The ACC, which boasts three of top four teams in the AVCA Poll, had a showcase Wednesday in which those teams went 2-1.
Pittsburgh did more than validate its No. 1 ranking as the Panthers demolished previously unbeaten visiting No. 3 Penn State.
Second-ranked Stanford took its first defeat when it was similarly demolished at No. 5 Nebraska.
And No. 4 Louisville won in four at No. 11 Kentucky.
Texas, Oregon and BYU also won.
The recaps and top performances follow in this NCAA-heavy edition of Volleyball Today which includes some AVCA player news, some SEC tournament news, sad news from Bemidji State, and a personnel item from LOVB.
Thursday in NCAA volleyball
There are seven Big Ten teams in action, three of them ranked. No. 6 Purdue (8-0) is at No. 11 Kansas (7-0) of the Big 12 and can be seen on ESPN+. No. 17 Minnesota goes to Green Bay and No. 21 USC is home for Loyola Marymount. Also in the B1G, Rutgers is at Old Dominion, Iowa is home for South Dakota, UCLA is at UC Davis and unbeaten Washington (8-0 and receiving AVCA top 25 votes) goes to Long Beach State.
The Big 12’s Arizona State (8-1), ranked No. 14, plays Prairie View. Unranked Arizona (9-0) plays North Dakota State. Also in…
