Dec. 19, 2001
LOGAN, Utah - After posting a 20-11 record and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Volleyball tournament, Utah State finished the year ranked 21st in the country according to the final USA Today/AVCA top-25 coaches poll.
"We are very pleased with the year that we had advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament," said head coach Burt Fuller. "I felt that our players trained and competed very well and this ranking is a testament to their efforts. With the great group of returning players and the solid core of incoming freshmen, we look forward to continuing the high level of play that has been established over recent years."
Utah State won three matches on the season over top-25 opponents as the Aggies defeated then No. 12 ranked Pacific at home in five games and followed that by defeating then No. 13 ranked BYU on the road in three games, as well as defeating the Cougars, who were ranked 19th at the time, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Utah State will return three starters and nine letterwinners to next year's team including honorable mention all-Big West middle blocker Erin Cartwright.
FINAL USA Today/AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25Rank School (First-Place Votes) Total Points 2001 Record1. Stanford (62) 1622 33-22. Long Beach State (3) 1560 33-13. Nebraska 1495 31-24. Arizona 1430 25-55. USC 1356 25-46. Florida 1289 28-27. Wisconsin 1123 27-48. Pepperdine 1075 23-49. UCLA 1038 21-910. Colorado State 1030 29-411. Texas A&M 1017 26-612. Ohio State 954 27-413. Hawai'i 870 29-514. Pacific 852 28-815. Utah 797 25-716. Northern Iowa 648 31-217. Penn State 563 22-818. Kansas State 508 20-819. Michigan State 454 21-820. Illinois 358 21-921. UTAH STATE 236 20-1122. BYU 224 20-923. Colorado 199 19-1224. San Jose State 127 25-825. San Diego 80 22-9
