Earlier this week, Stanford women’s volleyball was picked to finish 2nd in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll with two first-place votes and a total of 107 points. Washington was picked to finish 1st with eight first-place votes and 117 total points. The full rankings are below:
1. Washington (8): 117 points
2. Stanford (2): 107 points.
3. UCLA (1): 98 points.
4. Oregon (1): 93 points.
5. USC: 87 points.
6. Washington State: 68 points.
7. Utah: 50 points.
8. Arizona State: 49 points.
9. Colorado: 46 points.
10. Arizona: 45 points.
11. Oregon State: 20 points.
12. California: 12 points.
In addition to being picked 2nd in the pre-season poll, Stanford also had three players named to the 15-player Preseason All-Pac-12 Team: Redshirt junior outside hitter Caitie Baird, senior opposite Kendall Kipp, and sophomore setter Kami Miner, who was the 2021 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.
Before officially beginning their regular season, Stanford will have their Cardinal & White Scrimmage on Friday, August 19th at 6:00 PM PT. The game will be at Maples Pavilion and free admission for the public. Stanford’s regular season will then begin the following week on Friday, August 26th at Lipscomb.
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