Oct. 16, 2000
LOGAN, Utah -
After remaining at No. 25 in the country the past two weeks, Utah State's women's volleyball team climbed three spots to No. 22 in the country in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Poll after a pair of wins this past week over then No. 15 Utah and Boise State. The past three weeks are the first time ever that USU has been ranked in the NCAA's in volleyball. USU is also 21st in the country in the Volleyball Magazine Monthly Poll.
Utah State is 14-5 on the season and 5-2 in the Big West Conference, one game out of first-place. The Aggies are 3-3 on the season versus Top-20 teams, posting wins over BYU (then ranked #10), UC Santa Barbara (then ranked #9), and Utah (then ranked #15). USU's three losses on the year to ranked opponents came versus Kansas State (then ranked #17), Pacific (then ranked #14), and Long Beach State (then ranked #18).
AVCA Top-25 Pts. Record
1. Nebraska (49) 1489 17-0
2. Hawai'i (11) 1449 15-0
3. Colorado State 1377 21-1
4. USC 1230 14-1
5. Arizona 1224 15-2
6. Wisconsin 1201 17-2
7. Minnesota 1149 18-1
8. UCLA 1052 12-5
9. Pepperdine 1011 15-3
10. Florida 980 15-3
11. Ohio State 888 17-1
12. UC Santa Barbara 837 14-4
13. Penn State 788 16-4
14. Pacific 766 14-3
15. Santa Clara 662 17-1
16. BYU 550 13-5
17. Stanford 513 11-6
18. Utah 452 15-3
19. Long Beach St. 372 13-5
20. Michigan State 352 12-5
21. Notre Dame 337 14-4
22. UTAH STATE 242 14-5
23. Loyola Mary. 208 14-5
24. Missouri 171 16-2
25. Texas A&M 93 11-5
Volleyball Magazine Top-20 Record
1. Hawai'i 15-0
2. Nebraska 17-0
3. Colorado State 21-1
4. Arizona 15-2
5. USC 14-1
6. Wisconsin 17-2
7. Minnesota 18-1
8. Ohio State 17-1
9. Penn State 16-4
10. Pacific 14-3
11. Florida 15-3
12. UCLA 12-5
13. UC Santa Barbara 13-4
14. Pepperdine 15-3
15. Stanford 11-6
16. Long Beach State 12-5
17. Santa Clara 17-1
18. BYU 13-5
19. Utah 15-3
20. Kansas State 13-4
21. UTAH STATE 14-5
