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Volleyball Ranked 13th in Preseason AVCA Poll

8/8/2018 1:53:00 PM

OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton Volleyball program is ranked No. 13 in the preseason Top 25 poll released this afternoon by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. It's the fifth time in the last six seasons that the Bluejays have earned a spot in the preseason poll, and second-best preseason ranking in program history.

The poll is led by Stanford, and also features defending national champion Nebraska, Texas, Minnesota and Kentucky in the top-five. The Cardinal earned 43-of-64 first-place votes overall.

For the sixth straight fall, Creighton's non-conference schedule features four or more teams that are ranked in the preseason poll, including No.