Huskies Begin Season Ranked No. 4
August 16, 2021 | Volleyball
SEATTLE โ The Washington volleyball team will start the 2021 fall right where it ended the 2021 spring โ ranked No. 4 in the AVCA national coaches poll. The preseason rankings were unveiled today, with the Huskies residing in the same spot as the final poll from this past season.
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The Final Four participants from the spring all start out in the top-four of the preseason rankings, but runner-up Texas and semifinalist Wisconsin jumped national champion Kentucky for the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. Kentucky comes in at No. 3 with UW at No. 4, and Nebraska ranked No. 5.
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Washington will get some early top-25 challenges in non-conference play, as UW will visit 11th-ranked Ohio State in the opening week of the season, on Aug. 28. The Huskies will also play at 22nd-ranked Pepperdine on Sept. 10, and take on Illinois and Cal Poly squads that are both in the "receiving votes" category.
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Six Pac-12 teams are ranked in the top-25, with the Huskies followed by No. 14 Oregon, No. 17 UCLA, No. 18 Washington State, No. 19 Utah, at No. 21 Stanford. USC and Arizona are also receiving votes.
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The Final Four participants from the spring all start out in the top-four of the preseason rankings, but runner-up Texas and semifinalist Wisconsin jumped national champion Kentucky for the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. Kentucky comes in at No. 3 with UW at No. 4, and Nebraska ranked No. 5.
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Washington will get some early top-25 challenges in non-conference play, as UW will visit 11th-ranked Ohio State in the opening week of the season, on Aug. 28. The Huskies will also play at 22nd-ranked Pepperdine on Sept. 10, and take on Illinois and Cal Poly squads that are both in the "receiving votes" category.
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Six Pac-12 teams are ranked in the top-25, with the Huskies followed by No. 14 Oregon, No. 17 UCLA, No. 18 Washington State, No. 19 Utah, at No. 21 Stanford. USC and Arizona are also receiving votes.
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