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Louisville Puts Its Perfect ACC Mark on the Line at SMU and Pitt as the Eighth Week of Volleyball Opens

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5 days ago

November 11, 2026

Pitt's Ayanna Watson celebrates during Pitt's sweep of North Carolina on November 8, 2026. Photo via Pitt Athletics.

The top of the ACC volleyball table is about to be tested. Louisville, the lone team still perfect in conference play at 14-0, faces the league’s No. 2 and No. 3 teams on the road this week, at SMU on Thursday and at Pitt on Sunday, in a week that opens Wednesday with Notre Dame at No. 2 Pitt.

The eighth week of Atlantic Coast Conference volleyball league play opens Wednesday, November 11, as No. 2 Pitt hosts Notre Dame at 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network.

Louisville sits atop the league standings as the lone remaining team with a 14-0 conference record (24-2 overall). Pitt (23-1) is in second place with a 13-1 league record, while SMU (20-4) is in third at 12-2.

The Cardinals will fight to keep their spot at the top this weekend as they take on the league’s No. 2 and No. 3 teams, Pitt and SMU, respectively. The Mustangs will host Louisville on Thursday, November 12, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU and the Panthers will host Louisville on Sunday, November 15, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. Both matches will be top-five nationally ranked showdowns.

Headlined by second-ranked Pitt, five ACC teams are ranked in the latest AVCA/Taraflex Poll. The Panthers are followed by Louisville (No. 3), SMU (No. 5), North Carolina (No. 20) and Stanford (No. 24). The ACC leads all conferences with three teams in the top five.

Weekly Schedule (All Times Eastern)

Wednesday, November 11

Notre Dame at #2 Pitt | 7 p.m. | ACCN

Thursday, November 12

#20 North Carolina at Duke | 6:30 p.m. | ACCNX

#3 Louisville at #5 SMU | 7 p.m. | ESPNU

Friday, November 13

Miami at Syracuse | 6 p.m. | ACCNX

Virginia at Wake Forest | 6:30 p.m. | ACCNX

Virginia Tech at NC State | 7 p.m. | ACCNX

Florida State at Boston College | 7 p.m. | ACCNX

Clemson at #24 Stanford | 10 p.m. | ACCNX

Georgia Tech at California | 10 p.m. | ACCNX

Saturday, November 14

Georgia Tech at #24 Stanford | 10 p.m. | ACCNX

Sunday, November 15

Miami at Boston College | 12:30 p.m. | ACCNX

Duke at #20 North Carolina | 1 p.m. | ACCN

Virginia at NC State | 1 p.m. | ACCNX

Florida State at Syracuse | 1 p.m. | ACCNX

Virginia Tech at Wake Forest | 1 p.m. | ACCNX

Notre Dame at #5 SMU | 2 p.m. | ACCNX

Clemson at California | 4 p.m. | ACCNX

#3 Louisville at #2 Pitt | 8 p.m. | ESPN

Noting ACC Volleyball

– Pitt’s Olivia Babcock leads the nation in points per set with 5.99.

– ACC teams posted a 119-64 (.650) record against non-conference opponents this season.

– ACC teams have recorded 17 wins over AVCA Top 25 opponents in non-conference play this season.

– ACC players have earned three AVCA Division I National Player of the Week honors this season: Pitt’s Olivia Babcock (Aug. 26), Louisville’s Chloe Meester (Sept. 8) and SMU’s Suli Davis (Sept. 15).

– Stanford was voted the preseason favorite to win the 2026 ACC Volleyball Championship for the first time since joining the conference by the league’s volleyball head coaches.

– Duke’s Ahen Kim and Florida State’s Lindsay Allman are in their first seasons as head coaches of their respective programs.

Florida Is the SEC Volleyball Regular-Season Champion at 13-1 in Updated Standings Through November 13

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2 days ago

November 13, 2026

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Missouri and Georgia players battle at the net during an SEC women's volleyball match

Florida left no doubt on Friday night. The Gators’ 3-1 win at Mississippi State moved them to 13-1 in SEC play and made them the outright 2026 SEC regular-season champions, with Vanderbilt and Kentucky two matches back at 11-3 and the Road to Savannah seeding set behind them heading into Sunday’s matches.

