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Florida volleyball named in NCAA committee's Top 16 reveal

The NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Committee included Florida in its Top 16 reveal on Sunday, based on results through Oct. 18.

Florida volleyball players celebrate after a win over Kentucky
Florida celebrates after its win over Kentucky, Oct. 4, 2026. Photo: Ethan Caruso / Florida Gators Athletics (floridagators.com)

Florida volleyball is among the 16 teams named Sunday in the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Committee's Top 16 reveal.

The NCAA's volleyball account posted the list Sunday afternoon, writing that the committee "reveals its Top 16 teams in alphabetical order, based on results through Oct. 18, 2026." Because the list is alphabetical, it doesn't say where Florida stands within the group.

The 16 teams

The teams on the NCAA's graphic are BYU, Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, SMU, TCU, Texas, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Washington and Wisconsin. Four of them are from the SEC: Florida, Kentucky, Texas and Vanderbilt.

The Gators' own account quoted the announcement with "🐊🐊🐊 great to be πŸ—£οΈ".

(More Gators volleyball: Gators volleyball beats Texas A&M in four sets at Reed Arena.)

Sources: NCAA Women's Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball), Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB).

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