The Kentucky Volleyball team has been picked by the SEC head coaches to win the league for a 10th straight year, while five Wildcats were named to the Preseason All-SEC Team on Wednesday.
Kentucky received nine first-place votes and won the vote by two points, with Kentucky earning 218 points and Texas getting 216.
On the 15-person All-SEC Team, Kentucky had a league-high five players selected: Lizzie Carr, Brooklyn DeLeye, Morgan Gaerte, Kassie O’Brien, and Molly Tuozzo.
2026 Preseason All-SEC Team
Lauren Dreves, Auburn Jordyn
Byrd, Florida Alec Roth, Florida Bianna Muoneke, Georgia Lizzie Carr, Kentucky Brooklyn DeLeye, Kentucky Morgan Gaerte, Kentucky Kassie O’Brien, Kentucky Jurnee Robinson, LSU Lindsey Mangelson, Mississippi State Caroline Kerr, Tennessee Cari Spears, Texas Torrey Stafford, Texas Kyndal Stowers, Texas A&M
Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Kentucky (9)
2. Texas (6)
3. Texas A&M (1)
4. Florida
5. Tennessee
6. Georgia
7. Auburn
8. LSU
9. Missouri
10. Oklahoma
11. Vanderbilt
12. Ole Miss
13. Mississippi State
14. South Carolina
15. Alabama
16. Arkansas
