Michigan Sate Volleyball starts its season in just 11 days and will, no surprise, face a tough Big Ten landscape this season as seven programs enter the season ranked along with four other programs receiving votes in this year's
coaches association preseason poll.
| RANK | SCHOOL | TOTAL POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
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| RANK | SCHOOL | TOTAL POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
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| 1 | Texas (46) | 1503 | 0-0 | NR |
| 2 | Nebraska (15) | 1474 | 0-0 | NR |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 1391 | 0-0 | NR |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 1338 | 0-0 | NR |
| 5 | Stanford | 1228 | 0-0 | NR |
| 6 | Louisville | 1221 | 0-0 | NR |
| 7 | Penn State | 1005 | 0-0 | NR |
| 8 | Purdue | 986 | 0-0 | NR |
| 9 | Kentucky | 963 | 0-0 | NR |
| 10 | Oregon | 943 | 0-0 | NR |
| 11 | Florida | 870 | 0-0 | NR |
| 12 | Creighton | 811 | 0-0 | NR |
| 13 | Kansas | 691 | 0-0 | NR |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | 665 | 0-0 | NR |
| 15 | Tennessee | 650 | 0-0 | NR |
| 16 | BYU | 547 | 0-0 | NR |
| 17 | Arizona State | 430 | 0-0 | NR |
| 18 | Minnesota | 358 | 0-0 | NR |
| 19 | Arkansas | 334 | 0-0 | NR |
| 20 | Florida State | 309 | 0-0 | NR |
| 21 | Southern California | 300 | 0-0 | NR |
| 22 | Dayton | 269 | 0-0 | NR |
| 23 | Baylor | 244 | 0-0 | NR |
| 24 | Marquette | 233 | 0-0 | NR |
| 25 | Georgia | 187 | 0-0 | NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Western Kentucky 157; Washington State 105; TCU 97; Houston 96; SMU 76; Ohio State 47; Kansas State 37; Pepperdine 30; Auburn 25; UCLA 25; Iowa State 24; Missouri 21; Hawai'i 20; San Diego 19; Indiana 15; Washington 13; Miami (FL) 10; Western Michigan 10; Utah State 9; Loyola Marymount 4; Colorado State 3; Texas State 2
