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The preseason accolades have poured in with the upcoming opening weekend of the 2020 college men’s volleyball season.
Check out all the preseason honors along with the preseason national and conference rankings.
NVA/AVCA Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Hawai’i — 238 (14) points
2. UCLA — 197 (1) points
3. BYU — 185 points
4. Long Beach State — 182 (1) points
5. UC Santa Barbara — 170 points
6. Lewis — 160 points
7. Stanford — 144 points
8. UC Irvine — 127 points
9. Pepperdine — 110 points
10. Princeton — 88 points
11. Loyola — 78 points
12. USC — 59 points
13. CSUN — 56 points
14. Purdue Fort Wayne — 31 points
15. Penn State — 25 points
Others receiving votes: Grand Canyon 24, George Mason 22, Concordia-Irvine 11, Ball State 8
For more about the preseason national coaches poll, click here.
Off Bloch Preseason All-American Teams
Off the Block Preseason First-Team All-Americans
Setter: Garrett Zolg, Loyola
Opposite: Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU
Opposite: Jaylen Jasper, Stanford
Opposite: Rado Parapunov, Hawai’i
Outside attacker: Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine
Outside attacker: Ryan Coenen, Lewis
Middle attacker: Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i
Middle attacker: Daenan Gyimah, UCLA
Middle attacker: Tyler Mitchem, Lewis
Libero: Gage Worsley, Hawai’i
Off the Block Preseason Second-Team All-Americans
Setter: Paul Bischoff, Stanford
Opposite: Jake Hanes, Ohio State
Opposite: Angelos Mandilaris, Barton
Opposite: Hayden Wagner, George Mason
Opposite/middle attacker: George Huhmann, Princeton
Outside attacker: Colton Cowell, Hawai’i
Outside attacker: Davide Gardini, BYU
Outside attacker: Pelegrin Vargas, Purdue Fort Wayne
Outside attacker: Ryan Wilcox, UC Santa Barbara
Middle attacker: Scott Stadick, UC Irvine
For more about the preseason award, click here.
Big West Preseason Poll
1. Hawai’i — 36 (6) points
2. UC Santa Barbara — 28 points
3. Long Beach State — 23 points
4. UC Irvine — 19 points
5. CSUN — 13 points
6. UC San Diego — 7 points
For more about the Big West Preseason Poll, click here.
ConfCarolinas Preseason Poll
1. Barton — 76 (5) points
2. King — 67 (1) points
3. Mount Olive — 66 (2) points
4. Belmont Abbey — 63 (1) points
5. Limestone — 56 points
6. North Greenville — 46 points
7. Emmanuel — 38 points
8. Erskine — 32 points
9. Lees-McRae — 24 points
ConfCarolinas Players to Watch
Barton — Angelos Mandilaris, Oscar Fiorentino., Adrian Iglesias
Belmont Abbey — Liam Maxwell, Andrew Kohut, Brennan Davis
Emmanuel — Don Thompson, Aleksa Lakic, Philipp Lauter
Erskine — Cole Vigo, Edgerrin Austin, Francisco Pomar
King — Sean Kohlhase, Joshua Kim, Julian Young
Lees-McRae — Bradley Peters, Ethan Gardner, Drew Sims
Limestone — Michal Podgorzak, Francisco Salinger, Vicente Mardones
Mount Olive — Tobi Azeez, Luke Visgitis, Eric Visgitis, Shane Yeo
North Greenville — Jackson Gilbert, Ben Hamsho
For more about the ConfCarolinas Preseason Poll, click here.
EIVA Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Princeton
2. Penn State
3. George Mason
4. NJIT
5. Harvard
6. Saint Francis
7. Charleston
8. Sacred Heart
EIVA Players to Watch
Charleston: Adriel Roberts, Diego Villafane
George Mason: Hayden Wagner, Sam Greenslade
Harvard: Matt Ctvrtlik, Campbell Schoenfeld
NJIT: Alvaro Gimeno, Julian Meissner
Penn State: Cal Mende, Brett Wildman
Princeton: George Huhmann, Parker Dixon
Sacred Heart: Rob Chatterton, Shawn Tishler
Saint Francis: Michael Fisher, BJ Blair
For more about the EIVA Preseason Poll, click here.
