Texas A&M Ranked No. 16 in AVCA Preseason Poll

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M is No. 16 in the AVCA Top-25 Coaches Preseason Poll, the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced today.
 
The defending Southeastern Conference-champion Aggies return five starters and the libero, as well as 14 letterwinners overall, from last year's celebrated team that captured the program's first-ever conference championship and was No. 18 in the final AVCA Top 25 Poll. Texas A&M also was an all-time high No. 9 in the final Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) after advancing to the second round of the NCAA Championship.
 
Defending national champion Nebraska is No. 1 in the preseason poll, having received 60 of 64 first-place votes. NCAA runner-up Texas, which received three first-place votes, Minnesota and Wisconsin are Nos. 2, 3 and 4, respectively, and the Aggies will face all three teams during their rigorous preconference season.
 
Overall, five of Texas A&M's 11 preseason matches are against teams ranked in the top 20, as the Aggies also will take on No. 15 Ohio State and No. 17 Florida State in nonconference play.
 
At No. 10, Florida is the highest ranked SEC team in the preseason poll. Kentucky is tabbed 24th, and Missouri is receiving votes and is listed 28^th.
 
The Aggies' No. 16 showing matches their highest preseason ranking since they were No. 16 in 2005. Texas A&M was No. 13 in the 1997 preseason poll, marking the highest preseason ranking in program history.
 
Texas A&M, one of only 13 teams in the nation to make at least 19 NCAA tournament appearances since head coach Laurie Corbelli was hired in 1993, begins the season August 26 against Nevada in the opening match of the North Texas Challenge in Denton, Texas. The Aggies' home opener is Friday, Sept. 16 at 4 p.m. against No. 4 Wisconsin at Reed Arena.
 
The Aggies begin defense of their SEC title on Friday, Sept. 23 at Alabama. Texas A&M makes its home conference debut against Auburn on Sunday, Sept. 25.
 
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AVCA Division I Coaches Preseason Poll: August 10, 2016
 
                                                                     Total                2015          2015 Final
Rank       School (1^st-place votes)              Points             Record          Ranking

1	Nebraska (60)	1594	32-4	1
2	Texas (3)	1517	30-3	2
3	Minnesota	1368	30-5	3
4	Wisconsin	1255	26-7	10
5	Kansas	1237	30-3	4
6	Hawai'i	1183	29-2	7
T-7	Washington	1162	31-3	6
T-7	Southern California	1162	33-3	5
9	Penn State	1123	28-6	9
10	Florida	1090	25-7	8
11	Stanford (1)	979	23-7	14
12	UCLA	940	25-8	12
13	BYU	806	28-4	11
14	Illinois	724	21-13	15
15	Ohio State	700	25-10	13
16	TEXAS A&M	600	24-7	18
17	Florida State	443	25-8	20
18	Creighton	419	27-9	19
19	North Carolina	386	21-10	25
20	Purdue	335	23-10	17
21	Loyola Marymount	295	24-9	16
22	Western Kentucky	221	32-4	22
23	Louisville	201	25-7	21
24	Kentucky	161	21-10	NR
25	Colorado State	145	26-4	23

 
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: San Diego 113; Michigan State 107; Missouri 97; Oregon 85; Michigan 83; Arizona 68; Iowa State 59; Long Beach State 25; Arkansas State 23; Wichita State 21; Arizona State 16; Dayton 6; Marquette 6; TCU 3; Six teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 36 combined points.
 
12 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 55 combined points.
 
Next Poll: August 29