# 2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball rankings

The 2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball rankings is a human poll designated to rank the top 25 women's college volleyball programs at the NCAA Division I level. The official rankings recognized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) are determined by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), and have released rankings for this competition since 1982. The rankings are updated weekly at the beginning of the season and finalized at the conclusion of the 2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament.

## Legend

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| | Selected for NCAA Division I Tournament |
| Italics | Number of first place votes |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## AVCA Coaches Poll

| | Preseason Aug 8 | Week 1 Aug 27 | Week 2 Sep 3 | Week 3 Sep 10 | Week 4 Sep 17 | Week 5 Sep 24 | Week 6 Oct 1 | Week 7 Oct 8 | Week 8 Oct 15 | Week 9 Oct 22 | Week 10 Oct 29 | Week 11 Nov 5 | Week 12 Nov 12 | Week 13 Nov 19 | Week 14 Nov 26 | Week 15 (Final) Dec 17 | |
| 1. | Stanford (43) | Stanford (1–0) (57) | Minnesota (5–0) (35) | BYU (8–0) (54) | BYU (10–0) (58) | BYU (12–0) (59) | BYU (15–0) (60) | BYU (16–0) (60) | BYU (18–0) (60) | BYU (20–0) (58) | BYU (22–0) (52) | BYU (23–0) (52) | BYU (25–0) (48) | BYU (27–0) (49) | Stanford (28-1) (63) | Stanford (34-1) (64) | 1. |
| 2. | Nebraska (20) | Texas (2–0) (7) | Wisconsin (4–0) (6) | Stanford (6–1) (10) | Stanford (8–1) (6) | Stanford (10–1) (5) | Stanford (12–1) (4) | Stanford (14–1) (4) | Stanford (16–1) (4) | Stanford (18–1) (6) | Stanford (20–1) (12) | Stanford (22–1) (12) | Stanford (24–1) (16) | Stanford (26–1) (15) | Minnesota (25-3) | Nebraska (29-7) | 2. |
| 3. | Texas | Minnesota (2–0) | BYU (5–0) (7) | Texas (5–1) | Nebraska (9–1) | Nebraska (11–1) | Nebraska (13–1) | Minnesota (12–2) | Minnesota (14–2) | Minnesota (16–2) | Minnesota (18–2) | Minnesota (20–2) | Minnesota (22–2) | Minnesota (24–2) | Illinois (28-3) | Illinois (32-4) | 3. |
| 4. | Minnesota | Florida (1–1) | Stanford (4–1) (8) | Nebraska (6–1) | Penn State (9–1) | Texas (6–3) | Texas (8–3) | Texas (10–3) | Penn State (15–3) | Penn State (17–3) | Illinois (20–3) | Illinois (22–3) | Illinois (24–3) | Illinois (26–3) | BYU (27-1) (1) | BYU (31-2) | 4. |
| 5. | Kentucky | Nebraska (1–1) | Penn State (5–0) (4) | Penn State (6–1) | Texas (5–3) | Wisconsin (9–1) | Minnesota (10–2) | Nebraska (14–2) | Nebraska (15–3) | Pittsburgh (22–0) | Wisconsin (16–4) | Texas (15–4) | Texas (17–4) | Texas (18–4) | Texas (20-4) | Texas (23-5) | 5. |
| 6. | Penn State | Penn State (3–0) | Texas (3–1) | Wisconsin (5–1) | Wisconsin (7–1) | Minnesota (8–2) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Pittsburgh (17–0) | Pittsburgh (20–0) | Illinois (18–3) | Texas (14–4) | Nebraska (18–6) | Nebraska (20–6) | Nebraska (22–6) | Nebraska (24-6) | Penn State (26-8) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida (1) | USC (3–0) | Nebraska (4–1) (3) | Minnesota (5–2) | Minnesota (6–2) | Illinois (13–0) | Illinois (14–1) | Illinois (15–2) | Illinois (16–3) | Wisconsin (14–4) | Penn State (18–4) | Penn State (19–5) | Penn State (20–6) т | Penn State (22–6) | Penn State (23-7) | Minnesota (27-4) | 7. |
