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Volleyball Receives Votes in AVCA Coaches Poll
8/13/2019 2:02:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Kentucky – The UNI volleyball team enters the 2019 season receiving 13 votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Preseason Poll as announced by the publication at 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
The Panthers finished the 2018 season receiving five votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll after a 24-10 record, finishing as Missouri Valley regular season and tournament champions and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The Panthers continue to schedule top tier competition, in 2019 the Panthers will face five teams ranked in the preseason poll with #4 Texas, #7 Kentucky, #14 USC, #16 Marquette, and #18 Creighton along with two other teams receiving votes in Texas State and Missouri.
The Panthers open the season on the road against Texas, Liberty and Texas State before coming home to the McLeod Center for the UNI Tournament to take on Creighton, Kentucky and USC.
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Missouri 100; Utah 56; Colorado State 51; UCF 45; Pepperdine 36; Florida State 33; Hawai'i 13; Northern Iowa 13; TCU 10; UCLA 7; Cincinnati 6; Rice 6; South Carolina 6; Texas State 6; Loyola Marymount 4; Colorado 3; Kansas 2;
Four teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 15 combined points.
The Panthers finished the 2018 season receiving five votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll after a 24-10 record, finishing as Missouri Valley regular season and tournament champions and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The Panthers continue to schedule top tier competition, in 2019 the Panthers will face five teams ranked in the preseason poll with #4 Texas, #7 Kentucky, #14 USC, #16 Marquette, and #18 Creighton along with two other teams receiving votes in Texas State and Missouri.
The Panthers open the season on the road against Texas, Liberty and Texas State before coming home to the McLeod Center for the UNI Tournament to take on Creighton, Kentucky and USC.
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Total Points Adjusted |
| 1 | Stanford (62) | 1598 |
| 2 | Nebraska (1) | 1451 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 1414 |
| 4 | Texas | 1385 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 1329 |
| 6 | Illinois | 1258 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 1204 |
| 8 | Penn State (1) | 1182 |
| 9 | BYU | 1111 |
| 10 | Florida | 1028 |
| 11 | Oregon | 934 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 827 |
| 13 | Washington | 797 |
| 14 | Southern California | 664 |
| 15 | Michigan | 645 |
| 16 | Marquette | 596 |
| 17 | Purdue | 571 |
| 18 | Creighton | 457 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 438 |
| 20 | Baylor | 407 |
| 21 | San Diego | 313 |
| 22 | Washington State | 289 |
| 23 | Cal Poly | 213 |
| 24 | Arizona | 157 |
| 25 | Louisville | 120 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Missouri 100; Utah 56; Colorado State 51; UCF 45; Pepperdine 36; Florida State 33; Hawai'i 13; Northern Iowa 13; TCU 10; UCLA 7; Cincinnati 6; Rice 6; South Carolina 6; Texas State 6; Loyola Marymount 4; Colorado 3; Kansas 2;
Four teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 15 combined points.
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