Tide Volleyball Gets Votes in Top 25 Preseason Poll
8/13/2002 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
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TUSCALOOSA – For the first time in Alabama volleyball program history, the Crimson Tide received votes for the USA Today/AVCA Coaches Top 25 rankings. UA’s point total placed it among the Top 50 teams in the country according to a vote of Division I volleyball coaches.
In addition, Alabama’s 2002 schedule features three teams ranked in the Top 25 on the preseason poll along with five other squads that also received votes. No. 2 Nebraska, who UA faces on Sept. 14 in Lincoln, Neb. as part of the US Bank/Arby’s Classic, is the highest ranked opponent on the Tide’s slate. The Arby’s Classic field also features No. 24 Santa Clara and Michigan (receiving votes).
No. 7 Florida (Nov. 8) highlights a strong group of squads paying a visit to Alabama’s volleyball home, The CAVE. Other teams receiving votes for the Top 25 on Bama’s home slate include Missouri (Sept. 7), Arkansas (Oct. 13) and South Carolina (Oct. 18). The Crimson Tide will also face Georgia Tech on the road on Sept. 20.
USA Today/AVCA Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll
School (1st-place votes) Total
1. Stanford (54) 1610
2. Nebraska (4) 1502
3. USC (2) 1445
4. Hawai’i (5) 1349
5. Long Beach State 1300
6. Arizona 1282
7. Florida 1255
8. Pepperdine 1188
9. Ohio State 1064
10. Wisconsin 967
11. UCLA 912
12. Pacific 778
13. Utah 654
14. Northern Iowa 645
15. Michigan State 629
16. Penn State 620
17. Texas A&M 482
18. Colorado State 411
19. Illinois 385
20. UC Santa Barbara 346
21. Colorado 308
22. Kansas State 232
23. BYU 203
24. Santa Clara 195
25. Notre Dame 191
Others with points and listed on two or more ballots: South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, Louisville, San Diego, Washington State, San Jose State, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, Utah State, Duke, Baylor, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Loyola Marymount, Michigan, Texas Tech, Cal Poly, Eastern Washington, Oregon State, South Florida, ALABAMA, Southwest Missouri State
2002 Tide opponents in bold
