Nov. 13, 2017

LEXINGTON, Ky. - After a top-15 win on the road last Saturday, Baylor volleyball jumped to No. 19 in the AVCA Division I Coaches Poll Top 25 Poll Monday afternoon.

The Bears (21-5, 11-2 Big 12) are ranked for the 26th time in program history and have been listed in the poll for five straight weeks since Oct. 9. The No. 19 ranking is a season high mark for the 2017 squad.

The 2017 Bears are the first Baylor team since 2009 to make an appearance in the poll. During that season, BU was ranked for 10 straight weeks and peaked at No. 17, which still stands as the program-high ranking in the 35-year history of the AVCA poll.

Baylor has recorded wins over four ranked opponents this season, besting then-No. 10 BYU in five sets on Sept. 9, sweeping then-No. 20 Iowa State in Ames on Oct. 4, sweeping then-No. 19 Iowa State in Waco on Nov. 4 and most recently taking down then-No. 11 Kansas in straight sets last Saturday.

Baylor is the third-highest ranked Big 12 team behind No. 2 Texas and No. 16 Kansas.

No. 23 Baylor hosts Kansas State Wednesday night in Waco at 6 p.m. CT. The match will be live on Fox Sports Southwest.