MEQUON, Wis. – The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) released the 2026 NACC Men's Volleyball Preseason Poll on Thursday afternoon.
The Falcons are projected to finish in eighth place in one of the strongest conferences in NCAA Division III men's volleyball.
Concordia collected 153 points in the preseason poll that is voted on by the league's head coaches and athletic communications professionals.
Aurora earned the top spot in the poll with 336 points and 24 of the 26 first-place votes.
MSOE picked up 306 points and was in second place with two first-place votes.
In third place is Benedictine at 281 points.
Dominican is picked fourth with 271 points and Concordia Chicago and Edgewood tied for fifth place with 189 points.
Last year, the Falcons finished in ninth place at 5-7 in the NACC.
The Falcons finished with an overall record of 7-16.
The Blue and White open the year on January 15 at California-Santa Cruz.
The NACC portion of the schedule is slated to begin on February 19 at Benedictine.
2026 NACC Men's Volleyball Preseason Poll
| Institution (FPV) |
Points |
| Aurora University (24) |
336 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering (2) |
306 |
| Benedictine University |
281 |
| Dominican University |
271 |
| Edgewood University |
189 |
| Concordia University Chicago |
189 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology |
183 |
| Concordia University Wisconsin |
153 |
| Marian University |
132 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College |
120 |
| St. Norbert College |
107 |
| Lakeland University |
65 |
| Rockford University |
34 |
