14 (25-6) and are returning strong players like Alexis Stucky, Sofia Victoria, Elli McKissock and Gabby Essix, in addition to Missouri transfer Anna Dixon. Ultimately, she chose the Gators over the Wildcats because they finished the 2022 season ranked higher at No. Chester herself even wrote that Kentucky and Florida were her last two choices for the final spot in her rankings. 10 slot, where Kentucky lands in the AVCA poll while Florida rounds out the Power 10. Here's how her top 10 stacks up with the coaches:Īside for a tie for fifth, the only disparity between these top-10 rankings comes at the No. NCAA's Michella Chester released her preseason Power 10 rankings back on July 21. Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Kansas 99 Tennessee 84 Washington 63 Auburn 62 UCF 53 Hawai'i 49 Miami (FL) 45 Georgia 35 LSU 28 TCU 20 Illinois 18 Utah 18 Iowa State 14 Loyola Marymount 14 Pepperdine 14 Florida State 12 James Madison 5, How the AVCA poll compares to our Power 10 preseason rankings Here is the full top 25 list (with first-place votes in parentheses): Rank The Badgers received only seven first-place votes compared to the Cardinal's 13, but Wisconsin garnered 40 more total points. Trailing Texas are Wisconsin and Stanford at the No.

The Longhorns earned 1,564 total points and 44 of 64 first-place votes heading into this year.

Reigning national champion Texas headlines the 2023 preseason ACVA Division I women's volleyball coaches' poll.

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