Kentucky Volleyball Ranked Third in AVCA Preseason Top-25 Poll
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches’ Association announced its preseason top-25 poll Monday afternoon, with the defending national champion Kentucky Wildcats slotted third in the rankings.
Kentucky joins No. 6 Florida as one of two Southeastern Conference teams ranked inside the top 10, and one of six SEC teams to either be ranked or receive votes.
UK garnered 17 first-place votes, the second most behind preseason No. 1 Texas, who got 32. Wisconsin will start the season ranked No. 2, as they received 15 first-place votes and 1522 total points. Washington (No. 4) and Nebraska No. 5) rounded out the initial top five.
The AVCA poll is released every Monday afternoon and is comprised of head coaches from around the country who vote in the poll.
2021 AVCA Preseason Top-25 Poll
- Texas (32) 1561
- Wisconsin (15) 1522
- Kentucky (17) 1435
- Washington 1355
- Nebraska 1346
- Florida 1275
- Minnesota 1130
- Purdue 1096
- Pittsburgh 1085
- Baylor 1000
- Ohio State 981
- Penn State 902
- Louisville 806
- Oregon 776
- BYU 734
- Western Kentucky 553
- UCLA 496
- Washington State 431
- Utah 398
- San Diego 319
- Stanford 264
- Pepperdine 234
- Rice 223
- Georgia Tech 193
- Notre Dame 157
Receiving votes: Washington State 80; Arizona State 55; Texas A&M 44; Colorado State 35; Southern California 31; Kansas State 26; South Carolina 26; Texas State 24; Cincinnati 17; Oregon 17; Illinois 12; Colorado 6; Georgia 6; Rice 6; Illinois State 5; Arkansas 2; Ohio State 2
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