Wisconsin did everything right in their schedule this week, winning both ranked matchups on their schedule. In fact, they’ve won four straight ranked matches and are 6-0 in their last six. The Badgers are cruising, and yet the AVCA Top 25 Volleyball Poll dropped them a spot in the rankings for Week 6.
The Badgers went from No. 6 to No. 7 overnight, and the justification for it is logical but still unfair to Wisconsin. What happened? Well, the Florida Gators beat the Kentucky Wildcats in a wild 5-setter on Sunday, and that caused the AVCA to really think long and hard about what to do with the Gators.
Florida was ranked No. 7 last week, while the Wildcats were ranked No. 3. The AVCA coaches felt like the Gators needed to be rewarded for knocking off Kentucky (a feat the Badgers were unable to do). This catapulted them over the Badgers and moved Florida to No. 5. This vaulted them over the Badgers and moved Florida to No. 5, dropping Kentucky to No. 4, and that alone may show you the madness of the poll…