OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton Volleyball team is ranked 18th in the AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll, which was released on Monday, Aug. 15 This is the 11th straight season that Creighton has spent at least one week in the top-25, extending another program record.

The Bluejays return four starters and 11 letterwinners from a team that finished last year 31-4, won an unprecedented eighth straight regular-season BIG EAST title, and finished the season ranked 22nd in the country. Over the previous 14 seasons, 255-of-350 teams (72.9 percent) have been in both the preseason and final polls. Since 2008, all but 32 teams (of 350) named in the preseason AVCA Top 25 poll would go on to reach the NCAA Tournament (90.9 percent).

Today's announcement marks the eighth time in the last 10 seasons that the Bluejays have earned a spot in the preseason poll, and is tied for the fourth-best preseason ranking in program history.

Creighton was one of four schools that ended last year in the top-25 despite not being in the preseason poll along with Kansas, Illinois and Miami (Fla.).

The Bluejays have now been ranked each of the last 15 polls and 92 times in program history. That figure ranks 47th-most in history. CU's all-time best ranking in program history is No. 7, which came in the poll released on Aug. 28, 2017. Creighton is 145-35 all-time when playing as a ranked team in the AVCA poll.

Creighton's BIG EAST rival, Marquette, is among those schools also receiving votes and one of six Bluejay opponents to receive votes in the poll. The Bluejays will host preseason No. 1 Nebraska on Sept. 7 and preseason No. 11 Kentucky on Sept. 2. Preseason No. 24 USC is Creighton's first home opponent on Sept. 2. CU's schedule also features matches away from home against two teams listed among those "also receiving votes", Rice (Sept. 18 in Houston) and Florida State (Sept. 9 in Omaha).

After closing the exhibition season on Sunday with a 2 p.m. home match vs. South Dakota, Creighton opens its regular-season on Friday, Aug. 26 with matches in Laramie, Wyo., against Iowa State (11 a.m.) and Wichita State (6 p.m.) as part of the season-opening Rumble in the Rockies.

**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* (spring 2021)	16th	12-4	Not Ranked
2022	18th	TBD	TBD

AVCA Division I Preseason Coaches Poll - August 15, 2022

Rank	School (First-Place Votes Adjusted)	Total Points Adjusted	2022 Record	Previous Week
1	Nebraska (24)	1538	0-0	NR
2	Texas (27)	1528	0-0	NR
3	Wisconsin (12)	1439	0-0	NR
4	Louisville (1)	1317	0-0	NR
5	Minnesota	1251	0-0	NR
6	Pittsburgh	1222	0-0	NR
7	Ohio State	1114	0-0	NR
8	Washington	1102	0-0	NR
9	Georgia Tech	1034	0-0	NR
10	BYU	1009	0-0	NR
11	Kentucky	890	0-0	NR
12	UCLA	791	0-0	NR
13	Purdue	783	0-0	NR
14	Stanford	755	0-0	NR
15	Florida	733	0-0	NR
16	Baylor	645	0-0	NR
17	Illinois	504	0-0	NR
18	Creighton	477	0-0	NR
19	Oregon	392	0-0	NR
20	Penn State	331	0-0	NR
21	Western Kentucky	280	0-0	NR
22	Utah	254	0-0	NR
23	Kansas	219	0-0	NR
24	Southern California	187	0-0	NR
25	San Diego	154	0-0	NR

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Washington State 104; Miami (FL) 101; Tennessee 83; Michigan 66; North Carolina 66; Pepperdine 60; UCF 55; Mississippi State 51; Rice 50; Hawai'i 48; Florida State 43; Marquette 40; Ball State 18; Dayton 14; South Alabama 5; Texas State 3.

Volleyball Opens Season 18th in Preseason AVCA Poll

AVCA Division I Preseason Coaches Poll - August 15, 2022

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