The Huskers dropped back out of the top-10 following their third loss in four matches.
Nebraska (17-6) came in at No. 11 in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll after falling at Ohio State in three sets on Saturday. Before that, the Huskers swept Illinois behind a big match from Lexi Sun. Nebraska also slipped one spot in the NCAA RPI, to No. 15.
Wisconsin (20-2) remained at No. 4 after a 2-0 week and is in sole possession of first place in the Big Ten Standings at 12-2. Nebraska fell into a tie for second place with Minnesota at 11-3. The Golden Gophers (16-6) moved up three spots to No. 8 after winning both matches last week.
Purdue (18-5, 10-4 Big Ten) dropped one spot to No. 9, while the Buckeyes (19-5, 9-5 Big Ten) dropped three spots after splitting with Nebraska and Minnesota. Penn State (17-7, 10-4 Big Ten) held steady at No. 15, as did Illinois (16-9) at No. 25. Michigan (14-9, 7-7 Big Ten) is sixth among others receiving votes with nine points.
Baylor knocked off Texas last week, handing the previously top-ranked Longhorns their first loss of the season. That opened the door for 23-0 Louisville, led by former Husker Dani Busboom Kelly, to rise to No. 1. The Cardinals received 59 of 64 first-place votes, with Texas (18-1) receiving the other five.
Truly amazed by this team everyday. The first #1 for Louisville and the ACC conference. It’s a great day but this team knows the best history is made in December! pic.twitter.com/MxKmDHPZKb
— Dani Busboom Kelly (@danib18) November 8, 2021
Utah (16-7) remained at No. 16, Stanford (13-9) dropped ons spot to No. 20 and Creighton (24-3) moved up one spot to No. 23.
Nebraska will look to get back in the win column on Friday as the Huskers host Maryland (18-8, 6-8) before heading to Bloomington to take on Indiana (9-17, 3-11) on Sunday.
Jacob is in his third year with Hail Varsity covering Husker athletics. He has also written extensively for SB Nation’s Bright Side of the Sun and The Creightonian. His love of basketball can best be described as an obsession and if you need to find him, he’s probably in a gym somewhere watching, coaching or playing hoops.
