Purdue Volleyball Opens 2025 Season Ranked in AVCA Poll
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Purdue may have gone through some roster changes during the offseason, but the Boilermakers will still enter the 2025 campaign ranked as one of the top teams in the country.
Wednesday, the preseason AVCA poll was released, and Purdue was ranked No. 15 to start the season. The Boilers concluded 2024 with a 27-7 record and reached the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.
Purdue opens its 2025 season on Friday, Aug. 29 against USF in Knoxville, Tenn. Then, the Boilers head to Nashville for the Broadway Block Party for a matchup with Tennessee. Purdue will host an exhibition match at Holloway Gymnasium against Valparaiso on Aug. 15.
Below is the complete top 25 in the preseason AVCA poll.
Preseason AVCA Poll
- Nebraska Cornhuskers
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Pitt Panthers
- Louisville Cardinals
- Texas Longhorns
- Stanford Cardinal
- Kentucky Wildcats
- Wisconsin Badgers
- Texas A&M Aggies
- SMU Mustangs
- Minnesota Golden Gophers
- Creighton Bluejays
- Arizona State Sun Devils
- Kansas Jayhawks
- Purdue Boilermakers
- Florida Gators
- Missouri Tigers
- UCLA Bruins
- BYU Cougars
- Baylor Bears
- USC Trojans
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- Utah Utes
- Dayton Flyers
- TCU Horned Frogs
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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.
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