EUGENE – Sporting its eighth top-five ranking this season, the University of Oregon volleyball team (22-3, 13-3) repeated its position in this week’s 12th AVCA Coaches Poll of the season.
The Ducks come off their second straight season sweep of its desert Pac-12 rivals (and ever). UO beat Arizona State by a 3-2 count for its 10th straight series win, while it posted its fourth straight 3-0 victory in the series vs. Arizona.
UO was one of five Pac-12 schools spotted in the top eight overall this week with No. 1 Stanford, No. 5 UCLA, No. 6 Washington and No. 8 USC.
Among those five teams, Stanford, remained the same this edition; UCLA climbed one spot; Washington fell one position; and Oregon and USC stayed the same.
One other Duck foes stood top 25 – No. 15 Ohio State – and California, Kentucky, Oregon State and St. Mary’s have picked up votes in current or previous editions.
For comparison’s sake, last week’s Pac-12 rankings follow: No. 1 Stanford, No. 5 Washington, No. 6 UCLA and No. 8 USC.
Overall during head coach Jim Moore’s eight-year tenure, Oregon has now been ranked top 25 for 87 editions (2012-13; 2011-14; ’10-13; ’09-16; ’08-16; ’07-13; ’06-2), including 51 in the top 15, and all 24 of the team’s ever top-10 honors. UO has also scored five, top-three rankings in September and October with its No. 2 rankings in the fifth, sixth and 10th editions of the year, and third-place pollings in the eighth and ninth editions
Among other poll news:
- No. 1 Stanford repeated as the top team in the nation for the third straight week after it won 3-0 at WSU and 3-1 at then-No. 5 Washington.
- No. 2 Penn State won 3-0 at home vs. Illinois and Northwestern.
- No. 3 Texas – won 3-2 at then-No. 23 Kansas and 3-0 at then-No. 17 Kansas State.
- No. 5 UCLA won 3-0 at Colorado and 3-2 at Utah.
- No. 6 Washington 3-2 at home over California and lost 3-1 to No. 1 Stanford in Seattle.
- No. 8 USC won 3-1 at Utah and 3-0 at Colorado.
The complete poll follows at the bottom of this article, and is also available at the AVCA website at the http://www.avca.org/divisions/division-one-women/polls/ URL address.
A complete listing of the Ducks' string of top-25 rankings under Moore follows: *2012: Preseason – 20th; 8/27 – 17th; 9/4 -13th; 9/10 – 9th; 9/17 – 8th; 9/23 – 2nd; 10/2 – 2nd; 10/9 – 5th; 10/16 – 3rd; 10/22 – 3rd; 10/29 2nd; 11/6 – 4th; 11/12 – 4th; 2011 (13 weeks): 8/29 – 16th; 9/5 – 16th; 9/12 – 16th; 9/19 – 15th; 9/26 – 15th; 10/3 – 15th; 10/10 – 16th; 10/17 – 18th; 10/24 – 16th; 10/31 – 20th; 11/7 – 20th; 11/14 - 15th; 11/21 – 13th; 12/20 – 24th. *2010 (13): Preseason – 20th, 8/30 – 18th; 9/6 – 19th; 9/13 – 16th; 9/20 – 15th; 9/27 – 11th; 10/4 – 13th; 10/11 – 17th; 10/18 – 16th; 10/25 – 18th; 11/1 – 20th; 11/15 – 23rd; 11/22 – 24th. *2009 (16): Preseason - 14th, 8/31 - 14th, 9/7 - 12th, 9/14 - 14th; 9/21 - 7th; 9/28 – 7th; 10/5 – 11th; 10/12 - 15th; 10/19 – 12th; 10/26 – 15th; 11/2 – 14th; 11/9 – 16th; 11/16 – 18th; 11/23 – 18th; 11/30 – 17th; 12/22 – 18th. *2008 (16): Preseason - 11th; 9/2 - 13th; 9/9 - 12th; 9/17 - 12th; 9/24 - 11th; 9/30 - 11th; 10/6 - 7th; 10/13 - 6th; 10/20 - 7th; 10/27 - 7th; 11/3 - 8th; 11/10 - 8th; 11/17 - 8th; 11/24 - 8th; 12/1 - 7th; 12/23 - 9th. *2007 (13): 9/18 24th; 9/25 21st; 10/1 – 19th; 10/8 – 19th; 10/15 – 19th; 10/22 – 19th; 10/29 - 19th; 11/5 – 20th; 11/12 - 14th; 11/19 - 13th; 11/26 - 13th; 12/3 - ninth; 12/10 - ninth. *2006 (2): 10/30 24th; 11/6 24th.
AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll - Week #12
Rank School (1st-Place Votes) Points W-L Prev.
*1 Stanford (60) 1500 24-2 1
2 Penn State 1436 25-2 2
3 Texas 1350 21-3 3
>4 Oregon 1310 22-3 4
*5 UCLA 1200 20-5 6
*6 Washington 1185 20-5 5
7 Hawai’i 1138 22-2 7
*8 USC 1130 24-4 8
9 Nebraska 1057 20-5 9
10 Louisville 929 25-3 11
11 Florida State 813 24-3 13
12 Dayton 779 23-4 12
13 BYU 750 24-2 14
14 Minnesota 708 20-7 10
*15 Ohio State 672 20-8 15
16 Florida 640 21-4 16
17 Western Kentucky 492 29-3 18
18 San Diego 453 20-5 19
19 Iowa State 399 16-7 20
20 Kansas State 332 21-5 17
21 Purdue 315 19-8 21
22 Kansas 307 21-6 23
23 Creighton 156 24-3 25
24 Miami (FL) 97 23-4 NR
25 North Carolina 84 22-5 22
Others Receiving Votes (and appearing on two or more ballots): *St. Mary’s (CA) 52; Tennessee 50; Pepperdine 43; Marquette 38; Texas A&M 28; Michigan State 23; Michigan 15; *Kentucky 7
Next poll: November 19, 2012
VB Magazine Top 20 Poll - Week #12
Rk. Team (1st Place Votes) Points Prev.
*1. Stanford (8) 198 1
2. Penn State (2) 191 2
3. Texas 177 3
>4. Oregon 164 5
*5. UCLA 158 6
*6. Washington 149 4
*7. USC 143 7
8. Hawaii 130 8
9. Nebraska 123 9
10. Louisville 106 11
11. Florida State 88 12
12. BYU 87 13
13. Minnesota 75 10
*14. Ohio State 68 14
15. Florida 67 15
16. Dayton 61 16
17. Western Kentucky 33 18
18. San Diego 24 19
19. Kansas State 20 17
20. Iowa State 18 20
Others receiving votes: Kansas, Purdue, Miami, Tennessee, Michigan, Creighton
Voters for this poll are made up of coaches, media and sports information directors from across the country. It will be published weekly each Tuesday leading up to the NCAA Tournament and then a final poll after the NCAA Championship.
Pablo Rankings (11/12)
Home Court Advantage Points are 221
For Week Of Nov 12
Home Court Advantage Points are 221
Rank Team Points Region Conference
1 Stanford 7645 Pacific Pac-12
2 Penn State 7545 Mideast Big Ten
3 Texas 7540 Central Big 12
4 UCLA 7390 Pacific Pac-12
5 BYU 7340 Pacific West Coast
6 Oregon 7260 Pacific Pac-12
7 USC 7180 Pacific Pac-12
8 Florida 7145 South Southeastern
9 Washington 7115 Pacific Pac-12
10 Florida State 7070 East Atlantic Coast
11 Nebraska 7030 Mideast Big Ten
12 Texas A&M 6945 Central Southeastern
13 Minnesota 6940 Mideast Big Ten
14 Tennessee 6885 South Southeastern
15 Louisville 6875 Northeast Big East
16 Iowa State 6870 Central Big 12
17 Michigan State 6830 Mideast Big Ten
18 Hawaii 6815 West Big West
19 North Carolina 6800 East Atlantic Coast
20 San Diego 6790 Pacific West Coast
21 Purdue 6785 Mideast Big Ten
22 California 6775 Pacific Pac-12
