Reinhardt Favored to Win 2025 Women's Volleyball Championship

WALESKA, Ga. - Reinhardt is the favorite to win the 2025 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women's Volleyball championship, according to the AAC Women's Volleyball Coaches' Poll released Thursday.

The poll was voted on by the women's volleyball coaches of the AAC.

Reinhardt received eight of the 14 first-place votes to claim the top spot with 190 voting points. Columbia International is close behind in second with five first-place votes and 183 voting points.

Last season, CIU and Reinhardt finished first and second, respectively, in the regular season, with CIU winning the AAC Tournament championship with a 3-1 battle over Reinhardt in the title match.

Milligan, Johnson, and Union Commonwealth round out the top five, with Union Commonwealth collecting the remaining first-place vote.

The top 10 teams in the regular season advance to the 2025 AAC Women's Volleyball Tournament, which is set for Nov. 13-15 in Kingsport, Tenn.

Here is the entire poll:

AAC Women's Volleyball Preseason Poll
School (First-Place Vote) - Total Voting Points
1. Reinhardt (8) - 190
2. Columbia International (5) - 153
3. Milligan - 152
4. Johnson - 140
5. Union Commonwealth (1) - 124
6. Pikeville - 123
7. Truett McConnell - 122
8. Spartanburg Methodist - 108
9. Montreat - 72
T10. Tennessee Wesleyan - 69
T10. Bryan - 69
12. Bluefield - 55
13. Columbia - 42
14. Brenau - 21