AVCA Preseason Coaches Poll 2018

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#1 USC
#2 Pepperdine
#3 UCLA
#4 Florida State
#5 Hawaii
#6 LSU
#7 LBSU
#8 South Carolina
#9 Arizona
#10 Grand Canyon
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"The time has come! Here is the AVCA Collegiate Beach Preseason Coaches Poll!"

www.avca.org/polls/beach/2-19-18.html

"AVCA Beach Poll fun fact: USC, Pepperdine and Hawaii are the only teams to ever hold a No. 1 ranking since the poll started in 2013" - @ AVCAVolleyball

AVCA Poll Articles - Part 1, Part 2.

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IMO there will be more divergence this year from these initial rankings than in past years. Reason being, more spread of talent across the country with more players emerging from graduate level, outside of US and more high level training programs at the youth level.