BOSTON - The University at Albany volleyball program has been picked to finish fourth in the 2026 America East Preseason Coaches' Poll, the conference announced Wednesday.
Reigning America East Champions UMBC have been unanimously selected to finish first with 25 points including five first-place votes. Bryant is close behind with 20 points, including UMBC's first-place vote. Binghamton came in third with 16 points.
UAlbany (12) just beat out New Hampshire (11) for fourth place. NJIT rounds out the conference with six points.
UMBC and UAlbany tied to finish second with 18 points each. UMBC earned the first-place vote from New Hampshire since teams are not allowed to vote for themselves.
Bryant (13) and Binghamton (11) are separated by just two points for fourth and fifth place respectively. NJIT rounds out the poll with five points.
In addition to the annual Coaches' Preseason Poll, the America East coaching staffs voted for the AE Volleyball Preseason All-Conference Team.
Check out the full AE Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team below.
2026 America East Preseason Coaches' Poll
- UMBC - 25 (5)
- Bryant - 20 (1)
- Binghamton - 16
- UAlbany - 12
- New Hampshire - 11
- NJIT - 6
2026 America East Preseason All-Conference
Jalynn Brown - OH - UMBC
Lucy Chertock - OH - New Hampshire
Maya Coblentz-Brown - RS - Binghamton
Viktoria Dimitrova - RS - Binghamton (two-time selection)
Rachel Grier - MB - New Hampshire (two-time selection)
Hannah Howard - DS/L - UMBC
Madison Koeller - S - Bryant
Brookelyn Talmadge - MB - Bryant
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