Washington State Volleyball Picked Sixth in Preseason WCC Coaches Poll

Joe Londergan | Aug 23, 2024

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The Washington State Cougars' volleyball program begin their 2024 season on August 30 at the Omaha Invite. It will kick off their first year as a member of the West Coast Conference.

Ahead of that campaign, the Cougars were picked to finish sixth in the league by the WCC preseason coaches poll released on Friday. WSU received 53 points in the poll.

The preseason poll was selected solely by a vote of the conference’s 11 head coaches. Coaches cannot vote for their own teams.

Defending champions Pepperdine received the most points with 98. The Cougars will play Pepperdine in Pullman on October 6 in a match that will be televised on ESPNU.

The Oregon State Beavers, also playing their first WCC season, were picked to finish fouth.

The full poll is below.

West Coast Conference

Washington State finished the 2023 season 26-8 overall and entered the NCAA tournament as the #10 team in the nation.

Published Aug 23, 2024

JOE LONDERGAN

Joe Londergan joined the SI brand in 2023 with G5 Football Daily. With over 15 years of experience in covering and working directly in college and pro sports, Joe's expertise has been featured in Front Office Sports, SB Nation, and XRAY.FM. He is a member of both the Football Writers' Association of America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association. Joe holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville and a master's degree in sports administration from Seattle University. Outside of his writing career, Joe enjoys golfing, although he admits that while he hits driver decently, his short game is a liability.