​Texas volleyball  dropped a bit in Monday’s American Volleyball Coaches Association rankings.The Longhorns (5-5, 1-1) fell to eighth in the country after splitting their opening weekend in SEC play. Texas, then ranked No. 9, pulled off the reverse sweep Friday night against No. 13 Tennessee but it couldn’t keep the momentum going and got swept Sunday by No. 3 Kentucky. 
The Texas Longhorns celebrate beating Wisconsin in a volleyball match at the Moody Center on Sunday, Sep. 13, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
Rankings featured many of the teams as last week but previously unranked Utah found its way to No. 21. The Utes upset previously ranked No. 21 Colorado in its conference opener with a sweep and the Buffaloes fell to No. 24 in Monday’s poll.  Texas plays in its SEC home opener against Mississippi State at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Gregory Gymnasium. MORE: How Nya Bunton emerged as one of Texas volleyball’s top playersRELATED: Ramsey Gary continue the legacy of strong Texas volleyball liberosAmerican Volleyball Coaches Association poll, Sept. 28RankSchool (First-Place Votes Adjusted)Total Points AdjustedRecordPrevious Week1Nebraska [44]1,55613-012Pittsburgh [19]1,53112-023Kentucky1,44110-234Louisville1,36712-245SMU1,31610-256Wisconsin1,2528-467Florida1,15910-188Texas1,1025-579TCU1,05411-21110Purdue9888-31011Tennessee8899-21312Arizona State83210-3913Stanford7477-51214Texas A&M7188-51615Indiana6189-21816Penn State5819-31417Oregon54810-22018BYU4789-12219Kansas4559-31920Minnesota3176-41521Baylor2738-41722Washington22811-0RV23Utah17810-3NR24Colorado16910-22125North Carolina1657-324Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots:
 
Michigan State 139; Illinois 89; Southern California 57; Georgia Tech 54; Creighton 51; UCLA 47; Kansas State 26; Vanderbilt 15; Ball State 9; Colorado State 7; Georgia 6Sign up for the Daily Briefing from the Austin American-Statesman. Start your day with the must-read headlines from Austin’s most trusted news source.This article originally published at Where Texas volleyball ranks in Sept. 28 poll after splitting Tennessee, Kentucky matches.