Huskers Ranked No. 12 in Preseason Poll

The Nebraska beach volleyball team will open the season in March as the 12th-ranked team by DiG Magazine, the same spot the Huskers finished the 2015 season.

The Huskers will start the season with a closed match against Missouri Baptist on Wednesday, March 9 at the Hawks Championship Center sand court, where the Huskers practice.

NU is scheduled to play dual matches this season against No. 2 Pepperdine, No. 3 Hawaii and No. 4 Long Beach State. Nebraska will also be in a pairs tournament with No. 1 USC and No. 14 Loyola Marymount.

The Huskers made huge strides in 2015, posting a 6-2 record with both losses coming to the top-two ranked teams in the nation (USC and Hawaii). NU was close to pulling off the upset on No. 1 Hawaii, taking the match down to the final pair. The Huskers won their final six matches to finish No. 12 in the DiG Magazine Poll.

DiG 2016 Collegiate Beach Volleyball Poll (Preseason)

1. USC

2. Pepperdine

3. Hawaii

4. Long Beach State

5. Florida International

6. Florida State

7. UCLA

8. Georgia State

9. Arizona

10. Stetson

11. Washington

12. Nebraska

13. Stanford

14. Loyola Marymount

15. Grand Canyon

16. Pacific

17. South Carolina

18. Tulane

19. LSU

20.Santa Clara 

Others receiving votes: California, Cal State Bakersfield, San Francisco, Arizona State, TCU, Cal Poly, North Florida, Florida Atlantic, Boise State