Upsets and unpredictable outcomes gave our VolleyballMag Super 16 Media pollsters plenty to consider last week, and while Pittsburgh and Nebraska remained 1-2, Louisville moved up a spot to No, 3 and Creighton did the same up to No. 4.
Penn State, which lost to now-No. 6 Wisconsin, dropped two spots to fifth. No one dropped out, but Georgia Tech is back in at a tie with Minnesota at No. 16.
The poll and voter comments follow.
Rank, Team, Points, First-Place Votes, Previous ranking
1. Pittsburgh (188 points, 9 first-place votes, 1)
2. Nebraska (183, 3 first-place votes, 2)
3. Louisville (161, 4)
4. Creighton (148, 5)
5. Penn State (146, 3)
6. Wisconsin (139, 7)
7. Stanford (118, 8)
8. Arizona State (107, 9)
9. SMU (81, 10)
10. Purdue (79, 11 )
11. Oregon (60, 12)
12. Kansas (59, 6)
13. Texas (52, 13)
14. Kentucky (46, 15)
15. Dayton (33, 15)
Tie-16. Minnesota (7, 14)
Tie-16: Georgia Tech (7, NR)
Also receiving votes: Utah, TCU, Florida, Missouri, Baylor
Dropped out: None
The voters
Lincoln Arneal (@Lincoln_VB) — Nebraska beat writer for Huskers Illustrated and co-host of the Volleyball State podcast
Abby Benton (@numberonevolleyball) — played at DII Catawba and DIII William Peace and has 54K Instagram followers and more…
