The latest AVCA/TARAFLEX rankings for women’s college volleyball were released on Monday and the Florida Gators saw their stock drop for the second straight week — this time from No. 13 to No. 16.
The Orange and Blue split a pair of matches this past week in Atlanta, Georgia, where it fell 3-0 to the then No. 15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Friday before bouncing back the next day against the Alabama State Jaguars. Mary Wise’s team is now 6-2 this season with three home matches slated during Week 3 of play.
Florida will welcome the No. 18 Florida State Seminoles to the O’Connell Center on Tuesday, Sept. 17, before hosting the North Texas Mean Green on Friday, Sept. 20, and the Buffalo Bulls on Sunday, Sept. 21.
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division I WVB Poll
| Rank | School (1st Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Pittsburgh (33) | 1,495 | 1 |
| 2 | Stanford (24) | 1,476 | 2 |
| 3 | Penn State (3) | 1,390 | 3 |
| 4 | Louisville | 1,311 | 4 |
| 5 | Nebraska (1) | 1,290 | 5 |
| 6 | Purdue | 1,194 | 7 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 1,090 | 8 |
| 8 | Texas | 1,086 | 6 |
| 9 | Creighton | 1,032 | 9 |
| 10 | Kansas | 929 | 11 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 925 | 10 |
| 12 | Oregon | 880 | 12 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 756 | 15 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 637 | 14 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 620 | 16 |
| 16 | Florida | 529 | 13 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 523 | 19 |
| 18 | Florida State | 412 | 21 |
| 19 | BYU | 355 | 17 |
| 20 | Baylor | 346 | 18 |
| 21 | USC | 301 | 23 |
| 22 | SMU | 287 | NR |
| 23 | TCU | 260 | 25 |
| 24 | Dayton | 154 | 24 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 144 | 22 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Marquette 77; Washington 73; Auburn 69; Miami (FL) 66; UCLA 50; Arkansas State 22; Georgia 14; Houston 7; Hawai’i 5; San Diego 5; Wright State 2
Dropped out: Miami (FL)
* 4 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 11 combined points.
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