Posted on: Tuesday, September 2, 2003

USC No. 1, UH second in voting

Advertiser Staff

Southern California was a unanimous choice as the top women's volleyball team in the country, while Hawai'i is No. 2 in the first regular-season poll released yesterday.

The USA Today/AVCA Division I Top 25 poll has the 2002 national champions with 65 first-place votes and 1,625 points.

The Rainbow Wahine, which reached the final four last year, are in second place with 1,550 points.

The top 4 spots remained unchanged from the preseason poll.

Hawai'i's lone loss this season came to the Trojans in the State Farm Volleyball Classic on Aug. 23.

USA Today/AVCA
Division I Top 25

First regular-season poll, with total points, won-loss record as of Sunday and preseason poll position:

Points W-L LW

1, USC (65) 1,625 5-0 1

2, Hawai'i 1,550 3-1 2

3, Florida 1,492 4-1 3

4, Stanford 1,435 3-0 4

5, Nebraska 1,334 3-0 7

6, Northern Iowa 1,191 2-1 8

7, UC Santa Barbara 1,170 1-0 9

8, Pepperdine 1,166 2-1 5

9, Penn State 1,041 4-0 11

10, Arizona 1,006 2-1 10

11, UCLA 1,003 2-0 13

12, Georgia Tech 915 3-0 12

13, Minnesota 726 0-3 6

14, Kansas State 689 3-2 15

15, Long Beach St. 683 2-0 16

16, Louisville 488 1-2 22

17, North Carolina 430 3-0 20

18, Ohio State 397 0-0 18

tie, Missouri 397 3-0 21

20, Santa Clara 377 1-1 14

21, Notre Dame 362 2-1 NR

22, California 303 2-0 24

23, Washington 295 3-0 NR

24, Wisconsin 261 2-1 17

25, Michigan State 208 3-0 25

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Pacific 205; Miami, Fla. 90; San Diego 87; Texas A&M 83; Washington State 24; Texas 19; BYU 18; Colorado State 18; Loyola Marymount 13; San Francisco 6.