A week of upsets saw the Pitt women’s volleyball team move up one spot to No. 2 in the AVCA Division I coaches poll, which was released Monday.
The Panthers (21-1) received 18 first-place votes and 1,529 points to achieve the highest ranking in program history.
Texas, which moved up three spots to No. 1 after beating then-No. 1 Baylor last week, got 43 first-place votes and 1,565 points.
No. 3 Baylor, No. 4 Wisconsin and No. 5 Stanford, which dropped three spots after losing to unranked UCLA last week, round out the top five. Penn State (16-3) moved up one spot to No. 7.
Colleges Volleyball AVCA Division I Coaches Poll
First-place votes in parentheses with points, record through Sunday and previous ranking:
1. Texas (43) 1565 14-2 4
2. Pitt (18) 1529 21-1 3
3. Baylor (1) 1440 17-1 1
4. Wisconsin (1) 1416 14-4 6
5. Stanford (1) 1332 14-4 2
6. Minnesota 1259 15-3 7
7. Penn State 1229 16-3 8
8. Nebraska 1182 16-3 5
9. Creighton 1050 17-3 10
10. Marquette 966 19-3 11
11. BYU 938 18-3 12
12. Washington 929 16-4 9
13. Florida 815 17-3 13
14. Colorado State 765 20-1 14
15. Kentucky 681 15-5 16
16. Purdue 596 14-5 20
17. Utah 510 14-7 18
18. Rice 496 19-1 19
19. Illinois 488 10-9 17
20. California 415 17-3 15
21. Hawaii 290 18-3 21
22. Washington State 243 18-4 24
23. Western Kentucky 218 23-1 23
24. Missouri 135 14-4 25
25. UCLA 122 12-7 NR
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: San Diego 60; Southern California 37; Stephen F Austin 29; UC Santa Barbara 19; Michigan 13; Texas A&M 13; Louisville 9; Florida State 3
