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Arkansas Volleyball voted to finish fourth in SEC

Arkansas Volleyball is expected to have another great season says the coaches of the conference.

Following a 20-win season, the Arkansas Razorbacks will begin the 2022 campaign with higher expectations than normal.

The Southeastern Conference released the SEC Coaches Poll, as well as the preseason All-SEC team for volleyball. Arkansas is picked to finish No. 4 in the league, and has a senior representing the Razorbacks on the all-SEC squad.

According to the press release from Arkansas athletics, Arkansas came in fourth in the coaches’ poll with 105 points, its best placement since the poll shifted from East and West Divisions to a ranking of all SEC teams in 2014. It is the fourth time in head coach Jason Watson’s seven seasons that the Razorbacks have been picked to finish in the top five of the conference.

Senior [autotag]Jillian Gillen[/autotag] was named to the All-SEC team. Gillen enters her final season at Arkansas as a three-time All-SEC honors, and has recorded over 1,000 kills in her Arkansas career.

2022 SEC Preseason Coaches Poll

  1. Kentucky
  2. Florida
  3. Tennessee
  4. Arkansas
  5. Mississippi State
  6. South Carolina
  7. Ole Miss
  8. LSU
  9. Georgia
  10. Texas A&M
  11. Missouri
  12. Auburn
  13. Alabama

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SEC postpones volleyball, soccer and cross country events

The conference announced on Tuesday that these sports will not be played until at least September.

There will be no volleyball, soccer or cross country events played in the SEC until at September 1, the conference announced on Tuesday.

From the press release:

“The Southeastern Conference announced Tuesday that it will postpone the start of volleyball, soccer and cross country competition through at least August 31.  The decision will provide additional time to prepare for the safe return of competition on an adjusted timeline.

The delay in competition includes all exhibition and non-conference games.

SEC institutions will continue to follow the guidance of the Conference’s Return to Activity and Medical Advisory Task Force and the NCAA’s Resocialization of College Sports Guidelines as student-athletes are engaged in preseason preparation for a return to competition.

Any rescheduling of non-conference contests impacted by the postponed start of the fall seasons in volleyball, soccer and cross country will be determined by each school.

The SEC continues to monitor developments related to COVID-19 as it evaluates the potential impact on fall schedules in all sports, with the understanding that the primary responsibility of the SEC and its institutions is to ensure the health and well-being of its student-athletes.”

On Monday, it was announced that a decision on a college football season this fall will come in late July.