Summit League Preseason Volleyball Poll Released
Aug 22, 2013 | Volleyball
Summit League Release
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Omaha volleyball team was picked to finish eighth in the Summit League Preseason Poll released by the conference office on Thursday. The poll was determined by a vote of the league's head coaches, media and media relations personnel.
Defending tournament champion Fort Wayne, received three first-place votes and tied with reigning regular season champion IUPUI, who earned four first-place tallies. The Mastodons won their second league crown in four years, while the Jaguars claimed their first outright regular season title and second overall a year ago.
League newcomer Denver was picked third and collected the final first-place vote. South Dakota finished fourth, while South Dakota State edged out North Dakota State by three points for fifth place. Rounding out the poll were Western Illinois and Omaha.
This season, UNO returns nine letterwinners and four starters from 2012, and head coach Rose Shires will enter her 24th year at the helm of the program. Omaha opens the 2013 season at the Houston Baptist Tournament, Aug. 30-31, in Houston, Texas.
2013 Summit League Volleyball Preseason Poll
1. Fort Wayne
IUPUI
3. Denver
4. South Dakota
5. South Dakota State
6. North Dakota State
7. Western Illinois
8. Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Omaha volleyball team was picked to finish eighth in the Summit League Preseason Poll released by the conference office on Thursday. The poll was determined by a vote of the league's head coaches, media and media relations personnel.
Defending tournament champion Fort Wayne, received three first-place votes and tied with reigning regular season champion IUPUI, who earned four first-place tallies. The Mastodons won their second league crown in four years, while the Jaguars claimed their first outright regular season title and second overall a year ago.
League newcomer Denver was picked third and collected the final first-place vote. South Dakota finished fourth, while South Dakota State edged out North Dakota State by three points for fifth place. Rounding out the poll were Western Illinois and Omaha.
This season, UNO returns nine letterwinners and four starters from 2012, and head coach Rose Shires will enter her 24th year at the helm of the program. Omaha opens the 2013 season at the Houston Baptist Tournament, Aug. 30-31, in Houston, Texas.
2013 Summit League Volleyball Preseason Poll
1. Fort Wayne
IUPUI
3. Denver
4. South Dakota
5. South Dakota State
6. North Dakota State
7. Western Illinois
8. Omaha
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