The updated standings and statistics for the 2026 SEC volleyball season cover matches through November 13.

2026 VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS (SEC / Overall)
Florida# — 13-1 SEC (.929), 22-2 overall (.917), W9 — SEC Regular-Season Champion
Vanderbilt — 11-3 (.786), 20-3 (.870), W5
Kentucky — 11-3 (.786), 19-5 (.792), W4
Tennessee — 10-4 (.714), 19-5 (.792), W3
Texas — 10-4 (.714), 14-8 (.636), W1
Missouri — 9-5 (.643), 16-10 (.615), W2
Texas A&M — 8-6 (.571), 15-11 (.578), W1
Mississippi State — 7-7 (.500), 17-8 (.680), L3
Georgia — 7-7 (.500), 15-9 (.625), L2
LSU — 6-8 (.429), 11-12 (.478), L1
Oklahoma — 5-9 (.357), 12-11 (.522), L2
Arkansas — 5-9 (.357), 13-12 (.520), L1
Auburn — 4-10 (.286), 14-12 (.538), L1
Alabama — 2-12 (.143), 10-13 (.435), W1
South Carolina — 2-12 (.143), 9-15 (.375), L6
Ole Miss — 2-12 (.143), 8-17 (.320), L12
# — SEC Regular-Season Champion

THIS WEEK IN THE SEC
Wednesday, November 11: Alabama 3, Auburn 1 [SECN]
Friday, November 13: Vanderbilt 3, Arkansas 1 [SECN+]; Florida 3, Mississippi State 1 [SECN+]; Tennessee 3, Georgia 0 [SECN+]; Kentucky 3, South Carolina 0 [SECN+]; Texas A&M 3, LSU 0 [SECN+]; Texas 3, Ole Miss 0 [SECN+]; Missouri 3, Oklahoma 2 [SECN+]

Sunday, November 15: Florida at Alabama [SECN+] 2 p.m. CT; Missouri at Arkansas [SECN+] 2 p.m. CT; Auburn at Mississippi State [SECN+] 2 p.m. CT; Kentucky at Georgia [SECN+] 2 p.m. ET; LSU at Texas [SECN+] 1 p.m. CT; Ole Miss at Texas A&M [SECN+] 12 p.m. CT; Vanderbilt at Oklahoma [SECN+] 2 p.m. CT; Tennessee at South Carolina [SECN+] 1 p.m. ET

THE ROAD TO SAVANNAH (potential seeding through matches of November 13): Teams will be seeded No. 1 through No. 16 in the bracket based upon the final regular season Conference standings. Teams that finish No. 1 through No. 4 in the final regular season standings shall receive first- and second-round byes and teams that finish No. 5 through No. 8 will receive a first-round bye.
1. Florida — 13-1, .929
2. Kentucky — 11-3, .786 (defeated Vanderbilt on September 23)
3. Vanderbilt — 11-3, .786
4. Texas — 10-4, .714 (defeated Tennessee on September 25)
5. Tennessee — 10-4, .714
6. Missouri — 9-5, .643
7. Texas A&M — 8-6, .571
8. Mississippi State — 7-7, .500 (defeated Georgia on October 9)
9. Georgia — 7-7, .500
10. LSU — 6-8, .429
11. Arkansas — 5-9, .357 (defeated Oklahoma on October 30)
12. Oklahoma — 5-9, .357
13. Auburn — 4-10, .286
14. Alabama — 2-12, .143 (11 FIVB points; Ole Miss and South Carolina each have 6)
15. South Carolina — 2-12, .143 (defeated Ole Miss on October 18)
16. Ole Miss — 2-12, .143

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK — SUMMARY: The SEC Volleyball Players of the Week presented by Allstate, already covered in full on We Speak Media, are led by Florida’s Logan King, who earned both SEC Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week honors, and LSU’s Jurnee Robinson, the Offensive Player of the Week after a career-high 35 kills against Arkansas and her 2,000th career point against Oklahoma. Kentucky’s Kassie O’Brien and Vanderbilt’s Avery Scoggins are the Co-Setters of the Week, and Kentucky’s Gracison Saylors and Tennessee’s Jolene Oddo are the Co-Freshmen of the Week.