Dickinson State favored to win seventh consecutive DAC
volleyball title
(Dickinson, ND) –
Dickinson State is the coaches' choice to capture the Dakota Athletic
Conference women's volleyball championship for the seventh year in a
row.
The Blue Hawks
picked up seven first place votes to top the conference preseason poll.
Jamestown College received the final first place vote and is tied for
second in the balloting with Dakota State. Minot State placed
fourth, Black Hills State fifth, South Dakota Tech and Valley City State
tied for sixth and Mayville State is eighth.
Dakota State
finished second in the DAC Postseason Tournament behind Dickinson State
in four games.
The poll is
conducted by the Dakota Athletic Conference.
Below are the results of the DAC
Preseason Volleyball Coaches' Poll with first place votes in parenthesis
(coaches could not vote for their own team):
| |
2006 Volleyball |
2005 |
2005 |
2005 |
Total |
|
|
| |
Pre-season |
DAC |
Overall |
DAC |
Voting |
|
|
| |
Power Poll |
Record |
Record |
Place |
Points |
|
|
|
 |
1)
Dickinson State (7) |
14-0 |
25-5 |
1st |
49 |
|
|
|
 |
2) Jamestown College (1) |
9-5 |
11-17 |
3rd Tie |
37 |
|
|
|
 |
Dakota State |
9-5 |
16-14 |
3rd Tie |
37 |
|
|
|
 |
4) Minot State |
10-4 |
11-13 |
2nd |
30 |
|
|
|
 |
5) Black Hills State |
5-9 |
12-15 |
6th |
29 |
|
|
|
 |
6) South Dakota Tech |
1-13 |
2-20 |
7th Tie |
16 |
|
|
|
 |
Valley City State |
7-7 |
10-14 |
5th |
16 |
|
|
|
 |
8) Mayville State |
1-13 |
1-25 |
7th Tie |
10 |
|
|
Nick Huntimer,
Dakota State Sports Information Director
