This is the time of year in college volleyball when the Big Ten Conference having so many good teams can impact how many league teams stay in the rankings each week. That's because a Big Ten team can easily lose one or two matches each week.

Nebraska, however, has stayed above the chaos and maintains its season-long No. 1 spot in the AVCA poll and 16-0 record.

Last week’s matches in the Big Ten that impacted rankings include a reeling Penn State team sweeping then-No. 7 Wisconsin; unranked UCLA taking down Minnesota and unranked Michigan State knocking off Indiana, soon after the Hoosiers achieved their highest-ever ranking at No. 20.

When the dust settled, eight Big Ten teams were ranked this week, one more than last week, but Nebraska is the only Big Ten team in the top eight.

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