Michigan Volleyball ranked #7 in preseason poll
http://www.avca.org/divisions/division-one-women/poll-8=12=13di/
The Michigan volleyball team, losing only one Senior from last season's final four team, is ranked #7 in the nation--their highest pre-season ranking ever. Two Big Ten teams (#2 Penn State and #6 Minnesota) are ranked ahead of them, and 4 other B1G teams appear in the top 25: #10 Nebraska, #14 Michigan State, #16 Purdue and #23 Ohio State.
Michigan's home games against ranked opponents:
Sat 9/7, 2pm: #8 Oregon
Fri 10/11, 7pm: #10 Nebraska
Sat 10/26, 7pm: #16 Purdue
Fri 11/1, 7pm: #2 Penn State
Sat 11/2, 7pm: #23 Ohio State
Fri 11/22, 7pm: #6 Minnesota
Wed 11/27, 7pm: #14 Michigan State
The top 10 is dominated by the B1G and the Pac 12, with 4 teams each.
1. Texas
2. Penn State
3. Stanford
4. Southern Cal
5. Washington
6. Minnesota
7. Michigan
8. Oregon
9. Florida
10. Nebraska
August 13th, 2013 at 11:54 AM ^
Thanks for posting! Excited season for the Women. One minor edit: the two B1G teams ahead of us says #6 Nebraska which should be Minnesota.
August 13th, 2013 at 11:56 AM ^
Thanks; fixed.
August 13th, 2013 at 11:56 AM ^
Exciting stuff for the program, and just one more reason to be happy that college sports are finally back! (As of 3:00 pm today, when women's soccer plays an exhibition against WMU.) Volleyball has been making steady progress for years, and it's great to see that hard work rewarded.
August 13th, 2013 at 12:16 PM ^
Hail to the Spikers! One of the most exciting teams on campus!
August 13th, 2013 at 12:54 PM ^
Highest preseason ranking ever at #7.
Last year was the best accomplishment in program history, getting to the Final 4. Hasn't historically been that successful of a program but in the last 5 years has been very respectable.
Just need to find a way to win a B1G title. The B1G is the best conference in the country. PSU is a dynasty, volleyball is probably the #2 sport on campus at nebraska, illinois was in the NCAA finals in 2011, minnesota is very good and sparty has been getting better.
I see great things happening for this program. They'll have a new arena soon when they tear down Keen in a few years so that should help a lot with recruiting.
August 13th, 2013 at 1:07 PM ^
For some reason it feels like forever ago
August 13th, 2013 at 1:19 PM ^
If you live in town, you should definitely go out to a few games. I went one night with a friend who was a volleyball regular and had a great time. Cliff Keen is a great atmosphere, even though they're replacing it soon.
August 13th, 2013 at 3:50 PM ^
Wolverines Dominate, I certainly hope your finger accidentily slipped when you negged the OP...
August 13th, 2013 at 4:11 PM ^
He's an idiot. He negs every thread that isn't Michigan Football or Basketball.
August 13th, 2013 at 5:13 PM ^
My guess is that Wolverines Dominate is the person formerly known as Darth Wolverine, an account that got deep-sixed at some point. Both exhibit the same behavior.
August 13th, 2013 at 5:20 PM ^
August 13th, 2013 at 5:35 PM ^
all I remember of the Borg is "This is a Michigan blog durrr" so that would make a lot of sense
August 13th, 2013 at 6:16 PM ^
Wow I feel dumb. I saw Wolverines Dominate in your post and somehow my brain read it as Wolverine Devotee.
I was gonna say like....what?
August 13th, 2013 at 5:49 PM ^
Went to two games last year after football games and loved it. It was a very good time. They made a fan out of me.