IRVING, Texas – UCF, the three-time defending conference champion, was named the unanimous favorite in the 2021 American Athletic Conference Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll that was released on Wednesday. The preseason rankings were voted on by the conference’s 11 head coaches.
The Knights earned all 10 possible first-place votes as the favorite to win the 2021 American Volleyball Championship (determined by regular-season conference winning percentage) with the maximum 100 voting points. UCF senior outside hitter McKenna Melville, the 2020 American Player of the Year, was tabbed as the unanimous preseason conference player of the year for the second straight season.