The 2013 Men's Collegiate Volleyball Season will begin this week in the USA.
There are 3 Conferences and here are their predictions for the upcoming season from their conference coaches.
Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) http://www.eivavolleyball.com/releases/2012-13/EIVA/12-21-12
1. Penn State Nittany Lions (won conference last year)
2. George Mason Patriots
3. Princeton Tigers
4. Harvard Crimson
5. Saint Francis Red Flash
6. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Highlanders
7. Sacred Heart Pioneers
8. Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders
Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) http://www.mivavolleyball.com/…ses/20121218PreseasonPoll
1. Lewis Flyers (won conference last year)
2. Loyola-Illinois Ramblers
3. Ohio State Buckeyes
4. Grand Canyon Antelopes
5. Ball State Cardinals
6. Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne (IPFW) Mastodons
7. Lindenwood Lions (new team in conference)
8. Quincy Hawks
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/sc…n_event/mvb-coachpoll.pdf
1. University of California at Irvine (UC-Irvine) Anteaters (won conference and NCAA title last year)
2. Brigham Young University (BYU) Cougars
3. Pepperdine Waves
4. Stanford Cardinal
5. University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins
6. Long Beach State 49ers
7. University of Southern California (USC) Trojans
8. California State University at Northridge (CSU-Northridge) Matadors
9. University of California at Santa Barbara (UC-Santa Barbara) Gauchos
10. California Baptist University (Cal Baptist) Lancers (new team in conference)
11. University of the Pacific Tigers
12. University of Hawaii Warriors
13. University of California at San Diego (UC-San Diego) Tritons