Big Ten Daily (Aug. 1): Volleyball Preseason Poll, All-Conference Selections Released
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With volleyball scheduled to start later this month, the 2024 Big Ten preseason poll and all-conference selection have been released. The league released the information on Wednesday.
After winning the Big Ten title and reaching the National Championship Game a season ago, Nebraska is predicted to add another league crown to its collection. The Huskers also have more preseason All-Big Ten selections than any other team in the conference.
Here's what the preseason poll looks like as we head into the 2024 campaign:
- Nebraska Cornhuskers
- Wisconsin Badgers
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Purdue Boilermakers
- Minnesota Golden Gophers
- Oregon Ducks
- USC Trojans
- UCLA Bruins
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Illinois Fighting Illini
- Michigan State Spartans
- Washington Huskies
- Maryland Terrapins
- Michigan Wolverines
- Northwestern Wildcats
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights
- Iowa Hawkeyes
The preseason poll was voted on by all 18 of the conference's head coaches. The release comes a few days before teams make their way to Chicago for Big Ten Volleyball Media Days (Aug. 5-6).
Preseason All-Big Ten selections
A total of 18 volleyball players representing 11 different schools were named to the preseason All-Big Ten squad. Nebraska led the way with five selections. Wisconsin had three players make the list and Purdue landed two on the all-conference team.
Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, UCLA and USC each had one player named to the preseason All-Big Ten team. Here's the complete list:
- OH Raina Terry, Illinois
- S Camryn Haworth, Indiana
- S Melani Shaffmaster, Minnesota
- OPP Merritt Beason, Nebraska
- OH Taylor Landfair, Nebraska
- OH Harper Murray, Nebraska
- S Bergen Reilly, Nebraska
- L Lexi Rodriguez, Nebraska
- OH Emily Londot, Ohio State
- OH Mimi Colyer, Oregon
- OH Jess Mruzik, Penn State
- OH Chloe Chicoine, Purdue
- OH Eva Hudson, Purdue
- MB Anna Dodson, UCLA
- S Mia Tuaniga, USC
- MB Carter Booth, Wisconsin
- OH Sarah Franklin, Wisconsin
- MB Ann Smrek, Wisconsin
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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.
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