Purdue Redshirt Sophomore Grace Heaney (14) and Purdue Junior Dior Charles (9) watch as the ball hits the net during the NCAA volleyball match between the Washington Huskies at the Purdue Boilermakers, Thursday, Sep. 25, 2025, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue won 3-0 in straight sets.

The NCAA women's volleyball season is heating up.

Selection Sunday for the 2025 NCAA tournament is Nov. 30. The tournament begins Dec. 4 and finishes in Kansas City with the Final Four on Dec. 18-21.

The bracket will feature 64 teams made up of 31 automatic qualifying teams and 33 at-large selections.

On Oct. 18, the NCAA released their Division I committee's initial top 16 seeds projection. Those are below along, with the latest AVCA Top 25 rankings and NCAA RPI rankings.

AVCA Top 25 rankings

Nov. 3

  1. Nebraska (61)
  2. Kentucky
  3. Pittsburgh
  4. Texas
  5. Stanford
  6. Texas A&M
  7. Louisville
  8. Arizona State
  9. Purdue
  10. SMU
  11. Wisconsin
  12. Creighton
  13. Kansas
  14. Miami (Fla.)
  15. North Carolina
  16. TCU
  17. Southern California
  18. Indiana
  19. Tennessee
  20. Colorado
  21. BYU
  22. Minnesota
  23. Baylor
  24. Iowa State
  25. Penn State

Dropped out: Florida (25)

Others receiving votes: Florida, Missouri, Western Kentucky, UTEP, UCLA, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Xavier

NCAA women's volleyball RPI

Nov. 3

  1. Nebraska (22-0)
  2. Texas (18-2)
  3. Pittsburgh (19-3)
  4. Arizona State (18-3)
  5. Kentucky (18-2)
  6. Purdue (19-3)
  7. SMU (17-5)
  8. Creighton (19-5)
  9. Stanford (20-3)
  10. Louisville (18-4)
  11. Texas A&M (19-3)
  12. Indiana (18-4)
  13. Minnesota (17-6)
  14. TCU (16-7)
  15. Colorado (20-3)
  16. BYU (18-5)
  17. Southern California (17-5)
  18. Miami (19-4)
  19. Iowa State (18-4)
  20. Wisconsin (16-4)
  21. Kansas (17-8)
  22. Tennessee (16-5)
  23. Baylor (12-8)
  24. UTEP (21-3)
  25. Xavier (22-2)
  26. Penn State (13-9)
  27. South Dakota State (18-3)
  28. South Florida (14-9)
  29. James Madison (18-6)
  30. Michigan (15-8)
  31. Northern Iowa (19-5)
  32. North Carolina (17-4)
  33. Utah State (15-7)
  34. Michigan State (16-6)
  35. Illinois (12-9)
  36. Florida (13-8)
  37. UCLA (13-9)
  38. Western Kentucky (20-5)
  39. Rice (15-8)
  40. Georgia Tech (12-9)
  41. Kansas State (12-7)
  42. Washington (10-12)

Full RPI rankings.

NCAA volleyball D-I committee top 16

Oct. 18

  1. Nebraska
  2. Texas
  3. Pittsburgh
  4. Kentucky
  5. SMU
  6. Louisville
  7. Arizona State
  8. Purdue
  9. TCU
  10. Creighton
  11. Stanford
  12. Wisconsin
  13. Texas A&M
  14. Indiana
  15. Penn State
  16. Minnesota

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NCAA volleyball rankings: Updated AVCA Top 25 poll, RPI, top 16 seeds

Reporting by Matthew Glenesk, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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