Nebraska volleyball gained a stronger foothold on its No. 1 position in the AVCA rankings following a dominant weekend on the road in Big Ten Conference play.
The Huskers (14-0, 4-0 B1G) maintained their No. 1 ranking in another edition of the AVCA coaches polls released on Monday, earning 58 of the 61 possible first-place votes. Nebraska swept its East Coast road trip over the weekend, handling Penn State and Rutgers in six straight sets. The Big Red have yet to give up a set in Big Ten Conference play, and last dropped a set on Sept. 16 to Creighton.
Nebraska added a first-place vote from Texas (12-0) as the Longhorns once again sat at No. 2. Texas has remained the No. 2 ranked program since the week two edition of the AVCA polls, having begun the season at No. 5. The Longhorns earned four first-place votes in the Sept. 22 edition of the rankings, but squandered a first-place nod despite matching Nebraska’s back-to-back sweep victories in its second week of conference play.
Nebraska has earned victories over three of the top six teams in the current rankings, taking down No. 4 Pittsburgh in the season opener 3-1, followed by a sweep over No. 6 Stanford. The Huskers reverse-swept No. 3 Kentucky on Aug. 31 at Bridgestone Arena and have an additional top 25 win over No. 13 Creighton. Stanford (12-3) fell two spots from No. 4 after suffering a 3-1 loss to Louisville, pushing the Cardinal to No. 5…