TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (August 21, 2018) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Division I and Division II Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Polls for the upcoming 2018 season.
New for Region 8 in 2018 is a six-team Division II conference featuring Florida Gateway College, Gulf Coast State College, Lake-Sumter State College, Pasco-Hernando State College, South Florida State College and St. Johns River State College. Each week, those schools will vote on a Division II poll while the remaining schools will continue selecting a Division I top ten.
Matches begin Wednesday, August 22, and the first regular season coaches’ polls will be released Tuesday, September 4.
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NJCAA Region 8 Division I Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
August 21, 2018
The 2018 NJCAA Region 8 Division I Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, final 2017 record, final 2017 ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 Division I volleyball coaches, the Region 8 Volleyball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Miami Dade (13) |
34-0 |
130 |
1 |
|
2. |
Polk State |
20-9 |
114 |
4 |
|
3. |
St. Petersburg |
18-7 |
89 |
3 |
|
4. |
Central Florida |
19-9 |
82 |
2 |
|
5. |
Daytona State |
22-7 |
73 |
5 |
|
6. |
Florida State College-Jacksonville |
16-9 |
64 |
6 |
|
7. |
Hillsborough |
23-11 |
60 |
7 |
|
8. |
Santa Fe |
12-17 |
33 |
8 |
|
9. |
Palm Beach State |
10-17 |
28 |
10 |
|
10. |
Indian River State |
8-15 |
19 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Eastern Florida State 9, State College of Florida 8.
NJCAA Region 8 Division II Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
August 21, 2018
The 2018 NJCAA Region 8 Division II Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, final 2017 record, final 2017 ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 Division II volleyball coaches, the Region 8 Volleyball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Pasco-Hernando State (4) |
25-9 |
40 |
-- |
|
2. |
Lake-Sumter State |
6-17 |
33 |
-- |
|
3. |
St. Johns River State |
8-21 |
32 |
-- |
|
4t. |
Gulf Coast State |
6-16 |
27 |
-- |
|
4t. |
South Florida State |
3-14 |
27 |
-- |
|
6. |
Florida Gateway |
7-11 |
20 |
-- |