LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) volleyball teams have positions inside the Top 25 of the 2015 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Preseason Coaches Poll. Grand Valley State is ranked No. 7, while Ferris State sits in the No. 18 position.
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2015 AVCA Preseason Coaches Poll - August 18 |
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Rank |
School (First-Place) |
Points |
'14 Record |
Last Rank |
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1 |
Tampa (43) |
1194 |
34-1 |
1 |
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2 |
Concordia - St. Paul (4) |
1136 |
27-6 |
4 |
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3 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
1086 |
26-10 |
2 |
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4 |
Minnesota Duluth (1) |
1064 |
33-2 |
3 |
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5 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
968 |
27-4 |
5 |
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6 |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
919 |
27-7 |
6 |
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7 |
Grand Valley State |
821 |
28-6 |
7 |
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8 |
Colorado School of Mines |
798 |
25-4 |
10 |
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9 |
Wheeling Jesuit |
757 |
38-4 |
9 |
|
10 |
Colorado Mesa University |
736 |
29-4 |
8 |
|
11 |
BYU-Hawai'i |
679 |
22-6 |
11 |
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12 |
Sonoma State |
615 |
23-7 |
14 |
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13 |
Central Missouri |
578 |
22-9 |
20 |
|
14 |
Washburn |
552 |
24-7 |
18 |
|
15 |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
496 |
30-4 |
15 |
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16 |
Wingate |
469 |
34-3 |
12 |
|
17 |
Florida Southern |
408 |
25-6 |
17 |
|
18 |
Ferris State |
380 |
24-6 |
19 |
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19 |
Cal State San Bernardino |
345 |
21-7 |
23 |
|
20 |
NW Nazarene |
307 |
24-3 |
16 |
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21 |
Arkansas-Fort Smith |
274 |
29-5 |
13 |
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22 |
West Texas A&M |
228 |
32-5 |
T-24 |
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23 |
Rockhurst |
135 |
28-5 |
NR |
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24 |
Western Washington |
110 |
21-7 |
22 |
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25 |
Armstrong State |
85 |
30-3 |
T-24 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Truman 64; Metro State 62; Alaska-Anchorage 57; Angelo State 46; West Florida 38; Tarleton State 37; Dixie State-Utah 30; Point Loma 23; Central Oklahoma 19; Indianapolis 11; California Baptist 10; California (PA) 8; Cal State L. A. 4
Nine teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 51 combined points.
Next Poll: September 7
