Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers to Face One of Nation's Most Demanding Schedules
8/16/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
August 18, 2002
Bloomington, Ind. -- Head coach Katie Weismiller's charges will face one of the nation's most demanding schedules in 2002, with five of Indiana's opponents ranked in the top 25 and a total of eight future opponents receiving votes in the USA Today/AVCA Coaches Preseason Poll. Of its 32 matches, Indiana is scheduled to play 15 against teams who garnered votes in the preseason poll.USA Today/AVCA Coaches Preseason Poll
Rank School (1st-Place Votes), Points, 2001 Record, Final 2001
1. Stanford (54), 1610 points, 33-2 record in 2001, 1st
2. Nebraska (4), 1502, 31-2, 3rd
3. USC (2), 1445, 25-4, 5th
4. Hawai'i (5), 1349, 29-5, 13th
5. Long Beach State, 1300, 33-1, 2nd
6. Arizona, 1282, 25-5, 4th
7. Florida, 1255, 28-2, 6th
8. Pepperdine, 1188, 23-4, 8th
9. Ohio State, 1064, 27-4, 12th
10.Wisconsin, 967, 27-4, 7th
11.UCLA, 912, 21-9, 9th
12. Pacific, 778, 28-8, 14th
13. Utah, 654, 25-7, 15th
14. Northern Iowa, 645, 31-2, 16th
15. Michigan State, 629, 21-8, 19th
16. Penn State, 620, 22-8, 17th
17. Texas A&M, 482, 26-6, 11th
18. Colorado State, 411, 29-4, 10th
19. Illinois, 385, 21-9, 20th
20. UC Santa Barbara, 346,17-14, Not Ranked
21. Colorado, 308, 19-11, 23rd
22. Kansas State, 232, 20-8, 18th
23. BYU, 203, 20-9, 22nd
24. Santa Clara, 195, 19-10, NR
25. Notre Dame, 191, 22-7, NR
Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: South Carolina (161), North Carolina (155), Texas (117), Louisville (105), San Diego (97), Washington State (81), San Jose State (67), Minnesota (66), Missouri (58), Arkansas (53), Utah State (47), Duke (36), Baylor (26), Cincinnati (12), Georgia Tech (10), Loyola Marymount (10), Michigan (10), Texas Tech (9), Cal Poly (7), Eastern Washington (7), Oregon State (7), South Florida (4), Alabama (3), Southwest Missouri State (3).
Seven teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 21 combined points
Indiana opens its 2002 campaign vs. Drake at the Northern Illinois Invitational on August 30. The first serve is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
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