LEXINGTON, Ky. – Two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) teams are ranked in the 2014 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll. Ferris State will begin the campaign ranked 13th while Grand Valley will start the season ranked 14th.
Ferris State closed a memorable 2013 campaign with a 25-9 overall record. FSU, which made its 18th all-time NCAA Tournament appearance last fall, claimed a regional crown to reach the Elite Eight and national quarterfinals for only the third time in school history and first since 1989.
GVSU, the 2013 GLIAC regular season and tournament champions, returns five starters and a dozen letterwinners from last year's team that finished with a 31-4 record.
Ashland, and Northern Michigan were listed in the "Others Receiving Votes" category.
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2013 Record | Final Ranking |
| 1 | Concordia-St. Paul (39) | 1186 | 35-3 | 1 |
| 2 | Tampa (8) | 1151 | 31-2 | 2 |
| 3 | Minnesota Duluth (1) | 1086 | 33-3 | 4 |
| 4 | BYU-Hawai'i | 981 | 29-2 | 3 |
| 5 | Central Missouri | 928 | 33-2 | 6 |
| 6 | West Texas A&M | 897 | 34-4 | 5 |
| 7 | Southwest Minnesota State | 861 | 24-8 | 7 |
| 8 | Cal State San Bernardino | 842 | 27-6 | 9 |
| 9 | Nebraska-Kearney | 783 | 27-7 | 8 |
| 10 | Washburn | 718 | 31-6 | 10 |
| 11 | UC San Diego | 650 | 26-6 | 11 |
| 12 | Western Washington | 604 | 23-4 | 15 |
| 13 | Ferris State | 581 | 25-9 | 13 |
| 14 | Grand Valley State | 557 | 31-4 | 14 |
| 15 | Wingate | 515 | 32-3 | 12 |
| 16 | Sonoma State | 491 | 26-6 | 16 |
| 17 | Wheeling Jesuit | 401 | 39-6 | 17 |
| 18 | Colorado School of Mines | 389 | 25-7 | 19 |
| 19 | Angelo State | 330 | 25-10 | 18 |
| 20 | Wayne State (NE) | 296 | 22-10 | 21 |
| 21 | Northern State | 231 | 22-8 | 23 |
| 22 | Armstrong State | 198 | 32-2 | 20 |
| 23 | West Florida | 164 | 26-10 | 22 |
| 24 | Indianapolis | 122 | 25-10 | NR |
| 25 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 100 | 29-4 | 24 |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Point Loma 83; Ashland 45; Truman State 45; Florida Southern 37; Rockhurst 33; Augustana (SD) 32; Metro State 31; Lewis 29; Fresno Pacific 26; Central Washington 22; Alaska-Anchorage 13; Colorado Mesa University 13; Texas Woman's 11; California Baptist 9; LIU Post 9; Northern Michigan 9; Harding 6; Eckerd 3
15 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 81 combined points.
Next Poll: September 8, 2014
