After a tough California road trip, the defending Big 12 champions are rested and ready to begin conference play. Ray Bechard’s Jayhawks dropped out of the top ten in the most recent national volleyball rankings. Big deal. At #12 they are still the team to beat and the rest of the conference knows who rules the court.
In reality, that loss in 5-sets to Santa Clara did nothing to diminish the non-conference record, as exemplified in the ranking by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Jayhawk fans know what this team has already accomplished with wins over nationally ranked Purdue and the sweep of the Cats from Kentucky.