Volleyball ends season ranked 12th

MADISON, Wis. – For the fifth-straight season, the Wisconsin volleyball team ended the season ranked in the top 15 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 Coaches poll. The Badgers (22-10) wrapped up the 2017 season ranked 12^th.

NCAA champion Nebraska (32-4) ends the season ranked first while national runner-up Florida (30-2) finishes seconds. National semifinalists Penn State (33-2) and Stanford (30-4) finished third and fourth, respectively. Elite Eight teams Texas (27-3), Kentucky (29-4), USC (25-10), and Michigan State (24-9) are ranked fifth through eighth, respectively. BYU (30-3) and Minnesota (28-6) round out the top 10.

The Big Ten Conference lands seven teams in the final poll. In addition to four teams in the top 10, Wisconsin finishes 12^th, Illinois (23-11) comes in 17^th, and Purdue (23-10) is 18^th.

Wisconsin finished the 2016 season ranked fifth, the 2015 season ranked 10^th, the 2014 season ranked fourth and the 2013 season ranked second.

2017 AVCA Top-25 Coaches' Poll - Final
Rank	School (1st-Place Votes)	Points	Record	Previous
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

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Volleyball ends season ranked 12th

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