AVCA Preseason poll

[Keystonekid]

If Duke is at 18, than GT should certainly be getting votes, they are going to be right there with Duke in the ACC.

[IdahoBoy]

Yay!! I get to say it!!

East coast bias!!!!!!!!!!!!

[freeballer2]

Division II poll out later today!!!!

[freeballer2]

And here it is!
CSTV/AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll
2007 PRESEASON POLL: August 14, 2007


Rank School (First-Place Votes) Total Points 2006 Record 2006 Final Rank
1 Tampa (29) 881 35-1 1
2 Minnesota Duluth (3) 861 31-4 2
3 Cal State-San Bernardino (3) 779 27-2 7
4 UC San Diego 739 26-3 5
5 Florida Southern (1) 728 31-5 9
6 Concordia-St. Paul 690 36-3 4
7 Truman 649 36-2 6
8 Ashland 626 23-10 10
9 North Alabama 591 34-6 3
10 Hillsdale 514 29-2 12
11 Grand Valley State 503 27-4 13
12 Central Missouri 492 29-7 17
13 Chico State 468 21-6 16
14 West Texas A&M 449 34-4 11
15 SIU Edwardsville 409 29-6 14
16 Washburn 369 27-9 23
17 Cal State-L.A. 312 18-9 19
18 Nebraska-Omaha 296 21-7 22
19 BYU-Hawai’i 272 20-1 15
20 Seattle Pacific 261 24-3 18
21 Wayne State (Neb.) 160 30-8 20
22 Rockhurst 145 26-5 NR
23 Western Washington 124 18-7 NR
24 Lock Haven 80 32-6 21
25 Southwest Minnesota State 67 27-9 25

Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Nebraska-Kearney 58; Dowling 38; Abilene Christian 29; Pittsburg State 19; Central Washington 17; Findlay 14; Augustana (SD) 7; Lewis 6; Mesa State 6; Bentley 5.

[inhusker]

I'm not really surprised by the split on the first place votes. I am surprised that there were voters that didn't have Nebraska and Stanford as the top 2.

[Phaedrus]

So, Big 12 gets four teams in the top 25: Nebraska, Texas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Um, Oklahoma is picked 9th in the Big 12 by the freakin' coaches of the conference AND loses 5 out of 7 starter!!!! What is up with that?

[bownlovingfreak]

Well I remember Louisville got a #12 ranking last year and they just bombed out of the top 25. I was surprised considering they lost Hoffman, Ustymenko and their libero. So Oklahoma and Utah's votes I think are just out of respect to their performance last year.

[The Bofa on the Sofa]

There is typically as much correlation between last year's end of the season poll and this year's preseason poll and weeks 3 and 4.

Don't read anything into it. Voters start with last year's end of the season result and then tweak a little up and down.

[jump31]

I have two questions: 1) Why is Arizona so high and 2) (sorry J.C.), but what on earth has convinced someone to vote for G-Tech in the preseason poll?


I think Arizona is about where they should be. They'd be higher if Kristina Baum had stayed and played as she wanted, except I heard Dave blew that chance big time.

[StanfordFan]

I thought Baum didn't play because she tore ACL.

jump31 said:

I have two questions: 1) Why is Arizona so high and 2) (sorry J.C.), but what on earth has convinced someone to vote for G-Tech in the preseason poll?


I think Arizona is about where they should be. They'd be higher if Kristina Baum had stayed and played as she wanted, except I heard Dave blew that chance big time.

[jump31]

stanfordfan said:

I thought Baum didn't play because she tore ACL.

Last year in pre-season she tore her ACL and got red shirted. However, (from a very reliable source),apparently Rubio had promised her a scholie for '07 and then changed his mind and gave it to someone else (a new "project"). After she had worked out to get back into great competitive shape Dave wanted his team captain to walk on. She decided that was not for her and moved on.

[StanfordFan]

Hmmm, this is the first I've heard of this. So where is she now? Is she playing elsewhere?

jump31 said:

stanfordfan said:

I thought Baum didn't play because she tore ACL.

Last year in pre-season she tore her ACL and got red shirted. However, (from a very reliable source),apparently Rubio had promised her a scholie for '07 and then changed his mind and gave it to someone else (a new "project"). After she had worked out to get back into great competitive shape Dave wanted his team captain to walk on. She decided that was not for her and moved on.

[tsunami]

I'm surprised Santa Clara is ranked ahead of Pepperdine. And Florida should be way up there in the top 5. Well, it's just the preseason poll....and it's too early to tell.

[cbrown1709]

bownlovingfreak said:

Well I remember Louisville got a #12 ranking last year and they just bombed out of the top 25. I was surprised considering they lost Hoffman, Ustymenko and their libero. So Oklahoma and Utah's votes I think are just out of respect to their performance last year.

Louisville should be a bit better this season. Dabbs has another year of experience. Mango a very solid freshman libero will be taking the reigns and I noticed a 6'8 MB from Germany coming in.

[huskervbfan]

tsunami said:

I'm surprised Santa Clara is ranked ahead of Pepperdine. And Florida should be way up there in the top 5. Well, it's just the preseason poll....and it's too early to tell.

Yay!! I get to say it!!

West coast bias!!!!!!!!!!!! (this was for IB ;D )