What you need to know:
* Georgia State comes in at No. 8 in the first AVCA Coaches Poll of the 2016 season.
* The Panthers ended last year at the same spot in the top-10.
* GSU opens the season March 5 in Boca Raton, Fla., at the FAU Invitational.
ATLANTA, Ga. – Georgia State’s beach volleyball team, fresh off an appearance at the AVCA National Championships in 2015, are ranked No. 8 in the country in the first America Volleyball Coaches Association Poll of 2016, the NCAA announced Monday.