CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball kicks off another week of league play beginning on Wednesday, October 22, as Syracuse heads to Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, to take on Boston College at 7 p.m. ET on ACCNX.
 
North Carolina sits atop the league standings with an 8-0 conference record and 15-2 overall mark. The Tar Heels are the lone team to remain undefeated in the league following the fourth week of conference play.
 
The ACC will feature one Top-25 matchup this week, as No. 8 Louisville heads to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Sunday, October 26, to take on the No. 21 Tar Heels at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN. Sunday will also be highlighted by No. 5 Stanford at Georgia Tech at noon ET on ACC Network.
 
In the most recent AVCA/Taraflex Poll, Pitt led the ACC in the No. 4 spot nationally, with Stanford (No. 5), SMU (No. 7), Louisville (No. 8), Miami (No. 15) and North Carolina (No. 21) filling out the rest of the Top 25. The ACC has the most teams of any conference in the top 10.
 
Noting ACC Volleyball

• Pitt’s Olivia Babcock was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week, while California’s Mikayla Hayden was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week. SMU’s Averi Carlson garnered ACC Setter of the Week honors while Virginia’s Reagan Ennist was named ACC Freshman of the Week for matches played October 13-19.
• Pitt's Babcock was named the AVCA Division I National Player of the Week on Tuesday, October 21.
• The NCAA DI Volleyball Committee released its Top 16 Rankings on Sunday, October 19, which included four ACC programs: Pitt (No. 3), SMU (No. 5), Louisville (No. 6) and Stanford (No. 11).
• The ACC has the most teams in the current NCAA DI Volleyball RPI Top 10, headlined by Pitt (No. 3), SMU (No. 4), Louisville (No. 7 ) and Stanford (No. 8).
• SMU earned its highest ranking in program history at No. 7 in the AVCA DI Volleyball Top 25 poll released on Monday, October 20.
• Miami’s Colon leads the nation in kills per set (5.39) and points per set (6.29). Pitt’s Babcock is second in the nation in points per set with 5.94.
• The ACC finished non-conference play with an overall record of 129-55 (.701), headlined by 10 wins against AVCA Top 25 teams and the inaugural ESPN Events “Showdown at the Net” title, after winning nine of the 16 matches against the SEC.
• Pitt head coach Dan Fisher reached his 400th career win on September 10, in the Panthers’ win over No. 3 Kentucky. 
• SMU’s Malaya Jones was named the AVCA Division I National Player of the Week on Tuesday, September 2.
• Pitt was voted the preseason favorite to win the 2025 ACC Volleyball Championship for the second straight year by the league’s volleyball head coaches.
• Ten ACC standouts were named to the AVCA Division I Player of the Year Watch List. The list included Chloe Chicoine (Louisville), Cara Cresse (Louisville), Flormarie Heredia Colon (Miami), Safi Hampton (North Carolina), Olivia Babcock (Pitt), Bre Kelley (Pitt), Favor Anyanwu (SMU), Jaydn Livings (SMU), Malaya Jones (SMU) and Elia Rubin (Stanford).
• Florida State’s Chris Poole ranks first among active NCAA Division I coaches with 948 victories in 39 seasons. Duke’s Jolene Nagel ranks fifth on that list with 717 career wins.
• Louisville’s Dan Meske, NC State’s Megan Wargo-Kearney and Wake Forest’s Jeff Hulsmeyer are all in their first year as head coach of their programs.

 
Weekly Schedule (All Times Eastern)
Wednesday, October 22
Syracuse at Boston College | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
 
Friday, October 24
Boston College at Syracuse | 5 p.m. | ACCNX
#5 Stanford at Clemson | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
#8 Louisville at Duke | 6:30 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia at Florida State | 6:30 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia Tech at #15 Miami | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
California at Georgia Tech | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
NC State at #4 Pitt | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Notre Dame at #21 North Carolina | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Wake Forest at #7 SMU | 8 p.m. | ACCNX
 
Sunday, October 26
#5 Stanford at Georgia Tech | Noon | ACC Network
Notre Dame at Duke | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
California at Clemson | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia Tech at Florida State | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia at #15 Miami | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Wake Forest at #4 Pitt | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
NC State at #7 SMU | 2 p.m. | ACCNX
#8 Louisville at #21 North Carolina | 3 p.m. | ESPN