AVCA -- Ferris State is the lone Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) program ranked inside the top-25 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Preseason National Poll. Ferris State concluded the 2018 season ranked 14th, and finished with an overall record of 27-5. Other GLIAC teams receiving votes in the Preseason Poll, were Michigan Tech (55) and Ashland (26).
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points Adjusted |
2018 |
2018 Final Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa (43) | 1142 | 35-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Cal State San Bernardino | 1040 | 28-3 | 4 |
| 3 | Western Washington (1) | 1023 | 32-5 | 2 |
| 4 | Washburn (2) | 981 | 33-5 | 3 |
| 5 | Concordia - St. Paul | 931 | 24-9 | 6 |
| 6 | Minnesota Duluth | 905 | 28-6 | 5 |
| 7 | Lewis | 828 | 30-9 | 7 |
| 8 | Northern State | 790 | 26-5 | 10 |
| 9 | Southwest Minnesota State | 732 | 23-9 | 8 |
| 10 | Tarleton State | 688 | 32-6 | 9 |
| 11 | Nebraska-Kearney | 655 | 33-3 | 12 |
| 12 | Ferris State | 561 | 27-5 | 14 |
| 13 | Wheeling | 548 | 37-5 | 11 |
| 14 | Rockhurst | 512 | 32-7 | 16 |
| 15 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 487 | 29-5 | 13 |
| 16 | Barry | 462 | 29-4 | 19 |
| 17 | Central Missouri | 436 | 25-8 | 15 |
| 18 | Drury | 369 | 28-7 | 17 |
| 19 | Cal State L. A. | 288 | 22-6 | 22 |
| T-20 | Cal Poly Pomona | 244 | 24-6 | 18 |
| T-20 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 244 | 30-6 | 21 |
| 22 | Central Oklahoma | 179 | 27-7 | 23 |
| 23 | Central Washington | 144 | 23-6 | 25 |
| 24 | West Florida | 125 | 26-8 | 24 |
| 25 | Wingate | 104 | 32-2 | 20 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Gannon 61; Colorado Mesa 58; Michigan Tech 55; Wayne State (Neb.) 49; Azusa Pacific 47; Sioux Falls 31; Colorado School of Mines 30; Ashland 26; NW Missouri State 26; Chaminade 25; Florida Southern 23; American International 19; Saint Leo 19; Angelo State 16; Hillsdale 16; Illinois-Springfield 12; Dixie State-Utah 6; California State University San Marcos 5
Six teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 18 combined points.
Next Poll: September 9
