Huskers Climb to No. 2 in USA Today/CSTV Coaches Poll

Lincoln -- The Nebraska volleyball team jumped from third to second in the USA Today/CSTV Coaches poll released Monday afternoon. The Huskers, 25-1 on the season, totaled 1,559 points, including 23 of the 65 first-place votes. NU trails Hawaii (26-0) by only 11 points.

The Huskers are one of five Big 12 teams ranked in this week's poll along with No. 11 Texas, No. 18 Texas A&M, No. 23 Kansas State and No. 24 Missouri. The Huskers, who are riding a 22-match winning streak, were ranked second in the first two national polls before losing to Florida A&M, now ranked 22nd, on Sept. 10.

The Huskers face the No. 11 Longhorns Wednesday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. in a contest televised state-wide on Nebraska Educational Television and tape-delayed nationally in College Sports Television (Thurs. at 7 p.m. central). The match is sold out, the 54th consecutive sellout at the NU Coliseum.

USA TODAY/CSTV Top 25 Coaches Poll

Rank

School (First-Place Votes)

Total Points

2004 Record

Last Week

1

Hawai'i (37)

1,570

26-0

2

2

Nebraska (23)

1,559

25-1

3

3

Washington (5)

1,505

23-1

1

4

Penn State

1,450

25-2

4

5

Minnesota

1,335

26-4

5

6

Southern California

1,285

18-4

6

7

Stanford

1,210

21-6

9

8

Ohio State

1,172

25-3

7

9

Colorado State

1,120

25-3

8

10

Tennessee

997

29-2

12

11

Texas

963

23-3

11

12

Florida

860

25-4

10

13

San Diego

773

21-4

15

14

California

714

15-10

14

15

Saint Mary’s (Calif.)

660

23-3

16

16

UCLA

627

17-9

17

17

UC Santa Barbara

589

23-3

18

18

Texas A&M

579

17-7

13

19

Utah

416

23-5

19

20

Louisville

396

26-2

21

21

Arizona

300

17-9

22

22

Florida A&M

243

26-2

24

23

Kansas State

228

18-9

20

24

Missouri

172

18-7

25

25

Santa Clara

117

18-7

23

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Ohio 103, Rice 32, Georgia Tech 31, Wisconsin 28, Long Beach State 25, Wichita State 23, Illinois 12, Loyola Marymount 11.
Dropped Out: None