DENVER— The University of Denver women's volleyball team earned the No. 9 spot in Volleyball Magazine's Mid-Major Poll with 394 total points on Tuesday.

Volleyball Magazine's Mid-Major Poll includes all teams not in the "Power-Five" conferences, (the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, and Pac-12). Denver jumped five spots in this week's poll, previously sitting at No. 14. The poll is topped by BYU who received 25 first place votes and 625 total points.

The Pioneers hold a 5-1 record for the 2018 season. Denver opened the year with a 2-1 mark at the Utah Volleyball Classic, and then returned home to Hamilton Gymnasium to sweep the competition in the Denver Classic (3-2 over UC Santa Barbara, 3-0 over McNeese State, and 3-2 over Sacramento State).

DU is set to host it's second of three consecutive home tournaments on Sept. 7-8 in Hamilton Gym, hosting Fairleigh Dickinson (6 p.m.), Saint Peter's (12 p.m.) and Idaho State (7 p.m.) in the Pioneer Showdown.