After a stellar weekend that involved sweeping the No. 7 Minnesota Golden Gophers at the Field House and going on the road to beat a feisty Illinois squad in four sets, the Wisconsin Badgers (11-1 overall, 3-1 Big Ten) moved up one spot in the AVCA Poll to No. 4. The Badgers are now, once again, the top ranked team in the Big Ten.
No. 6 Purdue, No. 7 Ohio State, No. 8 Minnesota and No. 10 Nebraska round out the rest of the top-10, while Penn State is No.