Huskers Remain No. 1 in CSTV/AVCA Coaches Poll

Lincoln ? Nebraska kept a firm grasp of the No. 1 spot for the fifth consecutive week, as the Huskers were ranked at the top of the CSTV/AVCA Coaches poll released Monday.

The Huskers, one of five unbeaten teams in the country with a 12-0 record, received 46 of the 60 first-place votes and totaled 1,480 points, 27 points ahead of Penn State. The Nittany Lions (13-0) received 13 first-place votes, while No. 4 Washington received the remaining first-place vote. All five unbeaten teams are ranked this week, including UCLA (15-0) at No. 3 Southern California (13-0) at No. 5 and New Mexico (16-0) at No. 22.

Three Big 12 teams are ranked this week, including Texas at No. 8 and Missouri, which swept the Longhorns over the weekend, checking in at No. 19.

The Huskers are off until Saturday afternoon, when they take on Baylor. First serve between the Huskers and Bears is set for 1 p.m. (central) and the match will be carried on B107.3 FM and on the Internet at Huskers.com.

CSTV/AVCA Coaches Poll (Sept. 25)

No.  School (First-Place Votes)

Total Points

2006 Record

Last Week

1

Nebraska (46)

1480

12-0

1

2

Penn State (13)

1453

13-0

2

3

UCLA

1369

15-0

3

4

Washington (1)

1331

12-1

4

5

Southern California

1241

13-0

7

6

Stanford

1192

10-2

6

7

California

1086

12-1

8

8

Texas

1052

8-3

5

9

Santa Clara

1041

10-2

9

10

Florida

944

10-2

10

11

Purdue

913

12-1

11

12

LSU

798

12-1

13

13

Ohio State

723

11-1

12

14

Wisconsin

711

10-2

14

15

Hawaii

603

7-4

15

16

BYU

570

12-1

16

17

Tennessee

546

12-2

17

18

Utah

500

11-2

18

19

Missouri

465

9-4

22

20

Cal Poly

358

9-4

21

21

Ohio

332

10-3

20

22

New Mexico State

217

16-0

24

23

Pepperdine

156

4-6

23

24

Michigan

129

13-2

19

25

San Diego

81

10-4

NR

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: San Francisco 50; Minnesota 49; Long Beach State 26; Duke 20; Louisville 16; Colorado 9; Sacramento State 7; Loyola Marymount 7; Arizona State 5; Baylor 5; Wichita State 3.\

Dropped out: Long Beach State