Cairn picked first in 2022 CSAC Men's Volleyball Coaches Poll
VILLANOVA, Pa. – Cairn University was picked to repeat as champions as the Highlanders were the top pick in the 2022 Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Men’s Volleyball Preseason Poll.
Cairn got 47 points and five first-place votes. The Highlanders won the first CSAC championship with a 3-2 win over Saint Elizabeth last season.
The Eagles, who hosted the CSAC Championship last season, got 43 points and two first-place votes. The University of Valley Forge was third with 30 points, followed by Wilson College in fourth with 21 points.
Rosemont College was fifth with 20 points, followed by Bryn Athyn College in sixth with 19 and Pratt Institute in seventh with 16 points.
Bryn Athyn will be fielding a team for the first time in school history, while Pratt – based out of Brooklyn – is joining the conference as an associate member.
Play begins on Saturday, January 22, as Valley Forge hosts Mount Aloysius in a double header. Conference play begins on Thursday, January 27, as Saint Elizabeth travels to Pratt.
Each team will play a double round-robin, with the championship set for the week of April 3. The top four teams will qualify.