The release this week of the NCAA RPI had a lot of what you would expect, including Texas at No. 1, but a few on the list that will get your attention, especially if you compare it to the AVCA Poll.
Speaking of which, we have that, too, plus the AVCA player of the week, a Blue Hen first-timer.
There are also the results of matches played Monday and Tuesday.
All that follows, but first a look at the 18 matches on Wednesday’s NCAA Division I volleyball schedule including No. 1 and unbeaten Texas playing host to TCU. Also in the Big 12, No. 17 Baylor is home for Oklahoma and Kansas State is at West Virginia.
In the Big Ten match, No. 5 Purdue plays host to Iowa and No. 7 Wisconsin goes to Indiana.
No. 15 Florida plays at Tennessee in the SEC, while unbeaten Auburn plays at LSU.
The lone ACC match has Miami at Florida State.
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NCAA RPI: The top six won’t surprise you — Texas, Louisville, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Stanford and San Diego — but coming in at No. 7 is UCF of the American Athletic Conference (No. 23 in the AVCA Poll). Rounding out the top 10 is Oregon, Nebraska and Minnesota, but No. 11 is Rice (22 AVCA), followed by Wisconsin, Penn State, Michigan and Purdue (5 AVCA).
Among the other surprises, unranked Houston of the AAC is No. 19, unranked Mississippi State is No. 21, and Georgia Tech, No. 10 in the AVCA, is No. 23. Unranked USC is No. 25.
Click here for the complete NCAA RPI.
The NCAA Division I committee also released a top 10 last week to create interest, and it had Texas, Louisville, San Diego, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Ohio State, Oregon, Stanford, Purdue and Minnesota.
AVCA POLL: The top six teams remain the same, Texas, Louisville, Nebraska, San Diego, Purdue and Ohio State. The next four teams all moved up one spot, Wisconsin to No. 7, Stanford at No. 8,Pittsburgh at No. 9 and Georgia Tech at No 10. That’s because Minnesota fell four spots to No. 11.
Michigan moved in at No. 24 and Arkansas dropped out.
Click here for the complete AVCA Division I Coaches Poll.
AVCA POW: A Delaware player got the honor for the first time and that’s because Lani Mason had one heck of a match as part of a tremendous season she’s having for the Blue Hens.
The 5-foot-9 senior outside hitter from Chester, Virginia, had a program-record 38 kills in a five-set Colonial Athletic…
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