PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Cincinnati, who finished third in the American Athletic Conference last season, was selected as the preseason favorite in the 2016 American Athletic Conference preseason volleyball poll. Cincinnati sophomore Jordan Thompson, who was the 2015 American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year, was tabbed as The American Preseason Player of the Year.
The Bearcats received seven first-place votes from the conference’s 11 head coaches and totaled 96 points in the balloting. Head Coach Molly Alvey led Cincinnati to a 13-7 record in conference play and a 21-10 overall mark in 2015.