Florida Volleyball Ranks No. 24 in Newest AVCA/TARAFLEX Top-25 Poll
The Gators have been ranked inside the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association Top-25 poll for 526 consecutive weeks.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After tallying two road sweeps last week, the Florida volleyball team ranks No. 24 in the newest 2024 Division I women’s volleyball poll, released by the organization on Monday.
The Gators took down Texas A&M in three sets (25-21, 25-20, 25-20) on Oct. 18 before defeating LSU 3-0 (25-10, 25-18, 25-17) on Oct. 20. Florida averaged a .126 opponent hitting percentage after holding the Aggies to a .137 hitting clip and the Tigers to .111.
Of their remaining 10 regular-season matches, Florida is set to face two opponents that are either ranked or receiving votes in the current poll. The Gators have already played against four teams who are mentioned in Monday’s poll: No. 7 Texas, No. 14 Kentucky, No. 17 Georgia Tech and No. 19 Florida State.
Oct. 21 AVCA/TARAFLEX Division I WVB Poll
Rank
School (First-Place Votes Adjusted)
Total Points Adjusted
Record
Previous Week
1
Pittsburgh [50]
1,508
17-1
1
2
Nebraska [10]
1,470
18-1
2
3
Penn State [1]
1,396
18-1
3
4
Louisville
1,325
16-2
4
5
Stanford
1,247
14-3
5
6
Creighton
1,217
17-2
6
7
Texas
1,158
12-3
7
8
Wisconsin
1,055
13-4
9
9
Kansas
1,050
16-1
8
10
Purdue
962
15-4
10
11
Oregon
894
14-3
11
12
SMU
877
14-5
12
13
Arizona State
793
18-2
13
14
Kentucky
692
11-7
15
15
Minnesota
682
12-6
14
16
USC
561
14-4
16
17
Georgia Tech
499
13-4
17
18
TCU
484
14-4
18
19
Florida State
392
14-4
19
20
Dayton
317
19-1
21
21-T
BYU
272
12-6
24
21-T
Utah
272
15-3
20
23
Baylor
255
11-6
22
24
Florida
224
13-5
23
25
North Carolina
41
15-2
NR
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Marquette 34; Washington 31; Arkansas 28; Texas A&M 21; South Dakota State 13; Auburn 12; Michigan 6; UCLA 6; Illinois 4; Miami (FL) 4; Virginia 4 Dropped out: Auburn
4 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 23 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
Sept. 23
No. 15
Sept. 30
No. 18
Oct. 7
No. 19
Oct. 14
No. 23
Oct. 21
No. 24
Up Next
Florida has the week off before hosting Tennessee in Florida’s Dig Pink Game on Friday, Oct. 25 inside the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. with pink tumblers being passed out to the first 1,000 fans. Fans can purchase single-game tickets for the remaining matches. To purchase, click here<https://am.ticketmaster.com/gators/buy?id=NzEx>. For more information on football tickets, call the Gator Ticket Office at (352) 375-4683<tel:3523754683>.
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