Mizzou Volleyball Ranked No. 7 in First AVCA Fall Coaches Poll
9/30/2020 2:59:00 PM | Volleyball
Tigers earn highest ranking in AVCA’s initial season poll in program history
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Volleyball placed No. 7 in the first edition of the 2020 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Fall Division I Coaches Poll, announced Wednesday by the organization.
This fall's AVCA Coaches Poll will be different than past years, as COVID-19 is still affecting the NCAA Volleyball landscape. The ACC, Big 12, SEC and Sun Belt are the only eligible conferences in voting for the current fall AVCA Poll.
Mizzou's No. 7 ranking is its highest placement in the first release of an AVCA Coaches Poll in program history. The Tigers have been recognized in an AVCA's initial season poll seven times overall:
- 2003 – No. 21
- 2005 – No. 21
- 2006 – No. 13
- 2007 – No. 20
- 2014 – No. 15
- 2017 – No. 19
- 2020 – No. 7
The Tigers are joined by three other SEC programs in the first 2020 AVCA Fall Coaches Poll. Kentucky checks-in at No. 3 overall, Florida places No. 4 and Texas A&M slots in at No. 8. Georgia, South Carolina and LSU all received votes and fell outside the top 15 rankings.
Mizzou opens its fall schedule Oct. 17-18 at Alabama. The Tigers then return to Mid-Missouri two weeks later from Oct. 28-29, as No. 3 Kentucky visits the Hearnes Center.
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