| 8. | BYU | Wisconsin (2–0) | Florida (3–2) | Illinois (8–0) | Illinois (11–0) | Pittsburgh (13–0) | Pittsburgh (15–0) | Wisconsin (11–3) | Texas (11–4) | Texas (12–4) | Nebraska (16–6) | Wisconsin (16–6) | Wisconsin (18–6) т | Wisconsin (20–6) | Wisconsin (22-6) | Wisconsin (25-7) | 8. |
| 9. | Wisconsin | BYU (2–0) | UCLA (4–0) | Pittsburgh (9–0) | Pittsburgh (11–0) | Penn State (9–3) | Penn State (11–3) | Penn State (13–3) | Wisconsin (12–4) | Nebraska (15–5) | Creighton (20–4) | Creighton (22–4) | Creighton (24–4) | Creighton (26–4) | Creighton (28-4) | Oregon (23-11) | 9. |
| 10. | USC | UCLA (2–0) | USC (5–1) (1) | Creighton (6–3) | Creighton (8–4) | Creighton (10–4) | Creighton (12–4) | Creighton (14–4) | Creighton (16–4) | Creighton (18–4) | Pittsburgh (23–1) | Pittsburgh (25–1) | Pittsburgh (26–1) | Pittsburgh (28–1) | Kentucky (24-4) | Kentucky (26-5) | 10. |
| 11. | UCLA | Illinois (3–0) | Illinois (5–0) | Florida (5–3) | Florida (9–3) | Florida (11–3) | Florida (13–3) | Florida (15–3) | Florida (17–3) | Cal Poly (19–1) | Florida (19–4) | Kentucky (18–4) | Kentucky (20–4) | Kentucky (22–4) | Pittsburgh (29-1) | Florida (26-7) | 11. |
| 12. | Illinois | Baylor (3–0) | Washington (3–1) | Oregon (5–3) | Oregon (7–3) | Oregon (9–3) | USC (11–4) | Cal Poly (16–1) | Cal Poly (17–1) | Michigan (18–3) | Kentucky (16–4) | Purdue (21–4) | Purdue (21–6) | Purdue (22–7) | Purdue (23-8) | Michigan (24-10) | 12. |
| 13. | Creighton | Washington (2–0) | Pittsburgh (6–0) | Washington (5–2) | Washington (8–2) | USC (10–3) т | Cal Poly (15–1) | Michigan (15–2) | Michigan (17–2) | Florida (18–4) | Purdue (19–4) | USC (18–7) | Florida (21–5) | Florida (23–5) | Cal Poly (25-2) | Creighton (29-5) | 13. |
| 14. | San Diego | Pittsburgh (3–0) | Creighton (4–2) | Cal Poly (7–1) | USC (8–3) | Washington (10–2) т | Purdue (13–2) | Oregon (11–5) | USC (14–5) | Kentucky (14–4) | Michigan (18–5) | Florida (20–5) | USC (21–5) | Cal Poly (25–2) | Oregon (20-10) | Pittsburgh (30-2) | 14. |
| 15. | Colorado | Creighton (1–2) | Baylor (4–2) | Purdue (8–0) | Cal Poly (10–1) | Cal Poly (13–1) | Washington (11–3) | USC (12–5) | Kentucky (12–4) | USC (15–6) | USC (16–7) | Michigan (19–6) | Cal Poly (23–2) | USC (20–9) | Marquette (26-6) | Marquette (28-7) | 15. |
| 16. | Baylor | Kentucky (0–3) | Kentucky (3–3) т | USC (6–3) т | Purdue (11–0) | Purdue (12–1) | Michigan (13–2) | Kentucky (10–4) | Oregon (12–6) | Oregon (13–7) | Oregon (15–7) | Cal Poly (21–2) | Oregon (17–9) | Marquette (25–5) | Florida (24-6) | Washington State (23-10) | 16. |
| 17. | Washington | Northern Iowa (2–1) | San Diego (1–3) т | UCLA (4–2) т | UCLA (5–2) | Michigan (12–1) | UCLA (7–4) | Purdue (14–3) | Purdue (15–4) | Purdue (17–4) | Cal Poly (19–2) | Oregon (16–8) | Marquette (24–5) | Oregon (18–10) | USC (21-10) | Purdue (24-9) | 17. |
