2025 Big Ten Volleyball Preseason Poll Released

With Big Ten Volleyball Media Days set for Monday and Tuesday, the conference has released its preseason poll for the upcoming 2025 season. Nebraska is the preseason favorite to win the league, which would be the program's third conference championship in the last four years.

Reigning national champion Penn State is picked to finish second in the league and Big Ten power Wisconsin rounds out the top three in the preseason poll. Here's a look at the complete poll ahead of the 2025 campaign:

1. Nebraska Cornhuskers
2. Penn State Nittany Lions
3. Wisconsin Badgers
4. Minnesota Golden Gophers
5. UCLA Bruins
6. USC Trojans
7. Purdue Boilermakers
8. Washington Huskies
9. Illinois Fighting Illini
10. Michigan Wolverines
11. Indiana Hoosiers
12. Oregon Ducks
13. Ohio State Buckeyes
14. Michigan State Spartans
15. Northwestern Wildcats
16. Maryland Terrapins
17. Iowa Hawkeyes
18. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Big Ten Volleyball Media Days schedule

Big Ten Volleyball Media Days is scheduled for Monday, July 28 and Tuesday, July 29 at Big Ten Network Studios in Chicago. All 18 teams will be in attendance for the event. Here's a look at the schedule of when each team will speak.

Monday's schedule

• Illinois — 1:07-1:27 p.m. ET
• Penn State — 1:32-1:52 p.m. ET
• Maryland — 1:57-2:17 p.m. ET
• Northwestern — 2:22-2:42 p.m. ET
• Rutgers — 2:47-3:07 p.m. ET
• Minnesota — 3:12-3:32 p.m. ET
• Purdue — 3:37-3:57 p.m. ET
• Indiana — 4:02-4:22 p.m. ET
• Nebraska — 4:27-4:47 p.m. ET

Tuesday's schedule

• Michigan — 10:07-10:27 a.m. ET
• Oregon — 10:32-1052 a.m. ET
• Iowa — 10:57-11:17 a.m. ET
• Michigan State — 11:22-11:42 a.m. ET
• USC — 11:47-12:07 p.m. ET
• Washington — 12:12-12:32 p.m. ET
• Ohio State — 12:37-12:57 p.m. ET
• UCLA — 1:02-1:22 p.m. ET
• Wisconsin — 1:27-1:47 p.m. ET

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