), Colorado (21st) and Utah (22nd) round out the poll for the league. In addition to seven teams in the poll, another three are receiving votes: Washington State, Oregon State and Arizona.
Colorado will stay on the road this week for the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge in Seattle. The Buffs will face No. 11 Illinois on Friday, August 31, and Iowa on Saturday, Sept. 1. Both matches are scheduled for 6 p.m. MT and will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.
AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll Week 1 – August 27
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2018 Record |
Previous Week | |
| 1 | Stanford (57) | 1591 | 1-0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Texas (7) | 1530 | 2-0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Minnesota | 1429 | 2-0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Florida | 1376 | 1-1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Nebraska | 1264 | 1-1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Penn State | 1258 | 3-0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Southern California | 1231 | 3-0 | 10 | |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 1183 | 2-0 | 9 | |
| 9 | BYU | 1141 | 2-0 | 8 | |
| 10 | UCLA | 984 | 2-0 | 11 | |
| 11 | Illinois | 946 | 3-0 | 12 | |
| 12 | Baylor | 854 | 3-0 | 16 | |
| 13 | Washington | 838 | 2-0 | 17 | |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 639 | 3-0 | 20 | |
| 15 | Creighton | 633 | 1-2 | 13 | |
| 16 | Kentucky | 609 | 0-3 | 5 | |
| 17 | Northern Iowa | 472 | 2-1 | NR | |
| 18 | Oregon | 432 | 0-2 | 18 | |
| 19 | San Diego | 405 | 0-2 | 14 | |
| 20 | Purdue | 341 | 3-0 | 23 | |
| 21 | Colorado | 295 | 2-1 | 15 | |
| 22 | Utah | 194 | 2-1 | 19 | |
| 23 | Michigan | 180 | 2-0 | NR | |
| 24 | Cal Poly | 163 | 2-1 | 24 | |
| 25 | Colorado State | 140 | 1-1 | 25 | |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Marquette 131; Iowa State 129; Louisville 75; Wichita State 74; Washington State 68; Michigan State 41; Wyoming 36; Alabama 33; Oregon State 19; Ohio State 13; Arizona 10; Tennessee 5
11 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 37 combined points.
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