GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida volleyball team ranks No. 16 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s (AVCA) newest 2024 Division I women’s volleyball poll, released by the organization on Monday.
The Gators are 6-2 heading into the last week of nonconference play, with three home matches slated during week three. Florida hosts No. 18 Florida State on Tuesday, Sept. 17 before welcoming North Texas on Friday, Sept. 20 and Buffalo on Sunday, Sept. 21.
Florida returns home after finishing 1-1 in Atlanta, GA last week. The Gators fell 3-0 to then No. 15 Georgia Tech on Sept. 11, but bounced back the next day with a 3-0 win over Alabama State.
Of their remaining 20 matches, Florida is set to face seven opponents that are either ranked or receiving votes in the current poll, including two back-to-back home matches against top-15 opponents – Kentucky and Texas.
Sept. 16 AVCA/TARAFLEX Division I WVB Poll
Rank
Institution (First Place Votes)
Points
Previous
Rank
1
Pittsburgh (33)
1,495
1
2
Stanford (24)
1,476
2
3
Penn State (3)
1,390
3
4
Louisville
1,311
4
5
Nebraska (1)
1,290
5
6
Purdue
1,194
7
7
Wisconsin
1,090
8
8
Texas
1,086
6
9
Creighton
1,032
9
10
Kansas
929
11
11
Kentucky
925
10
12
Oregon
880
12
13
Georgia Tech
756
15
14
Arizona State
637
14
15
Tennessee
620
16
16
Florida
529
13
17
Minnesota
523
19
18
Florida State
412
21
19
BYU
355
17
20
Baylor
346
18
21
Southern California
301
23
22
SMU
287
NR
23
TCU
260
25
24
Dayton
154
24
25
Arkansas
144
22
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Marquette 77; Washington 73; Auburn 69; Miami (FL) 66; UCLA 50; Arkansas State 22; Georgia 14; Houston 7; Hawai’i 5; San Diego 5; Wright State 2 Dropped out: Miami (FL)
4 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 11 combined points.
UF 2024 Week-By-Week Rankings
Week
AVCA Ranking
Aug. 19
No. 11
Sept. 2
No. 10
Sept. 9
No. 13
Sept. 16
No. 16
The Gators welcome No. 18 Florida State to Gainesville on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The in-state rivalry matchup gets underway at 7 p.m. in Exactech Arena inside the Stephan O’Connell Center. The top-20 matchup will air on ESPN with Paul Sunderland and Missy Whittemore on the call. Additionally, fans can listen to Tom Collett and Nick Cheronis on the radio for play-by-play action or follow @GatorsVB on social for match updates.
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