The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Volleyball ranked No. 1 in AVCA preseason coaches’ poll
08.15.2023 | Volleyball
The reigning NCAA National Champions begin the new season ranked in the top spot of the national rankings.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Volleyball will begin the 2023 season as the No. 1 ranked team in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Preseason Coaches' Poll, the organization announced Tuesday.
The Longhorns appear in the top four of the AVCA preseason poll for the 17th-consecutive season and are ranked in the top two spots for the 10th time in the last 17 seasons.
Texas, who was picked first in the Big 12 Coaches' Poll, is one of four Big 12 teams in the top-25 as Baylor came in at No. 15, BYU is ranked 17th, and Houston is No. 19.
The Longhorns will face a pair of top-10 preseason teams early in the season, playing at Minnesota on Aug. 29 and hosting Stanford on Sept. 3. Texas is also scheduled to play preseason ranked teams No. 14 Ohio State, No. 21 Washington State and No. 23 Rice.
In all, the Longhorns have 11 matches scheduled against preseason Top 25 teams.
Texas will get its first test against outside opposition, hosting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Friday, August 18 at 6 p.m. in an exhibition match at Gregory Gym.
