Overview
- The AVCA coaches poll lists Nebraska first with 1,569 points, making it one of only two teams to top 1,500 in the Week 1 release.
- Nebraska opened 2-0 by sweeping UNLV and then-No. 2 Texas at the Players Era Showcase and also won two top-25 exhibitions at Spikes Under the Lights.
- Pitt climbed to No. 2 with 1,510 points after a 4-0 start that included ranked wins over Kentucky, Kansas and Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin sits at No. 5 in the poll despite a 1-3 record, and other returning top-25 teams include Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue, USC, Indiana and Oregon.
- The AVCA poll serves as an early coaches’ gauge of national standing, and Nebraska’s upcoming matches at South Dakota State and DePaul followed by the Wrigley Field meeting with Missouri will be key tests of the early rankings.