Special report on the Florida Gators volleyball team:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida will open the 2021 campaign ranked sixth in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Preseason Division I Top-25 poll, as announced on Monday.
With the No. 6 spot, the Gators run their streak to 30 consecutive years of ranking in the top-15 of the AVCA preseason poll – the third-longest streak in the nation (Nebraska, Stanford – only Nebraska’s is still currently active).
Florida’s streak dates back to 1992, when the squad began the year ranked No. 12.
During the 2020-21 season, UF went 21-4 overall and 19-3 in the Southeastern Conference.