MIVA Preseason Poll
1. Lewis — 63 (7) points
2. Purdue Fort Wayne — 52 (1) points
3. Loyola — 46 points
4. McKendree — 36 points
5. Ohio State — 35 points
6. Ball State — 29 points
7. Lindenwood — 19 points
8. Quincy — 8 points
MIVA Preseason Player of the Year
Pelegrin Vargas, Purdue Fort Wayne
Preseason All-MIVA Team
Setter: Ryan Serrano, McKendree
Setter: Garrett Zolg, Loyola
Opposite: Jake Hanes, Ohio State
Opposite: Zach Schnittker, McKendree
Outside attacker: Kyle Bugee, Lewis
Outside attacker: Ryan Coenen, Lewis
Outside attacker: Matt Szews, Ball State
Outside attacker: Pelegrin Vargas, Purdue Fort Wayne
Middle attacker: Wyatt Dimke, McKendree
Middle attacker: Tyler Mitchem, Lewis
Middle attacker: TJ Murray, Lewis
Middle attacker: Sam Schindler, Lindenwood
Libero: Noam Hannoun, Quincy
For more about the MIVA Preseason Poll, click here.
MPSF Preseason Coaches Poll
1. BYU — 35 (5) votes
2. UCLA — 31 (2) votes
3. Stanford — 27 votes
4. Pepperdine — 19 votes
T-5. Grand Canyon — 14 votes
T-5. USC — 14 votes
7. Concordia-Irvine — 7 votes
For more about the MPSF Preseason Poll, click here.
Lloy Ball Award Watch List
Paul Bischoff, Stanford
Matthew Ctvrtlik, Harvard
Brennan Davis, Belmont Abbey
Oscar Fiorentino, Barton
Chris Hall, USC
Mads Kyed Jensen, UCLA
Joe Kelly, Princeton
Robert Mullahey, Pepperdine
Francisco Pomar, Erskine
AJ Risavy, Lincoln Memorial
Carlos Rivera, Long Beach State
Ryan Serrano, McKendree
Wil Stanley, BYU
Jakob Thelle, Hawai’i
Garrett Zolg, Loyola
For more about the Lloy Ball Award Watch List, click here.
Bryan Ivie Award Watch List
Evan Cory, Lincoln Memorial
Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU
George Huhmann, Princeton
Jaylen Jasper, Stanford
Angelos Mandilaris, Barton
Rado Parapunov, Hawai’i
Zach Schnittker, McKendree
Hayden Wagner, George Mason
Omari Wheeler, Quincy
For more about the Bryan Ivie Award Watch List, click here.
Karch Kiraly Award Watch List
Nic Cavellaro, Queens
Ryan Coenen, Lewis
Colton Cowell, Hawai’i
Parker Dixon, Princeton
Noah Dyer, Pepperdine
Henrik Falck Lauten, Penn State
Michael Fisher, Saint Francis
Davide Gardini, BYU
Wyatt Harrison, UC San Diego
Jordan Hoppe, Concordia-Irvine
Christian Janke, Grand Canyon
Sean Kohlhase, King
Austin Matautia, UCLA
Liam Maxwell, Belmont Abbey
Patrick Ross, McKendree
Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine
Ethan Siegfried, Long Beach State
Pelegrin Vargas, Purdue Fort Wayne
Ryan Wilcox, UC Santa Barbara
Brett Wildman, Penn State
For more about the Karch Kiraly Award Watch List, click here.
Ryan Millar Award Watch List
Simon Andersen, Long Beach State
Luca Berger, NJIT
Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial
Felipe de Brito Ferreira, BYU
Richie Diedrich, Purdue Fort Wayne
Wyatt Dimke, McKendree
Jason Donorovich, Penn State
Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i
Daenan Gyimah, UCLA
Tyler Mitchem, Lewis
Kyler Presho, Stanford
Adriel Roberts, Charleston
Scott Stadick, UC Irvine
Don Thompson, Emmanuel
Eric Visgitis, Mount Olive
For more about the Ryan Millar Award Watch List, click here.
Erik Shoji Award Watch List
Will Bantle, Penn State
Addison Enriques, Concordia-Irvine
Jaden Gillette, Daemen
Ruben Greenstein, Queens
Noam Hannoun, Quincy
Ryan Lew, UC San Diego
Michal Podgorzak, Limestone
Jason Shen, Harvard
Cole Udall, Grand Canyon
Gage Worsley, Hawai’i
For more about the Erik Shoji Award Watch List, click here.