BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In a vote of the league’s head coaches, the LSU volleyball team was picked to finish sixth as the Southeastern Conference released its preseason poll and preseason all-conference teams Thursday morning.
The Tigers garnered 85 total points in the release, three points behind Arkansas in fifth and a point ahead of Missouri in seventh. Last season LSU was picked to finish ninth, ending the year placing third for the first time in the division-less era for the conference in volleyball.
LSU returns five starters and 10 total letterwinners from a team that went 20-9 last season and 14-4 in the SEC. The Tigers qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year in 2014, advancing to the second round of the tournament for the second straight season.
The Florida Gators were tabbed to win the regular season title, garnering 12 of a possible 13 first-place votes, with Alabama getting the other as they were picked to finish second. Kentucky and Texas A&M were picked to finish third and fourth, respectively. Ole Miss, Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi State and Tennessee round out the poll, as Vanderbilt do not sponsor volleyball.
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SEC Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
(First-Place Votes in Parentheses)
Place School Points
1. Florida (12) 144
2. Alabama (1) 127
3. Kentucky 120
4. Texas A&M 113
5. Arkansas 88
6. LSU 85
7. Missouri 84
8. Ole Miss 76
9. Auburn 59
10. Georgia 47
11. South Carolina 30
12. Mississippi State 21
13. Tennessee 20