Nebraska volleyball remains at the top of college volleyball, but one of the Huskers’ long-time rivals appears to be gaining ground on the Big Red.
The Huskers (10-0) retained their spot as the No. 1 team in the nation on Monday, receiving 57 of the 61 possible first-place votes in the latest AVCA coaches poll. Texas (8-0) claimed the remaining four first-place votes, keeping the Longhorns at No. 2. The Longhorns nabbed an extra first-place vote from last week’s poll, as Nebraska earned 58 of the 61 possible first-place votes in the Sept. 15 edition of the poll.
Nebraska has earned victories over three top 10 teams in the latest AVCA polls, taking down No. 5 Pittsburgh in the season-opener 3-1, followed by a sweep over T-No. 3 Stanford. The Huskers reverse-swept T-No. 3 Kentucky on Aug. 31 at Bridgestone Arena, and also have top 25 wins over No. 16 Creighton and No. 23 Utah.
Nebraska wrapped up its non-conference slate by taking down its in-state rival Creighton in five sets from Omaha on Tuesday, then swept past Arizona Saturday night. The Huskers only lost six sets through 10 matches in non-conference play, and remained as one of only two unbeaten programs in the country…