Pitt Volleyball Tops Latest NCAA RPI Ratings

They may not be the No. 1 team in the country in terms of the Top 25 rankings just yet, but the Pitt volleyball team has cracked the top spot of another well respected list.

Pitt (14-0, 5-0) was ranked the top women’s volleyball team in Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) Monday morning, topping AVCA No. 1 Texas (11-0, 3-0) out of 340 programs. 

It's here – the official @NCAAVolleyball RPI through the first month+ of the season.

1⃣ @Pitt_VB
2⃣ @TexasVolleyball
3⃣ @UofLVolleyball
4⃣ @BadgerVB
5⃣ @PurdueVB

6⃣ – 3⃣4⃣0⃣ https://t.co/8S9048f1wl pic.twitter.com/hEJoABGWx1

— NCAA Stats (@NCAAStats) October 4, 2021

The list measures a combination of a team’s winning percentages, opponents winning percentage, and opponent’s opponent winning percentage when calculating a program’s wins and losses compared to strength of schedule. 

for yinz who might not know

according to our friends at @Wikipedia:

"The rating percentage index, commonly known as the RPI, is a quantity used to rank sports teams based upon a team's wins and losses and its strength of schedule."

and we're #️⃣1️⃣ in @NCAAVolleyball #H2P pic.twitter.com/8r4rNLU0NP

— Pitt Volleyball 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (@Pitt_VB) October 4, 2021

The Panthers have defeated four ranked teams and have not gone the distance in a match in a little under a month, winning each contest in four sets or less. 

Pitt returns to action Friday at 5 p.m. hosting Clemson at the Fitzgerald Field House.