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Colorado Earns No. 19 Ranking in Final AVCA Poll
December 18, 2017 | Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. — In the final American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I Coaches Poll of the season, the Colorado Buffaloes were tabbed 19th.
Colorado finished the 2017 campaign with a 24-10 overall record, the third most wins for CU in a single season and the most wins since 1993. The Buffs completed the Pac-12 Conference slate with a 12-8 mark, their best record in league play, and tied for fifth.
The Buffs qualified for their 19th NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 after sweeping James Madison and then-No. 18 Baylor in the first and second rounds, respectively, before falling to then-No. 5 Nebraska in the regional semi-final. The Huskers went on to win the 2017 NCAA title.
The Pac-12 Conference was well represented in the final poll with six teams. Stanford led the league at fourth while Southern California was the only other Pac-12 team in the top-10 at seventh. Utah was 11th, while UCLA placed 14th and Washington was 15th.
AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll – Final
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Western Kentucky 107; Kansas 73; Oregon 58; Pittsburgh 20; Northern Iowa 19; Missouri State 12; Miami (FL) 5
Two teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of seven combined points.
Dropped Out: Kansas 19; Oregon 24; Missouri State 25
Colorado finished the 2017 campaign with a 24-10 overall record, the third most wins for CU in a single season and the most wins since 1993. The Buffs completed the Pac-12 Conference slate with a 12-8 mark, their best record in league play, and tied for fifth.
The Buffs qualified for their 19th NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 after sweeping James Madison and then-No. 18 Baylor in the first and second rounds, respectively, before falling to then-No. 5 Nebraska in the regional semi-final. The Huskers went on to win the 2017 NCAA title.
The Pac-12 Conference was well represented in the final poll with six teams. Stanford led the league at fourth while Southern California was the only other Pac-12 team in the top-10 at seventh. Utah was 11th, while UCLA placed 14th and Washington was 15th.
AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll – Final
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2017 Record |
Previous Week | |
| 1 | Nebraska (64) | 1600 | 32-4 | 5 | |
| 2 | Florida | 1524 | 30-2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Penn State | 1479 | 33-2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Stanford | 1413 | 30-4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Texas | 1315 | 27-3 | 2 | |
| 6 | Kentucky | 1275 | 29-4 | 6 | |
| 7 | Southern California | 1176 | 25-10 | 14 | |
| 8 | Michigan State | 1136 | 24-9 | 12 | |
| 9 | BYU | 1091 | 30-3 | 7 | |
| 10 | Minnesota | 979 | 28-6 | 8 | |
| 11 | Utah | 948 | 24-10 | 13 | |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 903 | 22-10 | 11 | |
| 13 | San Diego | 766 | 25-5 | 9 | |
| 14 | UCLA | 739 | 21-11 | 17 | |
| 15 | Washington | 639 | 25-8 | 10 | |
| 16 | Creighton | 561 | 26-7 | 15 | |
| 17 | Illinois | 527 | 23-11 | NR | |
| 18 | Purdue | 492 | 23-10 | 16 | |
| 19 | Colorado | 443 | 24-10 | NR | |
| 20 | Missouri | 377 | 22-12 | NR | |
| 21 | Baylor | 321 | 24-7 | 18 | |
| 22 | Cal Poly | 264 | 27-3 | 21 | |
| 23 | Wichita State | 214 | 29-4 | 20 | |
| 24 | Colorado State | 170 | 29-4 | 23 | |
| 25 | Iowa State | 147 | 22-7 | 22 | |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Western Kentucky 107; Kansas 73; Oregon 58; Pittsburgh 20; Northern Iowa 19; Missouri State 12; Miami (FL) 5
Two teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of seven combined points.
Dropped Out: Kansas 19; Oregon 24; Missouri State 25
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