ST. LOUIS – The UNI volleyball team has been selected as the league's favorite in the MVC preseason coaches' poll.
The Panthers are coming off the program's 5th straight NCAA tournament appearance and the program's 19th MVC regular-season title. UNI received 96 points and six first-place votes in the annual poll.
The defending MVC tournament champions Illinois State received 93 points and four 1st place votes. The Ramblers of Loyola came in third with 77 points. Bradley (71), Missouri State (48), Evansville (47), Valparaiso (39), Southern Illinois (36), Drake (26), and Indiana State (17) round out the poll.