Three MIVA Teams Ranked in the AVCA Division I-II Men's Coaches Top 15 Preseason Poll
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I-II Men's Coaches Top 15 Preseason Poll has three Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association teams ranked to open the season. Ohio State, the defending MIVA regular season and tournament champion was ranked 10th in the preseason poll with Ball State 11th and Lewis tied for 14th. Additionally, Loyola-Chicago is listed as receiving votes.
AVCA Division I-II Men's Coaches Top 15 Poll
Preseason Poll: Dec. 29, 2009
|
Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
Total Points |
2009 Record |
2009 Final Rank |
|
1 |
Southern California (13) |
237 |
21-11 |
2 |
|
2 |
UC Irvine (3) |
218 |
28-5 |
1 |
|
3 |
Stanford |
202 |
21-11 |
6 |
|
4 |
Pepperdine |
186 |
22-5 |
3 |
|
5 |
Penn State |
175 |
27-4 |
5 |
|
6 |
BYU |
160 |
17-13 |
7 |
|
7 |
Long Beach State |
150 |
14-14 |
8 |
|
8 |
UCLA |
136 |
14-16 |
9 |
|
9 |
Cal State Northridge |
112 |
24-7 |
4 |
|
10 |
Ohio State |
101 |
16-11 |
10 |
|
11 |
Ball State |
73 |
18-10 |
13 |
|
12 |
Hawai'i |
59 |
9-18 |
15 |
|
13 |
UC San Diego |
57 |
13-15 |
11 |
|
T-14 |
Lewis |
29 |
21-8 |
12 |
|
T-14 |
UC Santa Barbara |
29 |
8-19 |
NR |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or
more ballots: Loyola-Chicago 7, Saint Francis 7
Next Poll: Jan. 11, 2010
