Lexington, Kentucky -- The Minnesota State volleyball team sits eighteenth after receiving 240 points in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 preseason poll which was released Wednesday.
MSU is one of five Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference schools ranked in the top-25. Other NSIC schools include #1 Concordia-St. Paul, #9 Minnesota Duluth, #15 Southwest Minnesota State and #17 Wayne State.
The Mavericks are scheduled to open their 2009 season against Hillsdale on September 3 in Big Rapids, Mich. The match is the first of four matches for Minnesota State in the Ferris State Tournament.
The Mavericks finished 2009 with a 26-7 overall record and 16-4 in the NSIC.
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Rank
|
School (First-Place Votes)
|
Total Points
|
2009 Record
|
2009 Final Rank
|
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1
|
Concordia-St. Paul (29)
|
788
|
37-0
|
1
|
|
2
|
Cal State San Bernardino (2)
|
760
|
33-2
|
2
|
|
3
|
Tampa (1)
|
729
|
31-3
|
4
|
|
4
|
Indianapolis
|
692
|
38-2
|
6
|
|
5
|
Central Missouri
|
676
|
34-5
|
5
|
|
6
|
Washburn
|
603
|
33-5
|
8
|
|
7
|
West Texas A&M
|
561
|
38-4
|
3
|
|
8
|
UC San Diego
|
544
|
27-3
|
7
|
|
9
|
Minnesota Duluth
|
495
|
23-9
|
14
|
|
10
|
Metro State
|
478
|
26-8
|
11
|
|
11
|
Saint Leo
|
465
|
30-4
|
10
|
|
12
|
Emporia State
|
451
|
29-6
|
13
|
|
13
|
Nebraska-Kearney
|
420
|
33-3
|
12
|
|
14
|
Cal State L.A.
|
387
|
23-9
|
15
|
|
15
|
Southwest Minnesota State
|
373
|
25-8
|
16
|
|
16
|
Lewis
|
328
|
32-5
|
9
|
|
17
|
Wayne State (Neb.)
|
265
|
29-8
|
18
|
|
18
|
Minnesota State
|
240
|
26-7
|
17
|
|
19
|
Pittsburg State
|
216
|
25-11
|
19
|
|
20
|
Hillsdale
|
171
|
24-8
|
NR
|
|
21
|
Sonoma State
|
144
|
23-8
|
21
|
|
22
|
Flagler
|
115
|
36-9
|
22
|
|
23
|
Hawai'i-Hilo
|
98
|
25-2
|
20
|
|
24
|
Alaska-Anchorage
|
84
|
23-8
|
24
|
|
25
|
Truman
|
71
|
24-13
|
25
|
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: California (Pa.) 47; Grand Valley State 34; West Florida 32; Western Washington 22; Abilene Christian 21; Dowling 14; Wingate 13; Barry 7
Nine schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 45 points.
Next Poll: September 6, 2010
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