Oct. 23, 2000
LOGAN, Utah -
Utah State's women's volleyball team continued its climb in the NCAA rankings this week as the Aggies jumped three spots to 19th in the country following sweeps of Idaho State, UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton last week. Utah State is 17-5 on the year and 7-2 in the Big West Conference, one game behind Pacific for first-place. USU remains 21st in the Volleyball Monthly Magazine Poll.
The Aggies entered the polls one month ago after defeating Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara at home, marking the first time ever that USU has been ranked since the NCAA began sponsorship of women's volleyball in 1982. USU remained at 25th the following week before jumping to 22 following wins over Boise State and Utah, who was ranked 15th in the country at the time.
Utah State will face a pair of tough challenges this weekend as it travels to No. 14 UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 27th before playing at Cal Poly on Oct. 28th. The following week, USU will host No. 12 Pacific and No. 18 Long Beach State at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Nov. 2nd and 4th.
AVCA Top-25 Pts. Record
1. Nebraska (50) 1,490 19-0
2. Hawai'i (10) 1,449 18-0
3. Colorado State 1,375 22-1
4. USC 1,294 16-1
5. Arizona 1,248 17-2
6. Wisconsin 1,175 19-2
7. Minnesota 1,156 20-1
8. UCLA 1,066 14-5
9. Pepperdine 1,036 18-3
10. Florida 941 17-3
11. Penn State 876 18-4
12. Pacific 837 16-3
13. Ohio State 814 18-2
14. Santa Barbara 751 15-5
15. Santa Clara 660 18-2
16. BYU 576 15-6
17. Stanford 497 11-8
18. Long Beach St. 450 14-6
19. UTAH STATE 392 17-5
20. Utah 344 16-4
21. TexasA&M 255 13-5
22. Loyola Mary. 215 15-5
23. Michigan State 188 12-7
24. Notre Dame 152 16-5
25. Missouri 99 17-3
Volleyball Magazine Top-20 Record
1. Hawai'i 18-0
2. Nebraska 19-0
3. Col. St. 22-1
4. Arizona 17-2
5. USC 16-1
6. Wisconsin 19-2
7. Minnesota 20-1
8. Penn State 18-4
9. Pacific 16-3
10. Florida 17-3
11. UCLA 14-5
12. Pepperdine 18-3
13. Ohio State 18-2
14. UCSB 15-5
15. Stanford 11-8
16. Long Beach 14-6
17. Santa Clara18-2
18. BYU 15-6
19. Utah 16-5
20. Kansas St. 14-5
21. UTAH STATE 17-5
Bold indicates USU opponents.
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