The Nebraska volleyball team was tabbed No. 5 in the 2021 American Volleyball Coaches Association preseason poll released Monday.
Texas will open the year as the preseason No. 1-ranked team. Wisconsin, Kentucky, Washington and NU round out the top five. It marks the seventh straight year Nebraska has been a preseason top-five pick.
The Huskers finished the 2020-21 campaign with a record of 16-3 (14-2 Big Ten) and reached an NCAA regional final. NU was ranked sixth in the final poll of 2020-21 and returns five starters and its libero, with three All-Americans in Nicklin Hames, Lauren Stivrins and Lexi Sun.
Nebraska’s 30-match regular-season schedule features 11 matches against teams ranked in the top 25 and four ranked in the top 10.
The Huskers open the 2021 season Aug. 27-28 with the Husker Invitational, welcoming Tulsa, Colgate and Kansas State to the Devaney Center. The annual Red/White Scrimmage is this Saturday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. at the Devaney Center.
2021 AVCA PRESEASON COACHES POLL
- Texas
- Wisconsin
- Kentucky
- Washington
- Nebraska
- Florida
- Minnesota
- Purdue
- Pittsburgh
- Baylor
- Ohio State
- Penn State
- Louisville
- Oregon
- BYU
- Western Kentucky
- UCLA
- Washington State
- Utah
- San Diego
- Stanford
- Pepperdine
- Rice
- Georgia Tech
- Notre Dame
