September 10, 2001
The Texas A&M volleyball team climbed two spots to No. 16 in the USA TODAY/AVCA Coaches Top 25 Poll, released Monday. The ranking is the highest the Aggies have received since 1999 when they were ranked an all-time high ninth in the final Top 25 Poll.
The Aggies (6-1) moved up two spots after sweeping both Texas-San Antonio and Florida State and falling to then-No. 9 Stanford in four games last week.
Nebraska and Long Beach State remained at No. 1 and 2, respectively. Arizona, Stanford and USC round out the top five.
Four teams from the Big 12 Conference are ranked in the Top 25 and three other Big 12 teams are receiving points. In addition to Nebraska and Texas A&M, Kansas State is No. 22 and Texas stayed at No. 25. Colorado (27), Baylor (29) and Missouri (30) received votes.
A&M opens Big 12 play Wednesday at Oklahoma. Match time is 7 p.m. at the OU Field House. The Aggies return home for a Top 25 showdown against No. 22 Kansas State on Saturday. First serve is at 7 p.m. at G. Rollie White Coliseum. The first 1,000 fans will receive a free volleyball schedule T-shirt.
The following is this week's complete Top 25 Poll with first-place votes in parentheses:
Rk School Points Record LW
1 Nebraska (38) 1595 6-1 1
2 Long Beach State (26) 1581 5-0 2
3 Arizona (1) 1434 5-0 5
4 Stanford 1379 6-0 9
5 USC 1316 4-1 6
6 Penn State 1254 6-1 4
7 Pacific 1240 8-1 8
8 UCLA 1232 5-1 7
9 Wisconsin 1180 6-2 3
10 Florida 1015 4-1 11
11 Colorado State 982 6-0 12
12 Hawai'i 875 4-4 10
13 Pepperdine 724 4-2 15
13 BYU 724 5-1 16
15 Ohio State 670 7-0 17
16 Texas A&M 627 6-1 18
17 Minnesota 538 6-2 14
18 UC Santa Barbara 516 2-3 13
19 South Carolina 451 6-0 21
20 Santa Clara 400 7-1 24
21 Utah 278 4-2 19
22 Kansas State 257 4-2 22
23 Notre Dame 225 3-3 20
24 Northern Iowa 187 6-0 NR
25 Texas 133 5-1 25
Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots:
Louisville (111), Colorado (83), Michigan State (56),
Baylor (18), Missouri (13), Washington State (12).
Seven teams were mentioned on only one ballot for a total
of 19 combined points.