Wisconsin volleyball earns top 10 ranking in 2026 AVCA Preseason Poll

The 2026 college volleyball season will be here in under two weeks, and the AVCA Preseason Poll has officially been released.

To no surprise, the No. 1 team is Nebraska. The Cornhuskers received 1568 total points, which was 141 more than Texas who came in at No. 2.

For reference, the gap between No. 2 Texas and No. 3 Kentucky is only 29 total points. From there, No. 4 Pittsburgh is only 15 total points behind the Wildcats.

Stanford comes in at No. 5 while the Wisconsin Badgers give the Big Ten a second representation in not only the top 10, but the top six.

Purdue comes in at No. 9 with Penn State following at No. 10, so in total, the Big Ten has four teams ranked in the top 10 of the 2026 AVCA Preseason Poll.

Interestingly, Nebraska received 57

first-place votes while Kentucky, despite being ranked behind Texas, had four votes, with the Longhorns only receiving one. The only other team to receive a vote was No. 8 Texas A&M.

2026 College Volleyball AVCA Preseason Poll

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1. Nebraska
2. Texas
3. Kentucky
4. Pittsburgh
5. Stanford
6. Wisconsin
7. Louisville
8. Texas A&M
9. Purdue
10. Penn State
11. SMU
12. Arizona State
13. Creighton
14. Minnesota
15. Kansas
16. Indiana
17. Florida
18. TCU
19. North Carolina
20. Southern California
21. Baylor
22. Tennessee
23. Colorado
24. BYU
25. Oregon

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