AVCA Releases NCAA D1 Women's Volleyball Preseason Rankings
AVCA Releases NCAA D1 Women's Volleyball Preseason Rankings
Preseason polls are out for NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball. See who is expected to show up and show out on the court this season.
As the summer comes to a close and Fall quickly approaches, it’s nearly time for NCAA volleyball to kick off the 2025-2026 school year.
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Preseason rankings for Division I volleyball have been released by the AVCA, and it seems like two of last season’s semifinals opponents will be sharing the spotlight once again.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers received 40 first-place votes, while the Penn State Nittany Lions received 21 votes. Nebraska ranks No. 1 in the preseason for the first time since 2022 and beats out the former national champion, Penn State.
The Huskers welcome head coach Dani Busboom Kelly along with an array of talented freshmen to revamp the squad in hopes of taking it all the way this time around.
Here’s the full AVCA Division I Women’s Volleyball Preseason Poll, as of Aug. 6.
AVCA NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Preseason Poll
Team, [First place votes], total points.
- Nebraska [40], 1,490
- Penn State [21], 1,459
- Pittsburgh, 1,338
- Louisville, 1,240
- Texas, 1,223
- Stanford, 1,200
- Kentucky, 1,181
- Wisconsin, 1,167
- Texas A&M, 844
- SMU, 830
- Minnesota, 811
- Creighton, 778
- Arizona State, 707
- Kansas, 626
- Purdue, 591
- Florida, 570
- Missouri, 541
- UCLA, 456
- BYU, 362
- Baylor, 338
- Southern California, 319
- Georgia Tech, 298
- Utah, 282
- Dayton, 225
- TCU, 182
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