Cyclones Ranked No. 10 In Preseason Coaches Poll

AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State volleyball team is ranked No. 10 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) preseason poll. The Cyclones are one of three Big 12 teams ranked in the top-25 of the poll, along with No. 2 Texas and No. 22 Kansas State.

Iowa State will play nine matches against teams ranked in the top-25. The Cyclones' first test against a ranked opponent will be on Aug. 25 when the team travels to Knoxville, Tenn. to play both No. 12 Florida State and No. 15 Tennessee at the Comcast Lady Vol Classic.

On Sept. 5 the Cyclones will No. 21 Northern Iowa at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. The non-conference schedule ends when No. 4 Nebraska makes a trip to Ames on Saturday Sept. 15. The Cyclones will play two matches apiece against Texas and Kansas State during the Big 12 conference season.

The Cyclones tout three pre-season All-Big 12 selections in Alison Landwehr (unanimous), Jamie Straube and the 2011 Big 12 Libero of the Year Kristen Hahn.

Iowa State also welcomes the nation's 6th-ranked recruiting class.

AVCA Division I Coaches Top-25 Preseason Poll

1. UCLA (54)

2. Texas (1)

3. Penn State

4. Nebraska (1)

5. Southern California (1)

6. Stanford (3)

7. Illinois

8. Hawai’i

9. Purdue

10. Iowa State

11. Pepperdine

12. Florida State

13. Kentucky

14. Washington

15. Tennessee

16. Minnesota

17. California

18. Florida

19. San Diego

20. Oregon

21. Northern Iowa

22. Kansas State

23. Michigan

24. Ohio State

25. Colorado State 

Others receiving votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Long Beach State; North Carolina; Dayton; St. Mary’s (Ca); Michigan State; Louisville; Tulsa; LSU; Western Kentucky; Arizona; Texas A&M; Miami; BYU; Missouri; Cincinnati; Oklahoma; Wichita State

Iowa State opponents in italics