AVCA Preseason Poll

[huskrplaya]

http://www.avca.org/divisions/division-one-women/poll-8-17-10/

 

Rank

School (First-Place Votes)

Total Points

2009 Record

2009 Final Rank

 

1

Penn State (40)

1456

38-0

1

 

2

Nebraska (16)

1384

26-7

5

 

3

Texas (4)

1352

29-2

2

 

4

Stanford

1296

23-8

7

 

5

Hawai'i

1166

32-3

3

 

T-6

Illinois

1149

31-3

10

 

T-6

Minnesota

1149

28-9

4

 

8

Washington

1061

24-6

13

 

9

Iowa State

1005

27-5

6

 

10

Southern California

947

22-10

16

 

11

California

848

21-11

8

 

12

Michigan

793

27-10

9

 

13

Florida

722

25-6

15

 

14

Kentucky

678

29-5

12

 

15

Florida State

671

31-3

11

 

16

UCLA

462

24-9

14

 

17

Colorado State

436

25-6

17

 

18

Arizona

325

19-11

NR

 

19

Tennessee

310

27-8

24

 

20

Oregon

282

20-10

18

 

21

Dayton

266

30-4

25

 

22

San Diego

225

18-7

NR

 

23

LSU

203

25-7

19

 

24

Northern Iowa

195

31-3

23

 

25

St. Mary's (Calif.)

156

23-5

22

[knapplc]

It'll be interesting to see how long Penn State can keep that win streak going. It's no problem being ranked behind them right now. They're just a hell of a team.

[Husker Runner]

It'll be interesting to see how long Penn State can keep that win streak going. It's no problem being ranked behind them right now. They're just a hell of a team.

 

Penn State will be lucky to be undefeated after September 10th and 11th when they play Florida then Texas or Stanford, and especially after 9/24 when they play Illinois. They lost Hodge and Glass to graduation (both playing on the National Team now) and Dorton is out with an injury. There is a good chance they will have freshmen starting at setter and one or both OH spots. That is not a recipe for a national championship. Russ Rose is a hell of a coach but preseason #1 is a bit ridiculous. I think Rose's term was "foolish" and he has them finishing #3 in the Big 10, LOL. Putting Penn State at the top shows how little time and effort the coaches spend on this poll and studying teams not on their schedule. (Of course, no sooner do I make that comment than the freshmen will come out playing like Hodge and Glass, right out of the gate. LOL.)

 

Texas lost Bailey Webster (2009 #1 national recruit) to a knee injury today, almost certainly for the season. That is a tough break for the Longhorns, and I wish her the best with her surgery on the 27th and with her recovery. I have met Bailey and she came across as a likeable individual. I was expecting her to have a great year.

 

Illinois should be really, really good this season, I have them #3 on my preseason list. I'll get to see them play in Austin on September 3rd so looking forward to that.

 

Nebraska or Stanford should be the preseason #1. Not that the preseason poll matters, it will all be settled soon enough on the court anyway. :-)

 

On a side note, Iowa State will be playing all of their home games in the Ames High School gym this season.

[knapplc]

Good updates, Runner.

 

Sucks for ISU. That's a heck of a blow to a team on the rise. I hope CJ has them ready to play despite the crummy distractions.

 

I'm just glad Destiny Hooker graduated. After the regular season ended I was glad not to have to face her anymore... until I saw our seed. That girl was liquid lightning, and while she was fun to watch, I hated to watch her on the other side of the net so often.