2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball rankings

The 2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball rankings is a human poll designated to rank the top 25 women's college volleyball programs at the NCAA Division I level. The official rankings recognized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) are determined by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), and have released rankings for this competition since 1982.[1] The rankings are updated weekly at the beginning of the season and finalized at the conclusion of the 2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament.

2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball rankings
Season2018
PostseasonSingle-elimination
Preseason #1Stanford
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Legend

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  Selected for NCAA Division I Tournament
Italics   Number of first place votes
(#–#)   Win–loss record
т   Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AVCA Coaches Poll

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Preseason
Aug 8[2]
Week 1
Aug 27[3]
Week 2
Sep 3[4]
Week 3
Sep 10[5]
Week 4
Sep 17[6]
Week 5
Sep 24[7]
Week 6
Oct 1[8]
Week 7
Oct 8[9]
Week 8
Oct 15[10]
Week 9
Oct 22[11]
Week 10
Oct 29[12]
Week 11
Nov 5[13]
Week 12
Nov 12[14]
Week 13
Nov 19[15]
Week 14
Nov 26[16]
Week 15 (Final)
Dec 17[17]
1.Stanford (43)Stanford (1–0) (57)Minnesota (5–0) (35)BYU (8–0) (54)BYU (10–0) (58)BYU (12–0) (59)BYU (15–0) (60)BYU (16–0) (60)BYU (18–0) (60)BYU (20–0) (58)BYU (22–0) (52)BYU (23–0) (52)BYU (25–0) (48)BYU (27–0) (49)Stanford (28-1) (63)Stanford (34-1) (64)1.
2.Nebraska (20)Texas (2–0) (7)Wisconsin (4–0) (6)Stanford (6–1) (10)Stanford (8–1) (6)Stanford (10–1) (5)Stanford (12–1) (4)Stanford (14–1) (4)Stanford (16–1) (4)Stanford (18–1) (6)Stanford (20–1) (12)Stanford (22–1) (12)Stanford (24–1) (16)Stanford (26–1) (15)Minnesota (25-3)Nebraska (29-7)2.
3.TexasMinnesota (2–0)BYU (5–0) (7)Texas (5–1)Nebraska (9–1)Nebraska (11–1)Nebraska (13–1)Minnesota (12–2)Minnesota (14–2)Minnesota (16–2)Minnesota (18–2)Minnesota (20–2)Minnesota (22–2)Minnesota (24–2)Illinois (28-3)Illinois (32-4)3.
4.MinnesotaFlorida (1–1)Stanford (4–1) (8)Nebraska (6–1)Penn State (9–1)Texas (6–3)Texas (8–3)Texas (10–3)Penn State (15–3)Penn State (17–3)Illinois (20–3)Illinois (22–3)Illinois (24–3)Illinois (26–3)BYU (27-1) (1)BYU (31-2)4.
5.KentuckyNebraska (1–1)Penn State (5–0) (4)Penn State (6–1)Texas (5–3)Wisconsin (9–1)Minnesota (10–2)Nebraska (14–2)Nebraska (15–3)Pittsburgh (22–0)Wisconsin (16–4)Texas (15–4)Texas (17–4)Texas (18–4)Texas (20-4)Texas (23-5)5.
6.Penn StatePenn State (3–0)Texas (3–1)Wisconsin (5–1)Wisconsin (7–1)Minnesota (8–2)Wisconsin (10–2)Pittsburgh (17–0)Pittsburgh (20–0)Illinois (18–3)Texas (14–4)Nebraska (18–6)Nebraska (20–6)Nebraska (22–6)Nebraska (24-6)Penn State (26-8)6.
7.Florida (1)USC (3–0)Nebraska (4–1) (3)Minnesota (5–2)Minnesota (6–2)Illinois (13–0)Illinois (14–1)Illinois (15–2)Illinois (16–3)Wisconsin (14–4)Penn State (18–4)Penn State (19–5)Penn State (20–6) тPenn State (22–6)Penn State (23-7)Minnesota (27-4)7.
8.BYUWisconsin (2–0)Florida (3–2)Illinois (8–0)Illinois (11–0)Pittsburgh (13–0)Pittsburgh (15–0)Wisconsin (11–3)Texas (11–4)Texas (12–4)Nebraska (16–6)Wisconsin (16–6)Wisconsin (18–6) тWisconsin (20–6)Wisconsin (22-6)Wisconsin (25-7)8.
