Men's Volleyball Ranked 7th in the Nation!

(Lexington, KY) The American Volleyball Coaches Assocation released their Division III Pre-Season Top 15 Poll this afternoon and the Raiders recieved 127 total points, good enough for 7th.

After finishing last year with a 33-9 mark, Rivier closed out 9th in the Nation when the final ballot was released. Here is a complete look at the Pre-Season Poll.

Rank      School (First-Place Votes)            Total Points        2011 Record       Final Rank

1              Nazareth (13)                                 233                         31-3                       1

2              Springfield (2)                                223                         18-15                     2

3              Carthage (1)                                    202                         23-11                     T-3

4              NYU                                                   196                         19-9                       T-3

5              Juniata                                             182                         18-12                     5

6              UC Santa Cruz                                 154                         7-13                       7

7              RIVIER                                               127                         33-9                       9

8              Stevens                                             119                         18-12                     10

9              MIT                                                    113                         29-7                       11

10           Baruch                                               90                           34-16                     6

11           Medaille                                            78                           22-6                       12

12           Emmanuel                                         69                           28-9                       13

13           SUNY New Paltz                                42                           20-13                     14

14           Philadelphia Biblical                     31                           23-11                     8

15           Vassar                                               24                           17-13                     15

Receiving Votes: Endicott (20), Thiel (4), MSOE (3) and Ramapo (3)