Bowling Green State University Athletics
Volleyball Picked To Tie For Fourth In East Division
August 15, 2000 | Volleyball
Aug. 15, 2000
CLEVELAND, Ohio - For the second consecutive year, Ball State and Miami have both been tabbed as the favorites to win their respective divisions of the Mid-American Conference. The league office released the 2000 preseason coaches poll, which is the results of voting by the league's 13 head volleyball coaches.
The Falcons of 18th-year head coach Denise Van De Walle were picked to finish in a fourth-place tie in the East Division. Bowling Green received two first-place votes and had a total of 54 points to deadlock with Marshall for fourth. Akron was picked to place second behind Miami in the East, followed by Kent State.
The Falcons boast a total of 10 letterwinners from last year's team. That squad finished with an overall record of 21-12. After being picked to finish fourth in the East Division last year, the Brown and Orange placed second with a 12-6 MAC record. That team finished just a game behind UA in the East.
The Falcons will begin the 2000 campaign by heading to Bloomington, Ind., for the Indiana Tournament (Sept. 1-2). BGSU opens the home portion of the schedule by hosting a tournament two weeks later (Sept. 15-16).
The complete poll, with first-place votes and total points received, follows:
2000 MAC Volleyball
Preseason Coaches Poll
East Division 1. Miami (6).............74 2. Akron (3).............70 3. Kent State (2)........69 4. Bowling Green (2).....54 Marshall..............54 6. Ohio..................23 7. Buffalo...............20West Division 1. Ball State (11).......89 2. Western Michigan (2)..80 3. Northern Illinois.....61 4. Eastern Michigan......54 5. Toledo................36 6. Central Michigan......31
Predicted MAC Tournament Winner Ball State.............9 Western Michigan.......3 Akron..................1
