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Three SEC Players Named Semifinalists for the 2026 AVCA Division I Player of the Year

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Kentucky libero Molly Tuozzo, wearing number 12, celebrates a point during a match

The SEC placed three athletes on the 14-player semifinalist list for the 2026 AVCA Division I Player of the Year — Kentucky’s Brooklyn DeLeye and Molly Tuozzo and Texas A&M’s Kyndal Stowers — with finalists to be named December 14 and the award presented December 18 in San Antonio.

Three athletes from the Southeastern Conference are among the 14 semifinalists for the 2026 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I Player of the Year, presented by Nike Volleyball.

The finalists for the 2026 AVCA Division I Player of the Year will be announced on Monday, December 14. The award will be presented on Friday, December 18 at the AVCA Awards Banquet in San Antonio, the host city for the 2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship.

2026 AVCA Division I Player of the Year Semifinalists

Brooklyn DeLeye, Kentucky, OH, 6-2, Sr., Topeka, Kan.
Molly Tuozzo, Kentucky, L, 5-7, Sr., The Woodlands, Texas
Kyndal Stowers, Texas A&M, OH, 5-11, Jr., Denton, Texas

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

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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.

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