The University of Florida volleyball team is ranked No. 1 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top-25 poll for the fifth consecutive week, it was announced Monday afternoon by the Lexington, Ky., based organization.
Florida (22-1, 15-0 Southeastern Conference) ties its school record for most consecutive polls ranked in the nation’s top spot. The Gators also were ranked among the AVCA top-25 for five consecutive polls during the 1996 season. This week’s ranking marks the 10th time in program history that the Gators have been ranked No. 1 nationally, and Florida is 20-1 all-time when playing with a No. 1 record.
UF holds the nation’s fifth-longest streak of consecutive weeks ranked in the AVCA poll, as the Gators have been ranked among the nation’s top-25 for 302 consecutive polls, dating back to Sept. 17, 1991. Florida has been ranked in the nation’s top-10 for 248 of those weeks.
Stanford checks in at No. 2 in this week’s AVCA poll, while Hawaii is third, California fourth and Nebraska fifth.
Florida also is No. 1 in the NCAA’s Division I Women’s Volleyball Ratings Percentage Index for the sixth consecutive week. The Gators have played perhaps the nation’s toughest schedule during the 2010 campaign, facing 10 top-25 opponents so far this season and going 9-1 against ranked foes.
The next AVCA poll and NCAA RPI will be released Nov. 15.
The No. 1 Gators return to action on Thursday when they play host to Mississippi State. Opening serve is slated for 7 p.m. ET and the match will be carried live on FS Florida with Larry Vettel and Missy Whittemore, and on WRUF Sports Radio 850 with Tom Collett.
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AVCA TOP-25 COACHES POLL (WEEK 11 – NOV. 8, 2010)
| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | Florida (48) | 22-1 |
| 2 | Stanford (9) | 20-2 |
| 3 | Hawaii (1) | 23-1 |
| 4 | California (1) | 21-2 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 22-2 |
| 6 | Southern California | 20-4 |
| 7 | Texas | 17-5 |
| 8 | Penn State | 21-4 |
| 9 | Illinois | 20-4 |
| 10 | UCLA | 17-7 |
| 11 | Washington | 17-5 |
| 12 | Northern Iowa | 25-2 |
| 13 | Colorado State | 21-2 |
| 14 | Iowa State | 17-6 |
| 15 | LSU | 21-2 |
| 16 | Michigan | 21-5 |
| 17 | Dayton | 22-3 |
| 18 | San Diego | 20-4 |
| 19 | Cincinnati | 24-4 |
| 20 | Arizona | 18-7 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 21-5 |
| 22 | Minnesota | 18-8 |
| 23 | Oregon | 17-8 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 17-8 |
| 25 | Tulsa | 25-2 |
Others receiving votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Duke, Long Beach State, Cal State Fullerton, St. Mary’s (Calif.), Indiana, Ohio State, Purdue, Missouri, Pepperdine, Cal Poly, North Carolina, Louisville, Oklahoma, Wichita State.
NCAA DIVISION I VOLLEYBALL RPI (NOV. 8, 2010)
| RPI | Team | Record |
| 1 | Florida | 22-1 |
| 2 | Illinois | 20-4 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 22-2 |
| 4 | Stanford | 20-2 |
| 5 | Penn State | 21-4 |
| 6 | Northern Iowa | 24-2 |
| 7 | Southern Cal | 20-4 |
| 8 | Duke | 21-4 |
| 9 | Hawaii | 23-1 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 18-8 |
| 11 | California | 21-2 |
| 12 | Texas | 17-5 |
| 13 | Dayton | 22-3 |
| 14 | LSU | 22-2 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 21-5 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 17-6 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 21-7 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 17-8 |
| 19 | Purdue | 16-9 |
| 20 | Long Beach State | 19-6 |
