Volleyball - Northern Iowa Favored to Repeat

[MVCfans]

UNI received all 10 first place votes and is favored to repeat as MVC volleyball champions.

Full article: http://www.mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.d ... =204976042

2010 MVC Volleyball Preseason Poll
School (1st-Place Votes) Pts.

UNI (10) 100
Missouri State 86
Wichita State 80
Creighton 63
Drake 61
Southern Illinois 56
Illinois State 38
Evansville 31
Indiana State 19
Bradley 16

[unipanther99]

Panthers should be very solid, but some tough teams again in the non-conference schedule this year.

@Purdue
@Minnesota
vs.Baylor
@Iowa State (where they will call home this year is anyone's guess with Hilton flooded)
@Kansas
@Notre Dame

This could be the year for the Panthers to get seeded if they can survive most of those and another tough MVC slate of teams.

[pawball]

No doubt, UNI is the team to beat coming off a 31-3 year and having almost everyone back

If UNI wins 4 of those 6 tough matches, that would have to be considered very successful imo, esp with 5 of them being on the road. 3-3 would be OK even. But to move to the next level, you're right, gotta show something in these Big Ten/Big Twelve and ND games.

Bears have potential to be dramatically better this year than last, with the new incoming kids the depth, flexibility and talent's improved.

Bears have a strong home non-conf schedule this year, bringing in Ohio, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, St Louis, and Utah, all Top 35 or better teams last year.

[valleychamp]

UNI ranked 24th in the first poll.

[pawball]

http://www.avca.org/divisions/division- ... l-8-17-10/

[shockalot]

Big weekend to kick off the MVC VB season. UNI gets its next two contenders on its home floor. If they beat them both they get a solid start on a repeat. If they lose either game, they will be on their heals against the winner the rest of the season....

[valleychamp]

#17 UNI beats MSU 3-0 tonight.