- Three ACC teams are ranked in the AVCA Top 25 Poll and all three are in the top 10. Reigning ACC Champion Louisville is No. 3 in the Aug. 29 poll, followed by No. 5 Georgia Tech and No. 10 Pitt. Georgia Tech’s No. 5 ranking ties the second highest ranking received by the Yellow Jackets in program history, joining the 2003 squad, which held the mark through four consecutive weeks.
- Three Louisville matches against AVCA Top 25 opponents highlights week two of the 2022 season. The No. 3 Cardinals will play at No. 22 Western Kentucky on Wednesday, Aug. 31 (7 p.m./ESPN+) and host No. 15 San Diego on Friday, Sept. 2 (7 p.m./ACCNX) and No. 8 Ohio State on Sunday, Sept. 4 (2 p.m./ACCN).
- In a battle of top 10 teams, No. 10 Pitt faces No. 7 BYU in Provo, Utah on Saturday, Sept. 3 (9 p.m./BYUTV).
- Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina and NC State open their home schedules this week.
- Five ACC teams – Boston College, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville and Miami – went undefeated in the first week of the season. BC won the Bearcat Classic, Clemson captured the Big Orange Bash, Georgia Tech won the Ole Miss Invitational, Louisville won the South Dakota Coyote Invitational and Miami swept its way through the Hofstra Invitational.
- Georgia Tech’s Julia Bergmann was named the ACC Player of the Week and is currently leads the country in kills per set (6.43) and points per set (7.21).
- ACC Network is slated to air 21 conference volleyball matches, with coverage beginning on Sunday, Sept. 4 with 2021 national semifinalist Louisville hosting Ohio State at 2 p.m. More than 150 ACC volleyball matches are slated for ACC Network Extra. Follow all the ACC volleyball action with updated scores, schedules at standings at theACC.com.
- SiriusXM produced an ACC volleyball preview show, which debuted on Thursday, Aug. 18 and is available on demand on the SXM App. Hosted by ESPN’s Katie George, a former standout volleyball player at Louisville, the show features interviews with all 15 head coaches and 19 student-athletes.
- The ACC is poised for another outstanding year after posting its most successful season in 2021. The ACC’s had two teams in the national semifinals for the first time in league history and its six NCAA teams tied the league record. The ACC’s three teams in the regional finals and…
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