Florida Volleyball Slides to No. 18 in Newest AVCA/TARAFLEX Rankings
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Following the first week of SEC play, the Florida volleyball team sits No. 18 in the newest 2024 Division I women’s volleyball poll, released by the organization on Monday.
The Gators finished 1-1 last week, beating Oklahoma in five sets (25-21,19-25, 18-25, 25-18, 15-13) on Sept. 26 to tally their 34th-consective Conference opener win before falling to No. 12 Kentucky (19-25, 20-25, 25-20, 28-30) this past Sunday.
Of their remaining 15 regular-season matches, Florida is set to face four opponents that are either ranked or receiving votes in the current poll, including the Gators home matchup against No. 7 Texas this Sunday.
Fans can purchase tickets on FloridaGators.com<https://am.ticketmaster.com/gators/en/buy/ism/VkIyNDA4>. for Sunday’s matchup vs. the defending NCAA Champions. First serve is slated for 1 p.m. at Exactech Arena inside the Stephen C. O’Connell Center and can be watched on ESPN as well as listened to on 98.1FM/850AM. Additionally, those not in attendance can follow @GatorsVB on socials for match updates or via live stats.
Sept. 30 AVCA/TARAFLEX Division I WVB Poll
Rank
Institution (First Place Votes)
Points
Record
Previous
Rank
1
Pittsburgh [61]
1,525
12-0
1
2
Nebraska
1,458
12-1
2
3
Penn State
1,382
12-1
4
4
Louisville
1,347
10-2
5
5
Stanford
1,262
9-2
3
6
Creighton
1,217
11-2
6
7
Texas
1,130
7-3
8
8
Kansas
1,061
11-1
9
9
Wisconsin
1,012
7-4
7
10
Purdue
982
10-3
10
11
Oregon
946
10-1
11
12
Minnesota
773
8-4
16
13
Kentucky
711
7-6
12
14
Baylor
602
10-3
19
15
Arizona State
557
12-2
14
16
Florida State
530
10-2
18
17
SMU
523
10-3
23
18
Florida
516
10-3
15
19
Georgia Tech
486
8-3
13
20
BYU
441
9-3
17
21
USC
340
9-3
20
22
TCU
262
9-3
22
23
Dayton
199
12-1
24
24
Auburn
175
12-1
NR
25
Washington
154
12-0
NR
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Tennessee 98; Miami (FL) 39; Arkansas 33; Marquette 29; Utah 20; UCLA 2 Dropped Out: Tennessee 20, Miami (FL) 25
5 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
Sept. 23
No. 15
Sept. 30
No. 18
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