Three Southeastern Conference volleyball teams are ranked in the Volleyball Magazine Preseason Poll released Tuesday.
Kentucky is the highest ranked SEC team at No. 12. Defending SEC Champion Tennessee came in at No. 16 while Florida, ranked No. 20, rounds out the league rankings. The Wildcats, Lady Vols and Gators were also ranked in the American Coaches Volleyball Association preseason poll earlier this summer.
Defending NCAA Champion UCLA is the top ranked team in the preseason poll while Texas came in at No. 2. Stanford (No. 3), Penn State (No. 4) and Nebraska (No. 5) round out top-five.
VOLLEYBALL MAGAZINE NATIONAL POLL
Preseason: August 21, 2012
Team .
1. UCLA (8)
2. Texas
3. Stanford (1)
4. Penn State (1)
5. Nebraska
6. Southern California
7. Hawai’i
8. Purdue
9. Illinois
10. Iowa State
11. Pepperdine
12. Kentucky
13. Washington
14. Florida State
15. Minnesota
16. Tennessee
17. California
18. Oregon
19. San Diego
20. Florida