The Kennesaw State women's volleyball team will head in to its home-opener this Thursday ranked among the nations best, earning the No. 22 spot in VolleyballMag.com's first mid-major poll of the year.
The Owls finished the 2017 season with a program best 21-5 record which included a 2017 ASUN conference championship and an NCAA Tournament berth.
KSU returned nine players from last year's squad with seniors
Liesl Engelbrecht and
Maddie Jones, along with sophomore
Lauren Chastang, leading the Owls to a perfect 3-0 start on the year at the Courtyard by Marriott Samford Invitational this past weekend.
ASUN rival Lipscomb also appeared on the inaugural season poll, slotting in at No. 11.
BYU is currently ranked No. 1 with 24 first place votes followed by Northern Iowa with one first place vote. Creighton, Cal Poly and San Diego round out the top-five.Â
KSU will open the 2018 ASUN/Big South Challenge with its home opener against High Point this Thursday at 7 p.m.Â
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Full VolleyballMag.com Top-25 Poll:
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| Rank |
School |
Total Points |
First Place Votes |
Win/Loss Record |
| 1 |
BYU |
623 |
24 |
2-0 |
| 2 |
Northern Iowa |
576 |
1 |
2-1 |
| 3 |
Creighton |
552 |
0 |
1-2 |
| 4 |
Cal Poly |
521 |
0 |
2-1 |
| 5 |
San Diego |
505 |
0 |
0-2 |
| 6 |
Marquette |
467 |
0 |
2-1 |
| 7 |
Wichita State |
453 |
0 |
2-0 |
| 8 |
Colorado State |
428 |
0 |
1-1 |
| 9 |
Wyoming |
405 |
0 |
3-0 |
| 10 |
Dayton |
366 |
0 |
3-0 |
| 11 |
Lipscomb |
346 |
0 |
2-0 |
| 12 |
College of Charleston |
288 |
0 |
2-1 |
| 13 |
James Madison |
272 |
0 |
3-1 |
| 14 |
Denver |
250 |
0 |
2-1 |
| 15 |
Loyola Marymount |
235 |
0 |
3-0 |
| 16 |
Boise State |
206 |
0 |
2-0 |
| 17 |
Cincinnati |
190 |
0 |
2-1 |
| 17 |
Miami (OH) |
190 |
0 |
2-1 |
| 19 |
Western Kentucky |
167 |
0 |
1-2 |
| 20 |
Hawai'i |
150 |
0 |
0-2 |
| 21 |
North Texas |
124 |
0 |
3-0 |
| 22 |
Kennesaw  State |
111 |
0 |
3-0 |
| 23 |
Portland |
94 |
0 |
3-0 |
| 24 |
Austin Peay |
75 |
0 |
3-0 |
| 25 |
UC Santa Barbara |
59 |
0 |
2-1 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots:Â Missouri State 37; Stephen F Austin 34; Cleveland State 30; Pepperdine 29; American 26; Florida Gulf Coast 26; Villanova 25; UCF 24; California Baptist 23; Illinois State 23; Radford 18; Rice 17; North Dakota 14; Tulsa 12; New Mexico State 3.Â
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