September 28 poll update:
AVCA-Taraflex Poll: #14 (+2)
- Consecutive Weeks Ranked: 23
AVCA-Taraflex Top 25
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Points | Record | Pvs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska [44] | 1,556 | 13-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh [19] | 1,531 | 12-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Kentucky | 1,441 | 10-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Louisville | 1,367 | 12-2 | 4 |
| 5 | SMU | 1,316 | 10-2 | 5 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 1,252 | 8-4 | 6 |
| 7 | Florida | 1,159 | 10-1 | 8 |
| 8 | Texas | 1,102 | 5-5 | 7 |
| 9 | TCU | 1,054 | 11-2 | 11 |
| 10 | Purdue | 988 | 8-3 | 10 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 889 | 9-2 | 13 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 832 | 10-3 | 9 |
| 13 | Stanford | 747 | 7-5 | 12 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 718 | 8-5 | 16 |
| 15 | Indiana | 618 | 9-2 | 18 |
| 16 | Penn State | 581 | 9-3 | 14 |
| 17 | Oregon | 548 | 10-2 | 20 |
| 18 | BYU | 478 | 9-1 | 22 |
| 19 | Kansas | 455 | 9-3 | 19 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 317 | 6-4 | 15 |
| 21 | Baylor | 273 | 8-4 | 17 |
| 22 | Washington | 228 | 11-0 | RV |
| 23 | Utah | 178 | 10-3 | NR |
| 24 | Colorado | 169 | 10-2 | 21 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 165 | 7-3 | 24 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Michigan State 139; Illinois 89; Southern California 57; Georgia Tech 54; Creighton 51; UCLA 47; Kansas State 26; Vanderbilt 15; Ball State 9; Colorado State 7; Georgia 6.