Oregon State Volleyball Picked To Finish Fourth in First WCC Season
The Oregon State Beavers volleyball program will play their first season in the West Coast Conference in 2024. Entering a league that's already fairly strong, the Beavers are expected to be one of the WCC's better teams.
The WCC's annual preseason coaches poll was released on Friday. The Beavers were tied for the fourth-most points in the poll with 70 points. Also receiving 70 points were the Pacific Tigers.
The full rankings are below. The preseason poll and the All-WCC team were selected solely by a vote of the conference’s 11 head coaches. Coaches cannot vote for their own teams.
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Defending champions Pepperdine received the most points with 98. The Beavers host Pepperdine on September 26.
Oregon State finished the 2023 season with an overall record of 11-19. The Beavers open the 2024 campaign on August 24, hosting the rival Oregon Ducks before making a trip to Phoenix for the GCU invitational.
Place | Team | First Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pepperdine | 8 | 98 |
2 | San Diego | 2 | 87 |
3 | LMU | 1 | 80 |
4 | Oregon State | 70 | |
4 | Pacific | 70 | |
6 | Washington State | 53 | |
7 | Saint Mary's | 44 | |
8 | Santa Clara | 36 | |
9 | San Francisco | 33 | |
10 | Portland | 23 | |
11 | Gonzaga | 11 |
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