9.WisconsinBYU (2–0)UCLA (4–0)Pittsburgh (9–0)Pittsburgh (11–0)Penn State (9–3)Penn State (11–3)Penn State (13–3)Wisconsin (12–4)Nebraska (15–5)Creighton (20–4)Creighton (22–4)Creighton (24–4)Creighton (26–4)Creighton (28-4)Oregon (23-11)9.
10.USCUCLA (2–0)USC (5–1) (1)Creighton (6–3)Creighton (8–4)Creighton (10–4)Creighton (12–4)Creighton (14–4)Creighton (16–4)Creighton (18–4)Pittsburgh (23–1)Pittsburgh (25–1)Pittsburgh (26–1)Pittsburgh (28–1)Kentucky (24-4)Kentucky (26-5)10.
11.UCLAIllinois (3–0)Illinois (5–0)Florida (5–3)Florida (9–3)Florida (11–3)Florida (13–3)Florida (15–3)Florida (17–3)Cal Poly (19–1)Florida (19–4)Kentucky (18–4)Kentucky (20–4)Kentucky (22–4)Pittsburgh (29-1)Florida (26-7)11.
12.IllinoisBaylor (3–0)Washington (3–1)Oregon (5–3)Oregon (7–3)Oregon (9–3)USC (11–4)Cal Poly (16–1)Cal Poly (17–1)Michigan (18–3)Kentucky (16–4)Purdue (21–4)Purdue (21–6)Purdue (22–7)Purdue (23-8)Michigan (24-10)12.
13.CreightonWashington (2–0)Pittsburgh (6–0)Washington (5–2)Washington (8–2)USC (10–3) тCal Poly (15–1)Michigan (15–2)Michigan (17–2)Florida (18–4)Purdue (19–4)USC (18–7)Florida (21–5)Florida (23–5)Cal Poly (25-2)Creighton (29-5)13.
14.San DiegoPittsburgh (3–0)Creighton (4–2)Cal Poly (7–1)USC (8–3)Washington (10–2) тPurdue (13–2)Oregon (11–5)USC (14–5)Kentucky (14–4)Michigan (18–5)Florida (20–5)USC (21–5)Cal Poly (25–2)Oregon (20-10)Pittsburgh (30-2)14.
15.ColoradoCreighton (1–2)Baylor (4–2)Purdue (8–0)Cal Poly (10–1)Cal Poly (13–1)Washington (11–3)USC (12–5)Kentucky (12–4)USC (15–6)USC (16–7)Michigan (19–6)Cal Poly (23–2)USC (20–9)Marquette (26-6)Marquette (28-7)15.
16.BaylorKentucky (0–3)Kentucky (3–3) тUSC (6–3) тPurdue (11–0)Purdue (12–1)Michigan (13–2)Kentucky (10–4)Oregon (12–6)Oregon (13–7)Oregon (15–7)Cal Poly (21–2)Oregon (17–9)Marquette (25–5)Florida (24-6)Washington State (23-10)16.
17.WashingtonNorthern Iowa (2–1)San Diego (1–3) тUCLA (4–2) тUCLA (5–2)Michigan (12–1)UCLA (7–4)Purdue (14–3)Purdue (15–4)Purdue (17–4)Cal Poly (19–2)Oregon (16–8)Marquette (24–5)Oregon (18–10)USC (21-10)Purdue (24-9)17.
18.OregonOregon (0–2)Oregon (4–2)Baylor (6–3)Michigan (11–0)UCLA (6–3)Kentucky (9–4)Washington (12–4)Marquette (17–4)Marquette (19–4)Washington State (17–5)Marquette (22–5)Washington State (19–7)Michigan (20–9)Michigan (22-9)Washington (20-13)18.
19.UtahSan Diego (0–2)Purdue (5–0)Michigan (9–0)Baylor (8–3)Kentucky (7–4)Marquette (12–4)Marquette (14–4)Washington (13–5)Washington State (15–5)Marquette (20–5)Washington State (18–6)Michigan (19–8)Washington (18–10)Tennessee (25-5) тTennessee (26-6)19.
20.PittsburghPurdue (3–0)Michigan (5–0)Kentucky (4–4)Kentucky (6–4)Marquette (10–4)Oregon (9–5)UCLA (8–5)UCLA (10–5)UCLA (11–6)Missouri (20–4)Arizona (18–8)Washington (17–9)Washington State (19–9)Washington State (21-9) тSan Diego (18-13)20.
21.Iowa StateColorado (2–1)Utah (5–1)Marquette (7–2)Marquette (9–3)Baylor (9–4)Arizona (14–2)Washington State (13–3)Louisville (15–4)Washington (13–7)Arizona (17–7)UCLA (12–9)UCF (24–3)UCF (26–3)UCF (27-3)USC (22-11)21.
22.Michigan StateUtah (2–1)Cal Poly (5–1)Washington State (7–0)Washington State (9–1)Washington State (9–3)Washington State (11–3)Louisville (13–4)Kansas (13–4)Louisville (16–5)UCLA (11–8)UCF (22–3)Tennessee (21–5)Tennessee (23–5)Washington (18-12)Cal Poly (25-3)22.
