The Longhorns (16-0, 8-0) were still second only to Nebraska in Monday’s poll after picking up 1,467 points and three first-place votes. The top-ranked Cornhuskers (16-0, 8-0 Big Ten) received 58 first-place votes and have 1,522 points from the AVCA voters. Kentucky remains No. 3 with 1,395 points.
Nebraska and Texas are the only Division I teams in the nation that have yet to lose a match.
Texas swept Arkansas last Friday and followed with a 3-1 win Sunday against rival Oklahoma. Setter Ella Swindle doled out 41 assists in the win over the Sooners, with the outside hitter trio of Torrey Stafford (17 kills), Abby Vander Wal (15) and Cari Spears (13) spearheading the attack.
The Longhorns travel to Ole Miss for a 7 p.m. match Friday.
American Volleyball Coaches Association poll, Oct. 20
Team, (first-place votes), points, record, previous
1 Â Â Nebraska (58) Â Â 1522 Â Â 18-0 Â Â 1 Â Â Â Â
2 Â Â Texas (3) Â Â 1467 Â Â 17-0 Â Â 2 Â Â Â Â
3   Kentucky   1395   14-2   3    Â
4   Pittsburgh   1291   15-3   6    Â
5   Stanford   1250   16-3   5    Â
6   Arizona State   1185   16-2   7    Â
7 Â Â SMU Â Â 1170 Â Â 14-4 Â Â 8 Â Â Â Â
8   Louisville   1133   14-4   4    Â
9 Â Â Texas A&M Â Â 1008 Â Â 15-3 Â Â 10 Â Â Â Â
10 Â Â TCU Â Â 948 Â Â 16-3 Â Â 11 Â Â Â Â
11   Purdue   923   15-3   12    Â
12   Wisconsin   889   13-3   9    Â
13   Creighton   785   15-5   13    Â
14   Kansas   684   14-7   15    Â
15 Â Â Miami (FL) Â Â 522 Â Â 15-4 Â Â 14 Â Â Â Â
16   Tennessee   511   14-3   16    Â
17 Â Â BYU Â Â 464 Â Â 16-3 Â Â 19 Â Â Â Â
18   Penn State   430   11-7   17    Â
19   Baylor   420   11-6   20    Â
20   Minnesota   373   15-4   18    Â
21   North Carolina   333   15-2   21    Â
22   Southern California   283   13-5   25    Â
23   Indiana   243   15-3   22    Â
24   Colorado   212   16-3   24    Â
25 Â Â UCLA Â Â 154 Â Â 11-7 Â Â 23 Â Â Â Â
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Florida 118; Missouri 34; Illinois 25; Iowa State 18; UTEP 14; Western Kentucky 10; Georgia Tech 3