Buffs Enter Rankings

LOUISVILLE, Kent. – Colorado volleyball enters the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 at 25, the AVCA announced Monday afternoon.

The Buffs are undefeated this season with a school record seven wins to start the season. They are ranked 18^th in the nation in kills per set at 14.07, 20^th in the nation in hitting percentage at .275, 35^th in the nation with 2.61 blocks per set and 43^rd in opponent hitting percentage at .156.

The team is led individually by Leah Clayton who is ranked 24^th in the nation in kills per set and 30^th in points per set. Meegan Hart is 60^th in the nation in hitting percentage at .386 while Jenna Ewert is 46^th in assists per set at 10.33.

Colorado was last ranked in the 2019 season during the Sept. 9^th poll when they were 5-0 after defeating No.5 Illinois, rising to 19^th in the nation. This is the 130^th week in school history that team has been ranked.

CU is one of seven schools in the top-25 that are undefeated this season. They are one of six Pac-12 schools represented, tying the BIG TEN for most conference representatives.

The Buffs have a home-and-home this week against CSU, taking on the Rams Thursday in Boulder at 7 p.m. and then competing for the 2^nd annual Golden Spike Trophy Saturday at 1 p.m. in Fort Collins.

Rank	School (First-Place Votes)	Total Points Adjusted	2021 Record	Previous Rank
1	Texas (53)	1589	7-0	1
2	Wisconsin (11)	1547	6-0	2
3	Ohio State	1444	8-0	4
4	Pittsburgh	1415	8-0	4
5	Louisville	1243	6-0	10
6	Nebraska	1216	6-1	3
7	Washington	1178	5-1	9
8	Kentucky	1066	6-2	8
9	Purdue	1042	5-1	6
10	Utah	975	7-0	20
11	Minnesota	955	3-3	13
12	Baylor	886	3-3	17
13	Oregon	854	6-1	11
14	Florida	805	4-3	7
15	BYU	792	7-1	12
16	Stanford	664	4-2	14
17	Creighton	535	9-1	19
18	Georgia Tech	454	7-1	21
19	UCLA	437	5-1	16
20	Penn State	406	5-3	18
21	San Diego	295	5-2	25
22	Tennessee	274	6-1	23
23	Western Kentucky	254	8-1	15
24	Pepperdine	238	7-1	22
25	Colorado	64	8-0	NR

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Marquette 41; South Carolina 32; North Carolina 22; Rice 21; Ole Miss 14; Michigan 8; UNLV 6; West Virginia 5.

2 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 11 combined points.

Dropped Out: South Carolina 24.

Players Mentioned

Leah Clayton

Jenna Ewert

Meegan Hart

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