Men's Volleyball Receives Votes in AVCA Preseason Poll
Lexington, KY| The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) men's volleyball team received 11 total points in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III Men's Preseason Poll which was released on Monday afternoon.
SJC finished outside of the Top-15 with the 26th-highest point total in the nation. Thirty teams in total received votes.
The reigning two-time Skyline Conference champions were the only team from the conference to appear in the poll. Former Skyline foe Kean University finished in 17th place with 38 total votes.
Defending national champion SUNY New Paltz won 368 total votes and 20 first-place votes and took first in the poll. Springfield (331) and Stevens Tech (324) finished second and third, respectively, and garnered two first-place votes each.
Coming off a 25-7 season in 2019 in which the Golden Eagles posted a 3-4 record against ranked opponents, SJC seeks its third-straight conference title in 2020. Play opens January 17 with a pair of matches at Misericordia University.
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points Adjusted | 2019 Final Record | 2019 Final Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNY New Paltz (20) | 368 | 28-7 | 1 |
| 2 | Springfield (2) | 331 | 27-3 | 2 |
| 3 | Stevens (2) | 324 | 28-6 | 4 |
| 4 | Endicott (1) | 270 | 26-7 | 5 |
| 5 | Carthage | 241 | 23-3 | 6 |
| 6 | Benedictine (IL) | 219 | 22-3 | 7 |
| 7 | Southern Virginia | 175 | 23-4 | 10 |
| 8 | UC Santa Cruz | 161 | 21-17 | 3 |
| 9 | Rivier | 153 | 26-8 | 9 |
| 10 | Arcadia | 109 | 26-11 | NR |
| 11 | Wells | 95 | 24-9 | 11 |
| 12 | Elms | 83 | 28-5 | 13 |
| 13 | NYU | 75 | 13-11 | NR |
| 14 | Stevenson | 61 | 30-4 | 8 |
| 15 | Juniata | 44 | 23-9 | NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: California Lutheran 40; Kean 38; St John Fisher 35; Dominican 30; MSOE 30; Fontbonne 24; Lancaster Bible 21; North Central (IL) 15; Vassar 14; Wentworth 14; St. Joseph's (NY – Long Island) 11; MIT 6
Three teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 13 combined points.
