Eight Straight Weeks at #1 For Bucs Volleyball
For the eighth consecutive week, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers held their place atop the NJCAA National Rankings on Monday as two more wins last week carried the Bucs to 22-0 and kept them ranked #1 once again.
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- For the eighth consecutive week, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers held their place atop the NJCAA National Rankings on Monday as two more wins last week carried the Bucs to 22-0 and kept them ranked #1 once again.
The Bucs faced their toughest challenges of the season last week as they faced two more ranked foes on the road in Citrus Conference action. Wednesday they tangled with #14 Polk State in front of an energized Winter Haven Health Center crowd, needing five sets, and a late fifth set comeback to sneak past the Eagles 3-2. Saturday after taking the first two sets against #17 Eastern Florida, the Bucs needed to go to a fourth to finish off the Titans on the road in Melbourne. The wins push FSW to 22-0 overall on the year and 11-0 in Citrus Conference action. FSW has now defeated 13 Top 20 ranked opponents this season.
The top three in the week eight poll remained the same with Northeastern and Salt Lake following the Bucs at #1 while Navarro and New Mexico Military slid up a spot to round out the top five. The Bucs were joined by four other Citrus Conference squads in the poll as Miami Dade checked in at #6, Daytona State moved up to #13 after their win over the Sharks, Polk State moved down one to #15, and Eastern Florida slid up a spot to #16.
The Bucs run atop the rankings has been nearly unprecedented as FSW has now been ranked #1 for eight straight weeks this year and 20 of the last 22 weeks over the course of the last three seasons.
FSW will start a three game homestand to round out the regular season beginning on Wednesday when they host Santa Fe at 6:00 PM in Suncoast Credit Union Arena. Saturday will be a rematch of the 2022 NJCAA National Championship Game as the Bucs host Miami Dade in a 2 PM matinee start.