UK volleyball ranked No. 11 in preseason poll

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The Kentucky Volleyball team will start the 2022 season ranked No. 11 in the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association top-25 poll, it was announced Monday afternoon.

The Wildcats are the top-ranked team in the Southeastern Conference to begin the season. Also representing the SEC is Florida at No. 15. 

Kentucky is scheduled to play No. 1 Nebraska, No. 3 Wisconsin, No. 4 Louisville, No. 15 Florida, No. 18 Creighton and No. 24 Southern California in the 2022 regular season with three of those games coming at home. 

Season tickets, single-match tickets and a 2022 special mini-pack featuring tickets for Nebraska/Wisconsin/Louisville are now on sale through the UK Athletics ticket office today. 

2022 AVCA Coaches’ Poll

Preseason

  1. Nebraska (Sept. 18, Lexington)
  2. Texas
  3. Wisconsin (Sept. 9, Lexington)
  4. Louisville (Sept. 14, Lexington)
  5. Minnesota
  6. Pitt
  7. Ohio State
  8. Washington
  9. Georgia Tech
  10. BYU
  11. Kentucky
  12. UCLA
  13. Purdue
  14. Stanford
  15. Florida (Nov. 19 & 20, Gainesville)
  16. Baylor
  17. Illinois
  18. Creighton (Sept. 3, Omaha)
  19. Oregon
  20. Penn State
  21. Western Kentucky
  22. Utah
  23. Kansas
  24. Southern Cal (Sept. 3, Omaha)
  25. San Diego 2022 UK opponents listed in italics