CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball kicks off another week of league play beginning on Wednesday, November 5, as Florida State heads to Coral Gables, Florida, to take on No. #14 Miami at 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network.
 
Stanford (20-3) and Pitt (19-3) are currently tied at the top of the conference standings, with identical  league records at 11-1. Two teams in Louisville and North Carolina follow close behind at 10-2 in conference play.
 
The league will feature one ranked matchup this week as No. 15 North Carolina travels to Stanford, California, to take on the No. 5 Cardinal on Friday, November 7, at 10 p.m. ET on ACCNX.
 
In the most recent AVCA/Taraflex Poll, Pitt led the ACC in the No. 3 spot nationally, with Stanford (No. 5), Louisville (No. 7), SMU (No. 10), Miami (No. 14) and North Carolina (No. 15) filling out the rest of the Top 25. The ACC has the most teams of any conference in both the top 10 and top 15.
 
Noting ACC Volleyball

• Pitt’s Olivia Babcock and Miami’s Flormarie Heredia Colon shared ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors, while North Carolina’s Lauren Schutter was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week. Miami’s Ariana Rodriguez and Pitt’s Brooke Mosher shared ACC Setter of the Week laurels, while North Carolina’s Sienna Cozza was named ACC Freshman of the Week for matches played October 27-November 2.
• The ACC has the most teams in the current NCAA DI Volleyball RPI Top 10, led by Pitt (No. 3), SMU (No. 7), Stanford (No. 9) and Louisville (No. 10).
• 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).
• 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 with 5.78, points per set with 6.64 and total points with 544.5.
• 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’s Olivia Babcock was named the AVCA Division I National Player of the Week on Tuesday, October 21.
• 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 952 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, November 4
Florida State at #14 Miami | 7 p.m. | ACCN
 
Friday, November 7
Clemson at Syracuse | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia Tech at #3 Pitt | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Notre Dame at Wake Forest | 6:30 p.m. | ACCNX
Georgia Tech at Boston College | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
#7 Louisville at NC State | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia at #10 SMU | 8 p.m. | ACCNX
#15 North Carolina at #5 Stanford | 10 p.m. | ACCNX
Duke at California | 10 p.m. | ACCNX

Saturday, November 8
#14 Miami at Florida State | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Duke at #5 Stanford | 10 p.m. | ACCNX
 
Sunday, November 9
Virginia at #3 Pitt | Noon | ACCN
Clemson at Boston College | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
#7 Louisville at Wake Forest | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Notre Dame at NC State | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Georgia Tech at Syracuse | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia Tech at #10 SMU | 2 p.m. | ACCNX
#15 North Carolina at California | 4 p.m. | ACCNX