Stanford Women's Volleyball Tabbed Preseason No. 1
In USA Today/AVCA Coaches Poll
The Cardinal garner 54 first place votes to top the poll.

Aug. 12, 2002

The defending national champion Stanford women's volleyball team was tabbed
No. 1 in the preseason USA Today/AVCA Division I Coaches poll which was
released today. Stanford garnered 54 first place votes.

Four Pac-10 schools are ranked in the top 25 including No. 3 USC, No. 6
Arizona and No. 11 UCLA. Washington State and Oregon State were among those
receiving votes.

The Cardinal won its unprecedented fifth NCAA National Championship in 2001,
ending the season with a 33-2 overall record. Stanford posted 3-0 wins over
Nebraska and Long Beach State to claim the crown.

The Cardinal open the 2002 season at the NACWAA/State Farm Classic, August
23 and 24 in Minneapolis, Minn. against No. 14 Northern Iowa.

For full details of the USA Today/AVCA Coaches Top 25 Poll can be viewed on
the AVCA web site at http://www.avca.org

USA TODAY/AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25
Preseason Poll, August 12, 2002

1. Stanford (54)
2. Nebraska (4)
3. USC (2)
4. Hawaii (5)
5. Long Beach State
6. Arizona
7. Florida
8. Pepperdine
9. Ohio State
10. Wisconsin
11. UCLA
12. Pacific
13. Utah
14. Northern Iowa
15. Michigan State
16. Penn State
17. Texas A&M
18. Colorado State
19. Illinois
20. UC Santa Barbara
21. Colorado
22. Kansas State
23. BYU
24. Santa Clara
25. Notre Dame

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: South Carolina
(161), North Carolina (155), Texas (117), Louisville (105), San Diego (97),
Washington State (81), San Jose State (67), Minnesota (66), Missouri (58),
Arkansas (53), Utah State (47), Duke (36), Baylor (26), Cincinnati (12),
Georgia Tech (10), Loyola Marymount (10), Michigan (10), Texas Tech (9), Cal
Poly (7), Eastern Washington (7), Oregon State (7), South Florida (4),
Alabama (3), Southwest Missouri State (3).

Seven teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 21 combined points

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