Second-ranked Stanford laid down the hammer Sunday on visiting No. 6 Texas and swept the Longhorns right out of Maples Pavilion.
No. 4 Louisville had to go five to defeat No. 9 Creighton, which lost the first two sets before turning it around.
The other five ranked teams in action Sunday — No. 11 Kansas, No. 16 Tennessee, No. 18 Baylor, No. 20 Miami and No. 21 Florida State — all won.
And Hampton, poor Hampton, was so, so close to breaking a 46-match losing streak.
There are just three Division I matches on the Monday schedule, Tennessee at Wofford, Michigan State at Eastern Michigan and UIC going across town to Chicago State.
We will have a separate story on the second day of the AVP League.
Stanford, Louisville win big battles
Stanford (7-0) was playing at home for the first time with no time to get comfy in Palo Alto. After the 25-16, 25-21, 25-22 victory, the Cardinal were set to fly Monday morning to Nebraska, where they play the No. 5 Huskers on Wednesday.
So far this season Stanford has beaten (rankings at the time of the matches) No. 18 Minnesota, No. 6 Wisconsin, No. 24 Marquette and now two-time defending NCAA-champion Texas, which bounced the Cardinal from the 2023 NCAA Tournament in the…
