Pitt women's volleyball moves to No. 2 in nation, highest ranking in program history

A week of upsets saw the Pitt women’s volleyball team move up one spot to No. 2 in the AVCA Division I coaches poll, which was released Monday.

The Panthers (21-1) received 18 first-place votes and 1,529 points to achieve the highest ranking in program history.

Texas, which moved up three spots to No. 1 after beating then-No. 1 Baylor last week, got 43 first-place votes and 1,565 points.

No. 3 Baylor, No. 4 Wisconsin and No. 5 Stanford, which dropped three spots after losing to unranked UCLA last week, round out the top five. Penn State (16-3) moved up one spot to No. 7.

Colleges Volleyball AVCA Division I Coaches Poll

First-place votes in parentheses with points, record through Sunday and previous ranking:

1. Texas (43) 1565 14-2 4

2. Pitt (18) 1529 21-1 3

3. Baylor (1) 1440 17-1 1

4. Wisconsin (1) 1416 14-4 6

5. Stanford (1) 1332 14-4 2

6. Minnesota 1259 15-3 7

7. Penn State 1229 16-3 8

8. Nebraska 1182 16-3 5

9. Creighton 1050 17-3 10

10. Marquette 966 19-3 11

11. BYU 938 18-3 12

12. Washington 929 16-4 9

13. Florida 815 17-3 13

14. Colorado State 765 20-1 14

15. Kentucky 681 15-5 16

16. Purdue 596 14-5 20

17. Utah 510 14-7 18

18. Rice 496 19-1 19

19. Illinois 488 10-9 17

20. California 415 17-3 15

21. Hawaii 290 18-3 21

22. Washington State 243 18-4 24

23. Western Kentucky 218 23-1 23

24. Missouri 135 14-4 25

25. UCLA 122 12-7 NR

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: San Diego 60; Southern California 37; Stephen F Austin 29; UC Santa Barbara 19; Michigan 13; Texas A&M 13; Louisville 9; Florida State 3