I looked up a couple teams to see how many players are returning for a COVID year. Wisconsin has 5 coming back - all in their starting rotation.
Kentucky doesn’t appear to have anyone coming back. They will need to replace some key components. Their setter was national POY. Their Libero was really good in the NCAAs. They lose a MB and an OH from their starting rotation. Having them in the first weekend is brilliant. Real shot at knocking them off.
I don’t think MI has anyone taking the extra year. We have Swink coming back. I’ve seen a lot of grad transfers from this past year going one more year. It takes two years for most grad programs, so why not play too. I see Brooke Westbeld is doing that at Indiana.
Usually the preseason poll honors the national champs as #1, but not always. I would guess Wisconsin will be the preseason #1 in the fall because they bring everyone back. I don’t think we’ve ever played a #1 ranked team...so probably another first. Student bus trip to Madison? UD hasn’t had one of those in a long time.
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