Nov. 4, 2002

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina volleyball team is now ranked No. 12 in the nation, according to the latest USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I Coaches Poll released today.

Carolina (23-2, 10-1) moves up one spot from No. 13 after wins over Clemson and No. 23 Georgia Tech last weekend. The Tar Heels have been ranked for a school record 10-straight weeks. The team was ranked No. 11, the highest ever for an ACC team for four straight weeks.

The Tar Heels return to action this Friday, facing ACC rival Duke at 7:30 p.m. in Cameron Indoor. The team then travels to Wake Forest for a Saturday night match-up at 7.

USA TODAY/AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25
Poll #10, November 4, 2002
Rank School (Total Points, Record, Last)
1 Hawai'i (1,599, 21-0, 2)
2 USC (1,517, 19-1, 1)
3 Florida (1,460, 22-1, 3)
4 Stanford (1,434, 21-3, 6)
5 Nebraska (1,417, 21-1, 4)
6 UC Santa Barbara (1,344, 23-0, 5)
7 Minnesota (1,227, 24-3, 7)
8 Northern Iowa (1,135, 24-2. 8)
9 Long Beach State (1,090, 20-3, 9)
10 Pepperdine (1,043, 16-6, 10)
11 Santa Clara (903, 20-3, 12)
12 North Carolina (870, 23-2, 13)
13 Wisconsin (778, 17-6, 15)
14 Penn State (679, 18-5, 11)
15 Eastern Washington (655, 24-1, 16)
16 Arizona (610, 12-8, 14)
17 Washington State (510, 16-7, 17)
18 South Carolina (446, 19-4, 20)
19 UCLA (439, 13-10, 18)
20 Missouri (395, 20-4, 21)
21 Washington (342, 15-7, NR)
22 Utah (238, 19-6, 22)
23 Arizona State (222, 10-7, 19)
24 Georgia Tech (200, 23-5, 23)
25 Kansas State (134, 15-6, NR)

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Michigan State (130), Michigan (97), San Diego (60), Texas (43), Notre Dame (28), California (23), South Florida (9), Arkansas (7), Kansas (4), Fresno State (3).