The Florida volleyball team put together a 2-1 record this weekend but it was not enough to remain in the AVCA/TARAFLEX rankings’ top 10 after two weeks of play.
The Gators prevailed over Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles and Ohio State Buckeyes with ease in the final two games of the Florida Invitational inside the O’Connell Center. However, the South Florida Bulls — who earned votes in this week’s poll — outmuscled Florida on Friday night to give the Orange and Blue its first defeat of 2024.
Subsequently, the Gators slipped from 10th overall in last week’s rankings to 13th, sitting between the 12th-ranked Oregon Ducks and 14th-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils.
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division I WVB Poll
| Rank | School (1st Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Pittsburgh (29) | 1,471 | 3 |
| 2 | Stanford (23) | 1,462 | 5 |
| 3 | Penn State (6) | 1,389 | 7 |
| 4 | Louisville (1) | 1,284 | 4 |
| 5 | Nebraska (2) | 1,277 | 2 |
| 6 | Texas | 1,168 | 1 |
| 7 | Purdue | 1,118 | 8 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 1,087 | 6 |
| 9 | Creighton | 1,042 | 11 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 945 | 9 |
| 11 | Kansas | 898 | 13 |
| 12 | Oregon | 836 | 12 |
| 13 | Florida | 632 | 10 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 603 | 16 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | 575 | 19 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 500 | 17 |
| 17 | BYU | 488 | 14 |
| 18 | Baylor | 465 | 23 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 433 | 18 |
| 20 | Miami | 393 | NR |
| 21 | Florida State | 344 | 15 |
| 22 | Arkansas | 303 | 21 |
| 23 | Southern California | 295 | 20 |
| 24 | Dayton | 221 | 22 |
| 25 | TCU | 165 | NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: SMU 132; Auburn 85; UCLA 74; Marquette 39; Washington 22; Georgia 20; South Florida 18; Western Kentucky 3.
Dropped Out: Marquette (24), UCLA (25)
* 9 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 38 combined points
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