23.PurdueMichigan (2–0)Washington State (4–0)San Diego (2–4)Utah (8–3)Colorado (9–4)Baylor (10–5)Arizona (14–4)Washington State (13–5)Arizona (16–6)UCF (20–3)Tennessee (20–5)Missouri (22–5)Arizona (20–10)Arizona (22-10)Missouri (24-8)23.
24.Cal PolyCal Poly (2–1)Colorado (3–2)Utah (7–2)San Diego (3–6)Arizona (12–2)Utah (9–6)Baylor (10–6)Baylor (12–6)Missouri (18–4)Louisville (17–6)Missouri (20–5)Arizona (19–9)Missouri (22–7)Missouri (23-7)Baylor (20-9)24.
25.Colorado StateColorado State (1–1)Marquette (5–1)Alabama (9–0)Alabama (12–1)Utah (8–5)Louisville (11–4)Arizona State (13–5)Arizona (14–6)UCF (18–3)Northern Iowa (18–7) тWashington (15–9)UCLA (12–11)Baylor (18–8)Baylor (19-8)Arizona (22-11) т25.
Preseason
Aug 8[2]
Week 1
Aug 27[3]
Week 2
Sep 3[4]
Week 3
Sep 10[5]
Week 4
Sep 17[6]
Week 5
Sep 24[7]
Week 6
Oct 1[8]
Week 7
Oct 8[9]
Week 8
Oct 15[10]
Week 9
Oct 22[11]
Week 10
Oct 29[12]
Week 11
Nov 5[13]
Week 12
Nov 12[14]
Week 13
Nov 19[15]
Week 14
Nov 26[16]
Week 15 (Final)
Dec 17[17]
Dropped:
Iowa State
Michigan State
Dropped:
Colorado State
Northern Iowa
Dropped:
Colorado
NoneDropped:
Alabama
San Diego
Dropped:
Colorado
Dropped:
Utah
Dropped:
Arizona State
Dropped:
Baylor
Kansas
Dropped:
Washington
Dropped:
Louisville
Northern Iowa
NoneDropped:
UCLA
NoneNone

References

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  1. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll". Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Preseason Poll: August 8, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #1 Poll: August 27, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #2 Poll: September 3, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #3 Poll: September 10, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #4 Poll: September 17, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  7. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #5 Poll: September 24, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #6 Poll: October 1, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  9. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #7 Poll: October 8, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  10. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #8 Poll: October 15, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  11. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #9 Poll: October 22, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  12. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #10 Poll: October 29, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  13. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #11 Poll: November 5, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  14. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #12 Poll: November 12, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  15. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #13 Poll: November 19, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  16. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Week #14 Poll: November 26, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  17. ^ "AVCA Division I Coaches Final Poll: December 17, 2018". American Volleyball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.