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Pitt Volleyball voted No. 1 in ACC preseason poll

Pitt Volleyball voted No. 1 in ACC preseason poll Pitt Volleyball swept Coppin State to open the NCAA Tournament, but now faces a tougher challenge in No. 8 USC 7:00 p.m. Saturday night in the Second Round at the Petersen Events Center. (PittsburghSportsNOW.com/PittsburghSportsNOW.com)
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PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on pittsburghsportsnow.com.

Pitt is still the pinnacle of the ACC, even with a couple of new schools added to the conference.

The ACC voted Pitt as the top team in the conference in its annual preseason poll, edging out a couple of the top teams in the country. The Panthers also had three players (Olivia Babcock, Rachel Fairbanks and Torrey Stafford) named to the preseason All-ACC squad.

Pitt (285 points), Stanford (268), Louisville (265), Georgia Tech (230) and Florida State (226) round out the top five in the preseason poll.

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