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Kentucky Volleyball earns No. 3 preseason ranking by AVCA

The defending champion Kentucky Wildcats doesn’t intend on having a down year.

On Monday, it was announced by the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association that the Kentucky Volleyball Team will enter the 2021 season as the No. 3 ranked program in the country. Texas and Wisconsin are the two schools ranked ahead of UK, respectively.

Kentucky is actually receiving the second-most first-place votes with 17 (Wisconsin has 15) but was slotted third in terms of overall votes. Washington and Nebraska round out the top 5.

Kentucky has been ranked No.