October 5 poll update:
AVCA-Taraflex Poll: #12 (+2)
- Consecutive Weeks Ranked: 24
AVCA-Taraflex Top 25
| Rank | School | Points | Record | Pvs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska [47] | 1,559 | 15-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh [16] | 1,528 | 14-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Louisville | 1,390 | 14-2 | 4 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 1,344 | 11-3 | 3 |
| 5 | Florida | 1,315 | 12-1 | 7 |
| 6 | SMU | 1,302 | 12-2 | 5 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 1,220 | 10-4 | 6 |
| 8 | TCU | 1,084 | 13-2 | 9 |
| 9 | Texas | 1,036 | 7-5 | 8 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 922 | 10-3 | 11 |
| 11 | Arizona State | 875 | 11-3 | 12 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 765 | 10-5 | 14 |
| 13 | Oregon | 735 | 12-2 | 17 |
| 14 | Stanford | 722 | 9-5 | 13 |
| 15 | Indiana | 642 | 10-3 | 15 |
| 16 | Purdue | 606 | 8-5 | 10 |
| 17 | BYU | 578 | 11-1 | 18 |
| 18 | Penn State | 557 | 10-4 | 16 |
| 19 | Kansas | 400 | 10-4 | 19 |
| 20 | Washington | 350 | 12-1 | 22 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 302 | 7-5 | 20 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 246 | 13-1 | RV |
| 23 | Colorado | 204 | 11-3 | 24 |
| 24 | Illinois | 194 | 11-4 | RV |
| 25 | North Carolina | 172 | 9-3 | 25 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Utah 136; Baylor 114; UCLA 25; Creighton 22; Georgia Tech 21; Southern California 17; Vanderbilt 13; Colorado State 6; Georgia 2.