| 18. | Oregon | Oregon (0–2) | Oregon (4–2) | Baylor (6–3) | Michigan (11–0) | UCLA (6–3) | Kentucky (9–4) | Washington (12–4) | Marquette (17–4) | Marquette (19–4) | Washington State (17–5) | Marquette (22–5) | Washington State (19–7) | Michigan (20–9) | Michigan (22-9) | Washington (20-13) | 18. |
| 19. | Utah | San Diego (0–2) | Purdue (5–0) | Michigan (9–0) | Baylor (8–3) | Kentucky (7–4) | Marquette (12–4) | Marquette (14–4) | Washington (13–5) | Washington State (15–5) | Marquette (20–5) | Washington State (18–6) | Michigan (19–8) | Washington (18–10) | Tennessee (25-5) т | Tennessee (26-6) | 19. |
| 20. | Pittsburgh | Purdue (3–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Kentucky (4–4) | Kentucky (6–4) | Marquette (10–4) | Oregon (9–5) | UCLA (8–5) | UCLA (10–5) | UCLA (11–6) | Missouri (20–4) | Arizona (18–8) | Washington (17–9) | Washington State (19–9) | Washington State (21-9) т | San Diego (18-13) | 20. |
| 21. | Iowa State | Colorado (2–1) | Utah (5–1) | Marquette (7–2) | Marquette (9–3) | Baylor (9–4) | Arizona (14–2) | Washington State (13–3) | Louisville (15–4) | Washington (13–7) | Arizona (17–7) | UCLA (12–9) | UCF (24–3) | UCF (26–3) | UCF (27-3) | USC (22-11) | 21. |
| 22. | Michigan State | Utah (2–1) | Cal Poly (5–1) | Washington State (7–0) | Washington State (9–1) | Washington State (9–3) | Washington State (11–3) | Louisville (13–4) | Kansas (13–4) | Louisville (16–5) | UCLA (11–8) | UCF (22–3) | Tennessee (21–5) | Tennessee (23–5) | Washington (18-12) | Cal Poly (25-3) | 22. |
| 23. | Purdue | Michigan (2–0) | Washington State (4–0) | San Diego (2–4) | Utah (8–3) | Colorado (9–4) | Baylor (10–5) | Arizona (14–4) | Washington State (13–5) | Arizona (16–6) | UCF (20–3) | Tennessee (20–5) | Missouri (22–5) | Arizona (20–10) | Arizona (22-10) | Missouri (24-8) | 23. |
| 24. | Cal Poly | Cal Poly (2–1) | Colorado (3–2) | Utah (7–2) | San Diego (3–6) | Arizona (12–2) | Utah (9–6) | Baylor (10–6) | Baylor (12–6) | Missouri (18–4) | Louisville (17–6) | Missouri (20–5) | Arizona (19–9) | Missouri (22–7) | Missouri (23-7) | Baylor (20-9) | 24. |
| 25. | Colorado State | Colorado State (1–1) | Marquette (5–1) | Alabama (9–0) | Alabama (12–1) | Utah (8–5) | Louisville (11–4) | Arizona State (13–5) | Arizona (14–6) | UCF (18–3) | Northern Iowa (18–7) т | Washington (15–9) | UCLA (12–11) | Baylor (18–8) | Baylor (19-8) | Arizona (22-11) т | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug 8 | Week 1 Aug 27 | Week 2 Sep 3 | Week 3 Sep 10 | Week 4 Sep 17 | Week 5 Sep 24 | Week 6 Oct 1 | Week 7 Oct 8 | Week 8 Oct 15 | Week 9 Oct 22 | Week 10 Oct 29 | Week 11 Nov 5 | Week 12 Nov 12 | Week 13 Nov 19 | Week 14 Nov 26 | Week 15 (Final) Dec 17 | |
| | | Dropped: Iowa State Michigan State | Dropped: Colorado State Northern Iowa | Dropped: Colorado | None | Dropped: Alabama San Diego | Dropped: Colorado | Dropped: Utah | Dropped: Arizona State | Dropped: Baylor Kansas | Dropped: Washington | Dropped: Louisville Northern Iowa | None | Dropped: UCLA | None | None | |