23 Dayton 6745 Northeast Atlantic 10
24 Michigan 6735 Mideast Big Ten
25 Saint Marys 6715 Pacific West Coast
26 Ohio State 6690 Mideast Big Ten
27 Miami-FL 6665 East Atlantic Coast
28 Kentucky 6645 South Southeastern
29 Kansas State 6615 Central Big 12
30 Arizona State 6610 Pacific Pac-12
31 Western Kentucky 6600 South Sun Belt
32 Colorado State 6550 West Mountain West
33 Arkansas 6535 South Southeastern
34 Kansas 6520 Central Big 12
35 Creighton 6510 Central Missouri Valley
36 Santa Clara 6440 Pacific West Coast
37 Arizona 6410 Pacific Pac-12
37 Loyola Marymount 6410 Pacific West Coast
39 Illinois 6405 Mideast Big Ten
40 San Diego State 6395 West Mountain West
NCAA RPI Rankings (November 12, 2012)
Rank Name Conference Record Road Neutral Home Non-Div I
1 Stanford Pac-12 24-2 8-2 3- 0 13-0 0-0
2 Penn St. Big Ten 25-2 8-1 4- 1 13-0 0-0
3 Texas Big 12 21-3 8-1 1- 0 12-2 0-0
4 Nebraska Big Ten 20-5 6-4 1- 0 13-1 0-0
5 Louisville Big East 25-3 7-0 2- 0 16-3 0-0
6 UCLA Pac-12 20-5 8-5 4- 0 8-0 0-0
7 Kansas Big 12 21-6 4-5 4- 0 13-1 0-0
8 Minnesota Big Ten 20-7 7-5 2- 1 11-1 0-0
9 Oregon Pac-12 22-3 9-1 4- 0 9-2 0-0
10 Florida St. Atlantic Coast 24-3 12-2 3- 1 9-0 0-0
11 Florida Southeastern 21-4 8-1 0- 2 13-1 0-0
12 BYU West Coast 24-2 7-2 6- 0 11-0 0-0
13 Southern California Pac-12 24-4 7-3 4- 0 13-1 0-0
14 Washington Pac-12 20-5 7-4 2- 0 11-1 0-0
15 Kansas St. Big 12 21-5 5-3 4- 0 12-2 0-0
16 Tennessee Southeastern 19-6 10-2 3- 1 6-3 0-0
17 Texas A&M Southeastern 21-5 9-1 4- 0 8-4 0-0
18 North Carolina Atlantic Coast 22-5 6-5 4- 0 12-0 0-0
19 Hawaii Big West 22-2 7-0 0- 0 14-2 1-0
20 Purdue Big Ten 19-8 8-4 1- 2 10-2 0-0
21 Miami (FL) Atlantic Coast 23-4 8-4 4- 0 11-0 0-0
22 Kentucky Southeastern 17-10 5-6 2- 2 10-2 0-0
23 Ohio St. Big Ten 20-8 9-1 4- 2 7-5 0-0
24 San Diego West Coast 20-5 7-4 4- 0 9-1 0-0
25 Arkansas Southeastern 19-8 5-4 2- 0 12-4 0-0
26 Michigan Big Ten 21-9 3-5 6- 0 12-4 0-0
27 Oklahoma Big 12 19-9 5-5 4- 0 10-4 0-0
28 Iowa St. Big 12 16-7 5-5 1- 1 10-1 0-0
29 Dayton Atlantic 10 23-4 9-1 3- 3 11-0 0-0
30 Western Ky. Sun Belt 29-3 12-1 5- 1 12-1 0-0
31 Creighton Missouri Valley 24-3 8-2 4- 0 12-1 0-0
32 St. Mary's (CA) West Coast 15-10 5-7 4- 1 6-2 0-0
33 Marquette Big East 24-5 8-1 2- 0 14-4 0-0
34 Notre Dame Big East 20-7 7-3 2- 2 11-2 0-0
35 Colorado St. Mountain West 17-7 3-4 0- 2 14-1 0-0
36 Pepperdine West Coast 18-10 4-9 6- 0 8-1 0-0
37 California Pac-12 14-12 6-5 1- 2 7-5 0-0
38 Michigan St. Big Ten 21-7 6-3 4- 0 11-4 0-0
39 Arizona St. Pac-12 17-12 5-8 4- 1 8-3 0-0
40 Illinois Big Ten 11-15 4-7 3- 2 4-6 0-0
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