Buffs Return to Top-25 as 23rd-Ranked Team

LEXINGTON, Ky. — After upsetting No.23 Utah and taking No.14 USC to five sets, the University of Colorado women's volleyball team is back in the AVCA poll as the 23^rd-ranked team in the nation.

Colorado entered last week receiving votes for two weeks in a row in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll. The Buffs have been up and down the polls this season, beginning the season ranked 15^th and falling to 21^st and 24^th before leaving the top-25.

The team has seen a resurgence in play in the past two weekends with six-straight wins before the fall to USC. The Buffs have been progressively improving play, which showed this past week with the first full week of having the entire team healthy.

The Pac-12 remains dominant in the polls with nine teams in the top-25 and 10 receiving votes. Stanford leads the way as the No.2-ranked team in the nation with five of the 64 first place votes. Oregon comes in at 12^th, while USC and Washington are tied for 13^th. UCLA falls to No.18, followed by four Pac-12 teams from 22 to 25 in Washington State, Colorado, Arizona and Utah, respectfully.

The Pac-12 conference continues to be one of the toughest volleyball conference with eight teams ranked. The Big Ten is the other comparable conference with seven teams, including five inside the top-10.

The Buffs push on in conference play with road matches at No.13 Washington and No.22 Washington State. The match with Washington will be on the Pac-12 Network Friday at 7 p.m., while the Washington State match will be available on Pac-12 Plus.

Rank	School (First-Place Votes)	Total Points	2018 Record	Previous Week
1	BYU (59)	1595	12-0	1
2	Stanford (5)	1541	10-1	2
3	Nebraska	1452	11-1	3
4	Texas	1356	6-3	5
5	Wisconsin	1325	9-1	6
6	Minnesota	1302	8-2	7
7	Illinois	1242	13-0	8
8	Pittsburgh	1125	13-0	9
9	Penn State	1045	9-3	4
10	Creighton	954	10-4	10
11	Florida	909	11-3	11
12	Oregon	860	9-3	12
T-13	Southern California	820	10-3	14
T-13	Washington	820	10-2	13
15	Cal Poly	746	13-1	15
16	Purdue	646	12-1	16
17	Michigan	572	12-1	18
18	UCLA	565	6-3	17
19	Kentucky	487	7-4	20
20	Marquette	365	10-4	21
21	Baylor	302	9-4	19
22	Washington State	234	9-3	22
23	*Colorado*	*163*	*9-4*	NR
24	Arizona	76	12-2	NR
25	Utah	60	8-5	23

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Louisville 52; Missouri 27; Oregon State 26; Colorado State 23; Ohio State 23; Alabama 16; San Diego 14; East Tennessee State 10; Loyola Marymount 8; Texas Tech 7; Northern Iowa 6; Kansas State 5; Michigan State 4; St. Mary's (Ca.) 4

Seven teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 18 combined points.

Dropped Out: Alabama 25; San Diego 24

*2018 Opponents are Bolded

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