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ISU Garners Highest Ranking Ever In Final Poll
12.23.2008 | Volleyball
AMES, Iowa ? Iowa State's postseason run to the Elite Eight impressed AVCA pollsters enough that the previously unranked Cyclones jumped to No. 12 in the final coaches poll of the season. It is the highest ranking in school history, surpassing ISU's final ranking of 17th in 2007.
The Cyclones, who finished the season 22-13, were also ranked 11th in the final Molten/Volleyball Women's College Top 20 Media Poll.
Iowa State received national recognition after it bounced Minnesota, the sixth seed in the tournament, on its home floor to advance to the Sweet 16 for the second season in a row. The Cyclones then stunned seventh-seeded Oregon to advance to the school's first-ever NCAA Regional Final.
The Cyclones return all but three players from the 2008 team, including All-Americans Kaylee Manns (second team), Ashley Mass (third team) and Victoria Henson (honorable mention).
Bison/AVCA Coaches Poll
1. Penn State
2. Stanford
3. Nebraska
4. Texas
5. Washington
6. California
7. Hawai'i
8. UCLA
9. Oregon
10. Florida
11. Illinois
12. Iowa State
13. Southern California
14. Minnesota
15. Purdue
16. Utah
17. Michigan
18. Wichita State
19. San Diego
20. Kansas State
21. Saint Louis
22. Kentucky
23. Long Beach State
24. Colorado State
25. Santa Clara
Others Receiving Votes: Western Michigan 67, New Mexico State 66, Pepperdine 43, Tulane 23, Middle Tennessee 15, UAB 12, Cincinnati 9, San Francisco 8, Texas A&M 8, Duke 7, Clemson 5, Western Kentucky 2.
Molten/Volleyball Women's College Top 20 Poll
1. Penn State
2. Stanford
3. Nebraska
Texas
5. Washington
6. Hawaii
7. California
8. UCLA
9. Oregon
10. Florida
11. Iowa State
12. Illinois
13. Southern California
Minnesota
15. Utah
16. Purdue
17. Michigan
18. Wichita State
19. San Diego
20. Saint Louis
Others Receiving Votes: Western Michigan, Kansas State, Long Beach State, New Mexico State, Santa Clara.
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