The American Volleyball Coaches Association/TARAFLEX Preseason Division I Top-25 poll was announced on Monday and the Florida Gators earned the No. 11 spot ahead of the 2024 campaign.
It marks the 33rd-straight season that the Orange and Blue is ranked among the top 15 in the preseason poll. That is the third-longest in the sport’s history following the Stanford Cardinals and Nebraska Cornhuskers, the latter of whom still have an active streak going.
Florida is scheduled to face seven ranked opponents during the 2024 campaign, including four opponents in the top 15: No. 1 Texas Longhorns; No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats; No. 14 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets; No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers.
Florida volleyball’s opening weekend
The Gators kick off their 2024 campaign out west in Colorado starting on Aug. 30 against the Colorado State Rams in Fort Collins. They will then face the Northern Colorado Bears on Aug. 31 in Greeley before finishing the first weekend of play against the Michigan State Spartans back in Fort Collins on Sept. 1.
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