Volleyball Moves Up to 14th in AVCA Poll

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OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton Volleyball team rose one spot to 14th in the AVCA poll on Monday following a 2-0 weekend.

The Bluejays opened BIG EAST play with matching 3-1 victories over Georgetown on Friday and Villanova on Sunday. CU has now won 26 straight regular-season matches in conference play.

Creighton (9-4, 2-0 BIG EAST) is 41-14 all-time when playing as a ranked team in the AVCA poll. The Bluejays have now been ranked in 26 all-time polls, and are one of 18 clubs to be ranked in each of the last 12 editions.

The Bluejays, who have played the nation's toughest schedule according to the NCAA, have faced eight teams that are ranked in this week's poll (No. 6 Washington, No. 10 Kentucky, No. 11 Kansas, No. 18 Iowa State, No. 19 Purdue, No. 20 USC, No. 22 Northern Iowa and No. 25 Wichita State).

Florida moved into the top spot with 58 first-place votes after No. 1 Minnesota and No. 2 Penn State were both swept at home.

In other polls released on Monday, Creighton remained 13th in the VolleyMob.com poll, while also remaining 22nd in the PrepVolleyball.com poll.

Creighton hits the BIG EAST road for the first time this fall when it visits Seton Hall on Friday and St. John's on Saturday.

Sept. 25, 2017 AVCA Poll

Rank	School (First-Place Votes)	Total Points Adjusted	2017 Record	Previous Week
1	Florida (58)	1592	9-0	3
2	Stanford (4)	1460	9-2	4
T-3	Minnesota (1)	1404	12-1	1
T-3	Penn State (1)	1404	11-1	2
5	Texas	1376	9-2	6
6	Washington	1289	12-1	7
7	Wisconsin	1206	10-1	5
8	Nebraska	1077	9-3	14
9	BYU	1063	13-1	9
10	Kentucky	1004	11-2	10
11	Kansas	885	12-2	12
12	Oregon	863	8-2	8
13	UCLA	853	8-3	11
14	Creighton	726	9-4	15
15	Utah	703	11-2	16
16	Michigan State	611	9-2	NR
17	San Diego	552	9-3	17
18	Iowa State	519	10-1	18
19	Purdue	502	11-2	13
20	Southern California	443	10-3	21
21	Florida State	308	8-2	19
22	Northern Iowa	225	12-4	22
23	Michigan	178	10-4	20
24	Colorado State	169	12-2	23
25	Wichita State	95	10-3	24

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Western Kentucky 51; Cal Poly 49; Colorado 40; Ohio State 40; Illinois 32; Baylor 30; Miami (FL) 13; Washington State 9; Missouri State 5

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