Colorado State University Athletics
Volleyball Ranked 22nd in Preseason Poll
8/10/2005 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Aug. 9, 2005
In the CSTV/AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Preseason poll released today, the Colorado State volleyball team is ranked 22nd in the nation. The Rams received 241 points and are the only team in the Mountain West Conference ranked in the top 25.
Colorado State begins practice on Wednesday after finishing the 2004 season ranked 19th overall with a 26-4 record. The Rams won a share of the Mountain West Conference regular season and were Mountain West Tournament Champions for the second straight year. The Rams return three starters off that team in seniors Casey Bauer, Dre Downs and Tess Rogers and add five newcomers to the fold.
Nebraska is ranked first in the poll with 35 of the possible 60 first-place nods and received 1,463 points, while Washington is second with 15 first-place votes and 1,424 points. Stanford, Hawai'i and Penn State round out the top five. 2005 opponents for Colorado State included in the rankings are: Pepperdine (#25) and Utah, BYU and Florida A&M which are all receiving votes.
The Rams open the 2005 season at the Pepperdine Classic on Sept. 2 in Malibu against Cal State Northridge. The home opener for the Rams will be on Sept. 9 against UC Irvine in The Hilton Classic at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available by calling the Rams Ticket Office at 1.800.491.RAMS or by going on-line at www.csurams.com.
CSTV/AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll 2005 Preseason Poll: Aug. 8, 2005 Rank School (First-Place Votes) Total Points 2004 Record 2004Final Rank 1 Nebraska (35) 1,463 30-2 5 2 Washington (15) 1,424 28-3 3 3 Stanford (8) 1,333 30-6 1 4 Hawai'i (1) 1,311 30-1 8 5 Penn State (1) 1,243 29-3 7 6 Minnesota 1,126 33-5 2 7 Southern California 1,075 23-6 4 8 Florida 997 28-5 15 9 Tennessee 985 32-3 10 10 Wisconsin 853 22-10 14 11 Texas 835 26-5 11 12 Ohio State 728 30-4 6 13 UCLA 696 20-11 9 14 Louisville 650 30-3 16 15 UC Santa Barbara 573 24-4 21 16 Texas A&M 518 19-9 20 17 Arizona 513 19-11 22 18 San Diego 481 24-5 12 19 California 479 17-12 18 20 Georgia Tech 304 27-7 17 21 Missouri 290 20-9 24 22 Colorado State 241 26-4 19 23 Saint Mary's (Calif.) 217 25-4 13 24 Long Beach State 201 24-7 NR 25 Pepperdine 177 10-15 NR
Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Kansas State 123, Notre Dame 118, Santa Clara 85, Utah 77, Purdue 57, Ohio 51, Illinois 44, Wichita State 41, Kansas 40, Nevada 35, Brigham Young 33, Florida A&M 23, Colorado 22, Duke 14, Loyola Marymount 9, Rice 9, Pacific 5.
One team mentioned on only one ballot for a total of one (1) combined point.
