Florida volleyball drops in AVCA/TARAFLEX rankings after Week 5

Florida volleyball slipped three spots in the latest AVCA/TARAFLEX rankings after splitting a pair of matches in Week 5 of fall competition, dropping from No. 15 to No. 18.

The Gators beat the Oklahoma Sooners in five sets (25-21,19-25, 18-25, 25-18, 15-13) on the road Thursday to tally their 34th-consecutive Southeastern Conference opener win. However, on Sunday the Orange and Blue was defeated by the 12th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats inside the O’Connell Center (19-25, 20-25, 25-20, 28-30) to even the week’s tally.

Of their remaining 15 regular-season matches, Florida will face four opponents who are either ranked or receiving votes in the current poll, including a home matchup against seventh-ranked Texas Longhorns this Sunday.

That match is set to start at 1 p.m. in Gainesville and will be broadcast on ESPN.

AVCA/TARAFLEX Division I WVB Poll

Rank School (1st Place Votes) Points

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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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