UNION, N.J. (1/6/2026) - The Kean University Men's Volleyball team has been chosen sixth with 20 points in the Continental Volleyball Conference Preseason Poll.
Southern Virginia topped the poll with 46 points and received five first place votes. Juniata was slotted second with 43 points and two first place votes. Rutgers-Newark rounded out the top three with 38 points and one first place vote. Marymount (31) and Elizabethtown (23) were just ahead of the Cougars in fourth and fifth place, respectively. The rest of the poll is as follows: Drew (17), and Wilkes (6).
This will be the last season for Kean in the CVC as the Cougars depart for the Landmark Conference in 2027.
Kean opens the season in a tri-match at Kings (PA) on Jan. 17
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2026 CVC Preseason Poll
1 - Southern Virginia - 46 (5)
2 - Juniata - 43 (2)
3 – Rutgers-Newark – 38 (1)
4 – Marymount - 31
5 - Elizabethtown - 23
6 - Kean - 20
7 – Drew - 17
8 – Wilkes - 6
(First Place Votes in Parentheses)
