PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State volleyball was picked to finish second in the Preseason Pac-12 Coaches’ Poll as announced by the league office Thursday. The Cougars also came in at No. 21 nationally in the first American Volleyball Coaches’ Association (AVCA) Top-25 poll of the season which was announced by the NCAA Division I volleyball governing body on Tuesday.
Earlier this week, the AVCA released its annual preseason coaches’ poll which saw Washington State fall in at No. 21 in the nation, the sixth-highest preseason ranking all-time for the Cougs and the highest since being voted No. 18 in the 2021 preseason poll. The Cougs will see four top-25 teams during its non-conference schedule alone, including top-ranked Texas (Sept. 15), No. 4 Louisville (Aug. 26), No. 15 Baylor (Sept. 13), and 17th-ranked BYU (Sept. 8).
The Cougs will open their 2023 campaign next week as they travel to Louisville, Ky., to play Wright State (Aug. 25), No. 4 Louisville (Aug. 26), and Troy (Aug. 27) to kick off nonconference play.
2023 Pac-12 Women’s Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
| Rk. | Team | Pts |
| 1. | Stanford (11) | 121 |
| 2. | Washington State | 105 |
| 3. | Oregon (1) | 103 |
| 4 | USC | 91 |
| 5. | UCLA | 75 |
| 6. | Colorado | 67 |
| 7. | Washington | 62 |
| 8. | Arizona | 54 |
| 9. | Utah | 49 |
| 10. | Arizona State | 28 |
| 11. | Oregon State | 23 |
| 12. | California | 14 |
2023 AVCA Division I Women’s Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
| Rk | School (1st-place voets) | Pts |
| 1 | Texas… |
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