CIU Favored to Win Women's Volleyball Championship

WALESKA, Ga. - Columbia International is picked to win the 2024 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women's Volleyball championship, according to the AAC Women's Volleyball Coaches' Poll released Thursday.

The poll was voted on by the women's volleyball coaches of the AAC.

CIU received 14 of the 15 first-place votes to claim the top spot with 224 voting points. Milligan is picked to finish second as it secured the remaining first-place vote and 207 voting points.

Last season, CIU and Milligan finished first and second, respectively, in the regular season with CIU winning the AAC Tournament championship.

Bryan, Reinhardt, and Truett McConnell round out the top five.

The top 10 teams in the regular season advance to the 2024 AAC Women's Volleyball Tournament presented by WinWon, which is set for Nov. 14-16 in Kingsport, Tenn.

Here is the entire poll:

AAC Women's Volleyball Preseason Poll
School (First-Place Vote) - Total Voting Points
1. Columbia International (14) - 224
2. Milligan (1) - 207
3. Bryan - 182
4. Reinhardt - 178
5. Truett McConnell - 165
6. Bluefield - 150
7. Union - 131
8. Montreat - 100
T9. Brenau - 99
T9. Brenau - 99
11. Pikeville - 82
12. St. Andrews - 61
13. Tennessee Wesleyan - 58
14. Columbia - 50
15. Kentucky Christian - 18