University Southern California Trojans
USC Chosen By Volleyball Coaches To Repeat Pac-10 Title
August 06, 2003 | Women's Volleyball
Aug. 6, 2003
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- The 2003 USC women's volleyball team, which won its second NCAA Volleyball championship and fifth national title overall last season, was picked to defend the Conference crown by the Pac-10 Volleyball coaches. The Women of Troy, who received 90 total votes topped second-place Stanford by eight votes. In addition, USC received nine first-place votes while the Cardinal claimed the remaining vote.
Arizona and UCLA finished in a tie for third with 68 votes apiece. California held the fifth spot with 61 tallies, followed by Washington with 49 votes. Rounding out the poll was Arizona State, Washington State, Oregon State and Oregon, respectively.
The coaches have correctly picked the Pac-10 champion in eight of the previous 14 polls. Following are the results of the preseason coaches poll, coaches are not allowed to vote for their own teams (points 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2, first place votes in parentheses):
2003 Preseason Pac-10 Coaches Poll1. USC (9) 90 2. Stanford (1) 82 3. Arizona 68 UCLA 68 5. California 61 6. Washington 49 7. Arizona State 39 8. Washington St. 36 9. Oregon State 28 10. Oregon 19
