Nebraska Husker volleyball extended its 49-match win streak by sweeping Northwestern, keeping its 2026 NCAA women's college record perfect.

Wisconsin has wins over four of the other teams in the selection committee's top 16 – Florida at No. 5, Louisville at No. 7, Oregon at No. 10, Purdue at No. 16. UW also has losses over four of the other teams in the top 16 – Nebraska at No. 1, Pittsburgh at No. 2, Kentucky at No. 3 and Texas at No. 12.

This marks the third year that the in-season rankings feature 16 teams. Before 2024, only the top 10 were revealed. The committee looked at 64 teams and considered several criteria to determine their rankings,

Top-ranked Nebraska volleyball swept Northwestern with Andi Jackson's all-around game and a big match from another middle — here are Brent Wagner's three takes.

Nebraska's 30 straight wins is the fourth longest win streak in school history. The Huskers also hold a nation-leading home court win streak of 60 matches, the third-longest home win streak in program history. Nebraska has won 26 consecutive NCAA Tournament matches played in the Devaney Center, a school record.

No. 1 Nebraska earned a three-set sweep over No. 16 Penn State in in the rivalry matchup. Waltzing into a sold-out Rec. Hall, the Huskers improved their undefeated record to 14-0 behind a dominant offense performance.

Nebraska volleyball's Whitney Lauenstein is stepping away from the sport to “focus on myself and be with my family and continued to heal due to the passing of my dad.”

One of Nebraska’s own is coming home to lead the Nebraska volleyball program. Dani Busboom Kelly was named the fourth head coach in program history on Wednesday by Nebraska Director