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Aug. 12, 2002
SALT LAKE CITY --- The Utah volleyball team received its second preseason ranking today when it was picked 13th overall in the USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) preseason coaches poll. The Utes were picked 11th in an earlier poll conducted by Volleyball Magazine. The 2001 team finished the season ranked No. 15 after making their first ever Sweet 16 appearance.
Utah was the highest of three teams from the Mountain West Conference in the poll. The MWC is one of just five conferences nationwide with three or more teams ranked in the Top 25.
The Utes will face seven teams ranked in the preseason Top 25, including defending national champion and No. 1 ranked Stanford. Also on the schedule for Utah is No. 4 Hawaii, No. 6 Arizona, No. 12 Pacific, No. 18 Colorado State, No. 19 Illinois and No. 23 Brigham Young.
Pacific is first up for the Utes, as they host the Tigers opening weekend (Aug. 30-31) in the Utah Classic.
USA TODAY/AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll
2001 2001
Rank School (1st-Place Votes) Points Record Final Rank
1 Stanford (54) 1610 33-2 1
2 Nebraska (4) 1502 31-2 3
3 USC (2) 1445 25-4 5
4 Hawai'i (5) 1349 29-5 13
5 Long Beach State 1300 33-1 2
6 Arizona 1282 25-5 4
7 Florida 1255 28-2 6
8 Pepperdine 1188 23-4 8
9 Ohio State 1064 27-4 12
10 Wisconsin 967 27-4 7
11 UCLA 912 21-9 9
12 Pacific 778 28-8 14
13 Utah 654 25-7 15
14 Northern Iowa 645 31-2 16
15 Michigan State 629 21-8 19
16 Penn State 620 22-8 17
17 Texas A&M 482 26-6 11
18 Colorado State 411 29-4 10
19 Illinois 385 21-9 20
20 UC Santa Barbara 346 17-14 NR
21 Colorado 308 19-11 23
22 Kansas State 232 20-8 18
23 BYU 203 20-9 22
24 Santa Clara 195 19-10 NR
25 Notre Dame 191 22-7 NR
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