On Wednesday, the American Volleyball Coaches Association released their preseason top 25 poll. As expected, the Big Ten and Pac-12 dominate the poll. The Big Ten has eight teams, and the Pac-12 occupies six spots.
Also taking up a lot of space in the top 25: Teams that Marquette will play this season. The Golden Eagles have seven games against teams in the preseason poll and one against a team that is in the Receiving Votes department. Things start off wild and woolly for Marquette, as MU will see #20 (Hawaii), #13 (UCLA), and #22 (San Diego) in rapid succession in their first weekend of the 2017 season.