Florida’s volleyball team moved up a spot in the first regular-season AVCA/TARAFLEX Division I WVB Poll released on Monday, putting the Gators at No. 10 in the rankings after a strong start.
The Orange and Blue scored wins against the Colorado State Rams, Northern Colorado Bears and Michigan State Spartans this past weekend on three straight days, respectively. Florida put up a .317 attacking percentage over that stretch, along with 13.36 kills per set and averaging 12.27 assists, 10.27 digs, 2.45 blocks and 2.18 aces per set.
The Gators came into the 2024 campaign ranked in preseason top 15 for a 33rd-straight year — the third-longest in the sport’s history following the Stanford Cardinals and Nebraska Cornhuskers, the latter of whom still have an active streak going.
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division I WVB Poll
| Rank | School (1st Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Texas (51) | 1,514 | 1 |
| 2 | Nebraska (10) | 1,470 | 2 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 1,375 | 4 |
| 4 | Louisville | 1,352 | 6 |
| 5 | Stanford | 1,253 | 5 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 1,211 | 3 |
| 7 | Penn State | 1,149 | 7 |
| 8 | Purdue | 1,049 | 8 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 965 | 9 |
| 10 | Florida | 930 | 11 |
| 11 | Creighton | 906 | 12 |
| 12 | Oregon | 876 | 10 |
| 13 | Kansas | 787 | 13 |
| 14 | BYU | 668 | 16 |
| 15 | Florida State | 526 | 20 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 513 | 17 |
| 17 | Tennessee | 486 | 15 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 453 | 18 |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 399 | 14 |
| 20 | Southern California | 375 | 21 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 310 | 19 |
| 22 | Dayton | 257 | 22 |
| 23 | Baylor | 241 | 23 |
| 24 | Marquette | 182 | 24 |
| 25 | UCLA | 134 | NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots:
Georgia 88; Western Kentucky 68; TCU 62; Houston 41; Ohio State 30; Hawai’i 28; Miami (FL) 23; Washington State 23; Auburn 20; SMU 12; Missouri 11; Indiana 10; Washington 10; UNLV 4
Dropped Out: Georgia (25)
* 4 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 13 combined points
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