(BIG TEN) – A nation-leading eight volleyball programs are ranked in this week’s AVCA/TARAFLEX Poll: #1 Nebraska, #6 Wisconsin, #10 Oregon, #12 Purdue, #16 Penn State, #18 Indiana, #20 Minnesota and #21 Washington. Michigan State, Illinois and UCLA received votes in this week’s poll.
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Eleven Big Ten teams are among the top 30 in terms of RPI this week including, #2 Nebraska, #5 Wisconsin, #7 Oregon, #10 UCLA, #15 Penn State, #16 Washington, #19 Indiana, #20 Purdue, #22 Minnesota, #24 Michigan State and #30 Illinois.
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The NCAA Division I volleyball committee announced its in-season top 16 rankings on Sunday. Seven Big Ten teams are among the 16 seeds, led by No. 1 Nebraska. Wisconsin was selected as a potential No. 4 seed, followed by No. 10 Oregon, No. 13 UCLA, No. 14 Penn State, No. 15 Washington and No. 16 Purdue.
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Through three weeks of the Discover Volleyball Challenge, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State and UCLA are all 3-0 in Challenge matches. Play will continue through the end of this month with the winner determined by the highest win total across the five designated matches.
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Indiana beat No. 20 Washington last week for Steve Aird’s 11th ranked win as head coach. Aird could match the program record for ranked wins (12) by a head coach, hosting the 16th-ranked Nittany Lions on Sunday at 3 p.m. on FS1.
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With a 19-0 start, the Huskers have posted an unbeaten record through the first 19 matches of a season and are searching for the program’s 10th 20-0 start. This is the first time the Huskers have recorded consecutive 19-0 starts since a four-season run from 2005-08.
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The Boilermakers return home to take on their seventh opponent ranked or receiving votes in the AVCA poll in the last eight matches, hosting #20 Minnesota on Friday at 7 p.m. ET on B1G+. The Boilermakers stole a set from the top-ranked Huskers last week, handing Nebraska its first set loss against a Big Ten opponent since November 14, 2025.
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UCLA earned its first ranked win of the season against then-No. 15 Penn State on Friday night. The Bruins enter the fifth weekend of conference play on a five-match win streak, meeting No. 1 Nebraska and Iowa on the road this weekend.
