There are coaches polls, RPIs, fan polls and something called “Pablo” out there that rank the top Division I college volleyball programs in the country. We wanted to be different as we re-vision how we cover college volleyball in 2018.
This ranking, which will come out every Monday, will rank 64 teams. This won’t strictly be the top 64 teams in the nation; rather, it will be a ranking of the 64 teams we project will play in the NCAA tournament, the field for which will be announced Nov. 25.
| Rank Name | Record | Type of bid | Conference | Last week’s ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. BYU | 10-0 | Automatic | WCC | 1 |
| 2. Stanford | 8-1 | Automatic | Pac-12 | 2 |
| 3. Pittsburgh | 11-0 | Automatic | ACC | 3 |
| 4. Illinois | 11-0 | At-Large | B1G Ten | 5 |
| 5. Penn State | 9-1 | At-Large | B1G Ten | 4 |
| 6. Cal Poly | 10-1 | Automatic | Big West | 6 |
| 7. Wisconsin | 7-1 | At-Large | B1G Ten | 7 |
| 8. Nebraska | 9-1 | Automatic | B1G Ten | 9 |
| 9. Texas | 5-3 | Automatic | Big 12 | 8 |
| 10. Oregon | 7-3 | At-Large | Pac-12 | 12 |
| 11. Minnesota | 6-2 | At-Large | B1G Ten | 13 |
| 12. Washington | 8-2 | At-Large | Pac-12 | 11 |
| 13. UCLA | 5-2 | At-Large | Pac-12 | 10 |
| 14. Purdue | 11-0 | At-Large | B1G Ten | 14 |
| 15. Michigan | 11-0 | At-Large | B1G Ten | 18 |
| 16. Baylor | 8-3 | At-Large | Big 12 | 16 |
| 17. Marquette | 9-3 | Automatic | Big East | 17 |
| 18. USC | 8-3 | At-Large | Pac-12 | 19 |
| 19. Florida | 9-3 | Automatic | SEC | 20 |
| 20. Creighton | 8-4 | At-Large | Big East | 24 |
| 21. Kentucky | 6-4 | At-Large | SEC | 25 |
| 22. Kansas State | 10-1 | At-Large | Big 12 | 26 |
| 23. Washington State | 9-1 | At-Large | Pac-12 | 15 |
| 24. Portand | 12-0 | At-Large | WCC | 27 |
| 25. Arizona | 11-1 | At-Large | Pac-12 | 38 |
| 26. Alabama | 12-1 | At-Large | SEC | 28 |
| 27. Loyola Marymount | 10-1 | At-Large | WCC | 29 |
| 28. Duke | 6-3 | At-Large | ACC | 30 |
| 29. Dayton | 9-4 | Automatic | A10 | 45 |
| 30. Louisville | 7-4 | At-Large | ACC | 21 |
| 31. Oregon State | 9-2 | At-Large | Pac-12 | 41 |
| 32. Northern Iowa | 6-6 | Automatic | MVC | 23 |
| 33. San Diego | 3-6 | At-Large | WCC | 22 |
| 34. Michigan State | 12-1 | At-Large | B1G Ten | 36 |
| 35. Colorado | 8-3 | At-Large | Pac-12 | nr |
| 36. Indiana | 9-2 | At-Large | B1G Ten | nr |
| 37. Cincinnati | 9-3 | Automatic | AAC | 31 |
| 38. Colorado State | 8-4 | Automatic | Mountain West | 32 |
| 39. Denver | 11-1 | Automatic | The Summit | 47 |
| 40. East TN State | 11-3 | Automatic | Southern | 33 |
| 41. Tennessee | 9-3 | At-Large | SEC | 34 |
| 42. TCU | 8-3 | At-Large | Big 12 | 43 |
| 43. St. Mary's | 8-2 | At-Large | WCC | nr |
| 44. Utah | 8-3 | At-Large | Pac-12 | nr |
| 45. Georgia | 9-2 | At-Large | SEC | 35 |
| 46. Stephen F. Austin | 13-2 | Automatic | Southland | 54 |
| 47. Texas State | 9-5 | Automatic | Sun Belt | 49 |
| 48. Rice | 9-4 | Automatic | CUSA | 46 |
| 49. South Carolina | 9-1 | At-Large | SEC | nr |
| 50. New Mexico State | 10-3 | Automatic | WAC | 48 |
| 51. Miami (Ohio) | 8-4 | Automatic | MAC | 50 |
| 52. Charleston | 9-5 | Automatic | CAA | 53 |
| 53. Kennesaw State | 9-4 | Automatic | ASUN | nr |
| 54. Northern Arizona | 8-5 | Automatic | Big Sky | 51 |
| 55. Northern Kentucky | 8-3 | Automatic | Horizon | nr |
| 56. Austin Peay | 10-2 | Automatic | OVC | 58 |
| 57. Radford | 8-1 | Automatic | Big South | 55 |
| 58. Lehigh | 11-1 | Automatic | Patriot | 56 |
| 59. Princeton | 7-4 | Automatic | Ivy | 60 |
| 60. Iona | 3-4 | Automatic | MAAC | 59 |
| 61. Hartford | 7-4 | Automatic | America East | 61 |
| 62. Howard | 5-8 | Automatic | MEAC | 62 |
| 63. Bryant | 9-6 | Automatic | Northeast | 63 |
| 64. Alabama State | 4-12 | Automatic | SWAC | 64 |
Just missed:
Georgia Tech (11-2)
Auburn (7-3)
UCF (9-3)
Western Kentucky (8-5)
Dropped out (7):
Former No. 37 Wyoming
Former No. 39 Florida State
Former No. 40 Ole Miss
Former No. 42 Ohio State
Former No. 44 Iowa State
Former No. 52 Lipscomb
Former No. 57 Wright State
