'Six Rotations': The Nebraska Cornhuskers Lead the Charge into Spooky Season

Every week until a champion is crowned, the YouTube show "Six Rotations" will be available here, with a brief rundown of the episode and the top upcoming matches around the country.

The Last of the Undefeated

No. 1 Nebraska continues to dazzle, as the Huskers are now the lone unbeaten team in the nation following three-set wins over Indiana and Wisconsin this past week.

Saturday marked another historical day in this historical year for women's college volleyball, as the Wisconsin at Nebraska match aired on FOX, paired with Nebraska football (in a tight 20-17 loss against Indiana, the defending champions). It marked the first time FOX broadcast a football-volleyball doubleheader from the same campus, as the Husker stars Andi Jackson, Harper Murray, and Bergen Reilly joined the football pregame show "Big Noon Kickoff" in the morning and then shined at night vs. Wisconsin.

Here are a few Husker tidbits that blew me away: Nebraska has won 147 straight sets when reaching 20 points first. Dani Busboom Kelly still hasn't lost a regular-season match in her two seasons as the head coach in Lincoln.

The other headline matchup of the second week of October featured a pair of top-five matches in the ACC, with SMU taking down Pitt midweek on the road in a four-set thriller (the third set went to 38-36 in favor of the Mustangs). This snapped Pitt’s 58-match home win streak. Then, Pitt returned the favor on Sunday on ABC on the road in three sets. SMU led 24-20 in the third but Babcock & Co. surged for the sweep. This led the coaches to keep Pitt at No. 2 and SMU rose to No. 5.

Now for the scene-stealers this past week, as the Oklahoma Sooners upset Texas A&M midweek, then stunned Texas with a sweep on Sunday. Also in the SEC, Vanderbilt picked up the biggest win in their young program's history with a four-set stunner at home against then-No. 5 Florida on Sunday. Don't look now, but Vandy is Top Ten in RPI.

In the Big Ten's ranked-vs.-ranked matches, Oregon took down Michigan State in four, Penn State swept Washington, and unranked USC swept Indiana in a monumental upset. Purdue escaped Illinois in five late on Sunday.

Lastly in the Big 12, Arizona State had a statement week with wins over Colorado and TCU (in three on Sunday). Those early season unranked losses for the Sun Devils are looking like a thing of the past now.

An upset-filled Sunday made an impact on the new AVCA-Taraflex Division I Women’s Poll, including in the No. 16-25 spots.
After knocking off No. 5 Florida 3-1 yesterday, @VandyVolleyball enters the AVCA Poll for the first time in program history, checking in at No. 24.#WeAreAVCA pic.twitter.com/NdUuOIrrho
— AVCA (@AVCAVolleyball) October 12, 2026

Week 7 @AVCAVolleyball / Taraflex Dl Women's Volleyball Top 25 🏐 #NCAAWVB pic.twitter.com/WOS2cSOIRo
— NCAA Women's Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) October 12, 2026

The Week Ahead

Volleyball fans will have to wait until Thursday to see any ranked teams this week, but yours truly will be broadcasting an SEC match on Wednesday night on the SEC Network as Mizzou hosts an underrated Mississippi State team at 7 p.m. ET.

Thursday, Nebraska is at Northwestern at 8 p.m. ET on B1G+, but you can catch Illinois-Michigan State on Big Ten Network at 7 p.m. ET.

Friday features Florida at Texas A&M at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network, then Indiana at Oregon at 9 p.m. ET on B1G+. Saturday is the headliner of the week, with Purdue at Nebraska at 9 p.m. ET on the Big Ten Network from Pinnacle Bank Arena.

On Sunday, it starts early with an ESPN nooner between Arizona State and Kansas, UNC and Louisville on ACCNX at 1 p.m. ET. Indiana will be at Washington at 5 p.m. ET on B1G+, and the finale is Florida at Texas on ESPN at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Next episode will be Monday, Oct. 19

You can find all archived "Six Rotations" episodes HERE

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