new orleans – Georgia State is ranked No. 14 in the final AVCA College Beach Volleyball Coaches Poll for the 2024 season after repeating championships in the Sun Belt Conference. Coastal Carolina also received votes.
Under the direction of two-time Sun Belt Coach of the Year Beth Van Fleet, Georgia State opened the season in 12th place and remains in the AVCA poll throughout the 2024 campaign. Ta. The Panthers went 26-13 with him, the second-most wins in program history. They defeated eight nationally ranked opponents, including wins over LSU and Washington, which finished fifth and 11th, respectively, in the final rankings.
Georgia State appeared in the NCAA Championship for the third straight year and fifth time overall, but lost 3-0 to third-seeded Stanford University in the first round on May 3 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. .
The 2024 campaign marks the second season in which the Sun Belt Conference sponsors beach volleyball, winning the league championship in Huntsville, Alabama.
2024 AVCA University Beach Volleyball Final Voting
1.University of Southern California (23)
2. University of California, Los Angeles
3. Cal Poly
4. Stanford
5.LSU
6. Florida
7. California
8. Loyola Marymount
9.TCU
10. Long Beach State
11. Hawaii
12. Arizona
13. Washington
14. Georgia
15.FIU
16. North Florida
17. Arizona
18. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
19. Grand Canyon
20. Stetson
Other people to vote for: FAU (24), South Carolina (20), Tulane (20); Carolina Coast (9)Boise State (1) and Tampa (1).