There is no NCAA Division I volleyball Monday.
Whew.
After four weeks of pre-conference play, with so many of those Fridays and Saturdays bursting with more than 200 matches per day, we need a break.
That gives us time to come out with the first VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll later Monday morning.
And our panel has a lot to consider.
A quick look at the top four conferences show some interesting trends.
In the ACC, just two teams went through the pre-conference unbeaten, AVCA No. 1 Pittsburgh (9-0) and unheralded Syracuse (12-0), a team that finished 2-26 in 2023, 0-18 in conference play. Only one of the 18 ACC teams — Duke at 4-7 — is below .500.
In the Big 12, which now has 15 teams, just one is unbeaten — Arizona at 11-0 — and just one is below .500 — Kansas State at 2-7.
The Big Ten has 18 teams and just one — Washington at 10-0 — is unbeaten, although Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State and Oregon have one loss each. Only Rutgers (5-6) and Northwestern (2-6) are below .500.
And in the SEC, which has 15 teams, no team came out of pre-conference unbeaten, but Auburn (10-1) and Texas A&M) have one loss each. No SEC team is below .500 overall and, surprisingly, the team with the worst winning…
