Oct. 14, 2002

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The University of North Carolina volleyball team is ranked No. 11 for the third straight week, according to the USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I Coaches Poll released today.

The ranking is the highest ever for an Atlantic Coast Conference team.

The Tar Heels (17-1, 5-0) host East Carolina Tuesday night in Carmichael Auditorium. UNC is 36-1 all time vs. ECU, with the only loss coming in 1978.

USA Today/AVCA Coaches Poll
Rank School (Total Points, Record, Last Week)
1 USC (1619, 15-0, 1)
2 Hawai'i (1553, 13-0, 2)
3 Florida (1485, 16-1, 3)
4 Nebraska (1445, 15-1, 5)
5 UC Santa Barbara (1344, 17-0, 7)
6 Stanford (1265, 14-3, 4)
7 Long Beach State (1240, 15-1, 8)
8 Penn State (1179, 16-1, 9)
9 Minnesota (1053, 18-3, 6)
10 Northern Iowa (1039, 17-2, 10)
11 North Carolina (990, 17-1, 11)
12 Pepperdine (825, 10-6, 12)
13 UCLA (802, 12-6, 13)
14 Santa Clara (793, 15-2, 14)
15 Eastern Washington (712, 19-0, 17)
16 Utah (501, 14-4, 19)
17 Washington State (453, 14-3, 16)
18 Wisconsin (451, 12-5, 15)
19 Arizona (426, 8-7, 20)
20 Georgia Tech (404, 19-3, 21)
21 Arizona State (311, 8-4, 22)
22 Missouri (250, 15-3, 23)
23 Michigan State (223, 11-5, 18)
24 South Carolina (158, 14-3, NR)
25 Texas (133, 14-3, NR)

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: California (93), San Diego (80), Ohio State (65), Pacific (50), Notre Dame (30), Illinois (26), Kansas (24), Fresno State (21), Texas A&M (20), Louisville (19), Washington (12), Michigan (12).