The best place to start a week of volleyball is with the matches already on the calendar. This watchlist draws from the team schedules in the project and the dated AVCA poll snapshot. It does not fill gaps with projected opponents, invented tip times or assumed broadcasts. The full TV schedule by day lets you filter beyond the selected games below.
Matches to watch, October 14–October 20, 2026
We put confirmed head-to-head games between two ranked teams first. A meeting with one ranked program comes next, followed by listed broadcasts. Those are editorial sorting rules, not a prediction. The ranks below are from the AVCA Coaches Poll — October 5, 2026; visit rankings for the complete dated table and each team page for its latest recorded result.
Illinois vs Michigan State
Thursday, October 15 · 6:00 PM CT · Network: BTN. The recorded venue is Huff Hall. Both teams appear in the stored Top 25 snapshot.
Follow the No. 24 Illinois schedule and the No. 22 Michigan State schedule for match details. An unlisted time or broadcaster stays TBA until the source rows change.
Texas A&M vs Florida
Friday, October 16 · 6:00 pm CT · Network: SEC Network. The recorded venue is Reed Arena, College Station, Texas. Both teams appear in the stored Top 25 snapshot.
Follow the No. 12 Texas A&M schedule and the No. 5 Florida schedule for match details. An unlisted time or broadcaster stays TBA until the source rows change.
Oregon vs Indiana
Friday, October 16 · 6:00 PM PT · Network: B1G+. The recorded venue is Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR. Both teams appear in the stored Top 25 snapshot.
Follow the No. 13 Oregon schedule and the No. 15 Indiana schedule for match details. An unlisted time or broadcaster stays TBA until the source rows change.
Nebraska vs Purdue
Saturday, October 17 · 4:00 PM CDT · Network: BTN. The recorded venue is Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Neb.. Both teams appear in the stored Top 25 snapshot.
Follow the No. 1 Nebraska schedule and the No. 16 Purdue schedule for match details. An unlisted time or broadcaster stays TBA until the source rows change.
Kansas vs Arizona State
Sunday, October 18 · 12:00 PM CT · Network: ESPN. The recorded venue is Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kan.. Both teams appear in the stored Top 25 snapshot.
Follow the No. 19 Kansas schedule and the No. 11 Arizona State schedule for match details. An unlisted time or broadcaster stays TBA until the source rows change.
Louisville vs North Carolina
Sunday, October 18 · 1:00 PM ET · Network: ACCNX. The recorded venue is L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, KY. Both teams appear in the stored Top 25 snapshot.
Follow the No. 3 Louisville schedule and the No. 25 North Carolina schedule for match details. An unlisted time or broadcaster stays TBA until the source rows change.
Washington vs Indiana
Sunday, October 18 · 2:00 PM PDT · Network: B1G+. The recorded venue is Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, WA. Both teams appear in the stored Top 25 snapshot.
Follow the No. 20 Washington schedule and the No. 15 Indiana schedule for match details. An unlisted time or broadcaster stays TBA until the source rows change.
Texas vs Florida
Sunday, October 18 · 7:30 p.m. CT · Network: ESPN. The recorded venue is Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas. Both teams appear in the stored Top 25 snapshot.
Follow the No. 9 Texas schedule and the No. 5 Florida schedule for match details. An unlisted time or broadcaster stays TBA until the source rows change.
AVCA poll movers in the stored snapshot
The movement below compares each team’s previous position with its position in the . It does not claim that a new poll was released this week. Poll movement is different from a recent win-loss record; match results after the poll date do not change the historical snapshot.
- Purdue: 10 → 16 (down 6)
- Oregon: 17 → 13 (up 4)
- Florida: 7 → 5 (up 2)
- Texas A&M: 14 → 12 (up 2)
- Penn State: 16 → 18 (down 2)
- Washington: 22 → 20 (up 2)
- Louisville: 4 → 3 (up 1)
- Kentucky: 3 → 4 (down 1)
- SMU: 5 → 6 (down 1)
- Wisconsin: 6 → 7 (down 1)
How to use this watchlist
The seven-day window follows the site's render date. Rebuilding and deploying the site refreshes first-load HTML for the new week and any edited results, times or network assignments. The page does not auto-refresh and it does not replace a school’s official schedule. A generic conference or NCAA tournament row with no named opponent is excluded because it is not yet a real matchup.
Open the daily TV hub to filter by conference, team, network or ranked status. Use the viewing guide to understand a network label. If two team schedules disagree about a broadcaster, the listing uses a recorded assignment from either side and should be checked again before first serve.
Frequently asked questions
How are these matches picked?
The list favors matchups with two teams in the stored Top 25 poll, then matches involving one ranked team and those with a recorded network.
Are these the current AVCA poll ranks?
The badges and movement come from the poll date printed on this page. They should not be read as a later poll.
Why is a game missing?
The watchlist uses only unplayed matches in the next seven days in our tracked team schedules. An untracked opponent may have no team page here.
When are times and networks updated?
Only when the project schedule data is updated and deployed. TBA means no confirmed detail is stored for that match.
Continue reading
See the full AVCA poll, browse conference schedules, follow every tracked team, and plan ahead with the postseason hub.