Volleyball Ranked 15th in AVCA Spring Preseason Poll

OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton Volleyball team is ranked 15th in the AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Spring Preseason Poll, which was released on Tuesday, Jan. 5.

The Bluejays finished last season (fall 2019) ranked 16th, after being voted 18th in the preseason poll. Over the previous 12 seasons, 214-of-300 teams (71.3 percent) have been in both the preseason and final polls. Since 2008, all but 31 teams (of 300) named in the preseason AVCA Top 25 poll would go on to reach the NCAA Tournament (89.7 percent).

This week marks the 55th consecutive week the Bluejays have been ranked when eligible, the nation's 10th-longest active streak. The Bluejays have now been ranked in 69 all-time polls, and every poll since Oct. 31, 2016. CU's all-time best ranking in program history is No. 7, which came in the poll released on Aug. 28, 2017.

Today's announcement marks the seventh time in the last eight seasons that the Bluejays have earned a spot in the preseason poll, and is the third-best preseason ranking in program history. It's also the ninth straight season that Creighton has been ranked for at least one week.

Creighton, which earned an eighth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2019, finished that season with a 25-6 record. The Bluejays won a sixth straight regular-season BIG EAST title.

Creighton, which hosts its first practice of the spring this afternoon, is expected to announce much of its schedule next week. Creighton's BIG EAST rival, Marquette, is ranked 20th.

**Creighton Volleyball History in the Preseason AVCA Poll**
Year	Preseason Rank	Final W-L	Final AVCA Rank
2013	25th	23-9	Not Ranked
2014	23rd	25-9	Not Ranked
2016	18th	27-9	9th
2017	9th	26-7	16th
2018	13th	29-5	13th
2019	18th	25-6	16th
2020-21	16th	TBD	TBD

Rank	School (1st Place Votes)	Points	2019 W-L Record	Final 2019 Rank
1	Wisconsin (40)	1507	27-7	2
2	Texas (17)	1474	14-0*	1*
3	Stanford (3)	1363	30-4	1
4	Kentucky (1)	1330	8-0*	2*
5	Nebraska (1)	1299	28-5	5
6	Baylor	1258	13-3*	3*
7	Minnesota	1155	27-6	4
8	Washington	1085	27-7	6
9	Penn State	1040	27-6	7
10	Utah	986	24-10	9
11	Florida	871	6-2*	7*
12	Louisville	796	5-2*	5*
13	Purdue	744	24-8	13
14	Notre Dame	713	6-1*	4*
15	Creighton	636	25-6	16
16	BYU	602	26-5	17
17	Missouri	536	6-2*	8*
18	Georgia Tech	473	7-1*	6*
19	Pittsburgh	404	4-4*	9*
20	Marquette	352	28-6	20
21	Hawai'i	294	26-4	15
22	UCLA	249	19-12	25
23	San Diego	219	25-6	21
24	Michigan	174	21-11	RV
25	Western Kentucky	119	32-2	22

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Washington State 68; Colorado State 52; Texas A&M 45; Kansas State 39; Texas State 39; South Carolina 38; Southern California 33; Rice 26; Arkansas 23; Cincinnati 18; Georgia 12; Duke 10; Miami (FL) 10; Coastal Carolina 9.
* Denotes Fall 2020 Final Record and Fall Coaches Poll Ranking.

Volleyball Ranked 15th in AVCA Spring Preseason Poll

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