Nebraska volleyball remains the consensus top team in college volleyball.
The Huskers (26-0, 16-0 Big Ten) maintained their streak as the unanimous No. 1 team in college volleyball on Monday, earning all 61 first-place votes in the latest AVCA coaches poll rankings. It is the third-straight week that the Cornhuskers have earned every first-place vote, and have earned all 61 votes five times this season.
Nebraska’s run of 48 consecutive sets won and 15 consecutive sweeps came to an end on Friday night as the Huskers took down UCLA 3-1 in front of a record crowd at Pauley Pavilion. Following a late-Friday match, Nebraska remained in Los Angeles and swept USC Sunday to move to 26-0 and perfect in Big Ten Conference play. Prior to the set loss on Friday, Nebraska had not lost a set since Sept. 16 in Omaha to Creighton.
Nebraska has earned victories over six of the top 15 teams in the current rankings, taking down No. 4 Pittsburgh in the season opener 3-1, followed by a sweep over No. 5 Stanford. The Huskers reverse-swept No. 2 Kentucky on Aug. 31 at Bridgestone Arena and won in a sweep over No. 11 Purdue on Oct. 12. Nebraska also has top 25 wins over No. 10 Wisconsin, No. 12 Creighton, No. 16 USC, No. 19 Minnesota, and No. 24 Penn State…