Wildcats ranked inside top 10 for second year running
LEXINGTON, Ky. – For the second year running, the Kentucky Volleyball team has been tabbed a preseason top-10 team, slotting in at No. 7 in the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association preseason top-25 released on Tuesday afternoon.
Kentucky is one of three teams from the Southeastern Conference that are ranked in the initial poll, joining Florida (10) and Tennessee (19). Both Mizzou and South Carolina received votes.
UK is scheduled to play six games this season against teams that are in the preseason poll including two against No. 10 Florida, and once vs. No. 14 USC, No. 17 Purdue, No. 19 Tennessee and No. 25 Louisville.
There are six other matches that the Wildcats will play this season in addition to the six against ranked teams. Those matches feature UK facing Mizzou and South Carolina twice, Utah and Northern Iowa.
The SEC joins the Big 10 as the only two leagues to have multiple teams ranked inside the top-10.
AVCA Preseason Top-25 Poll
1. Stanford (62)
2. Nebraska (1)
3. Minnesota
4. Texas
5. Wisconsin
6. Illinois
7. Kentucky
8. Penn State (1)
9. BYU
10. Florida
11. Oregon
12. Pittsburgh
13. Washington
14. Southern California
15. Michigan
16. Marquette
17. Purdue
18. Creighton
19. Tennessee
20. Baylor
21. San Diego
22. Washington State
23. Cal Poly
24. Arizona
25. Louisville