The American Volleyball Coaches Association released its 2016 preseason poll?on?Wednesday. Here are some of the noteworthy names and numbers.1: That would be Nebraska. Loaded Nebraska. The defending national champions received the top ranking in the AVCA poll for the fifth time in their history (2001, 2005, 2006, 2007). The Cornhuskers return five starters: first-team All-American Kadie Rolfzen, second-team All-American Amber Rolfzen, third-team All-American and reigning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Justine Wong-Orantes, All-American honorable mention setter Kelly Hunter and defensive specialist Kenzie Maloney. Also back is Mikaela Foecke, the most outstanding player at the NCAA championships, who came off the bench for all but three games.2: Runner-up a year ago, Texas starts the season exactly where it ended last season: right behind Nebraska. The Longhorns have four players on the Big 12s preseason all-conference team, the most of any team. Count them: Chiaka Ogbogu, Ebony Nwanebu, Chloe Collins and Paulina Prieto Cerame. Nwanebu returns from a medical redshirt after sitting out all but one game in 2015 because of a back injury. The 6-foot-4 junior who spent her first two seasons at USC was a national team player in 2014. The Longhorns also boast the preseason freshman of the year, Orie Agbaji.5: Kansas, a surprise team in the national semifinals a year ago, wont be sneaking up on anyone this season and starts in the No. 5 spot. Youll be getting a lot of No. 8 from the Jayhawks, in the form of the jersey number worn by junior Kelsie Payne, who is the first Jayhawk to be named the preseason Big 12 player of the year.7:?The number of Big Ten teams ranked in the preseason poll. Nebraska is followed by Minnesota (3), Wisconsin (4), Penn State (9), Illinois (14), Ohio State (15) and Purdue (20).T7: Washington, which lost seven seniors to graduation, is tied with USC for seventh. The Huskies and Trojans are the top-ranked teams in the Pac-12. Stanford is No. 11, and UCLA is No. 12.12: The number of times the preseason No. 1 has finished as the NCAA champion. Penn State (1999, 2008-10), UCLA (1990-91), Stanford (1994, 1997), Nebraska (2006) USC (2013), Pacific (1986) and Hawaii (1983) all finished where they started.17:?Thanks to Florida State, the best rank for an ACC school. Oddly, North Carolina, ranked 19th, was picked to win the ACC title by the conference coaches.18: Nebraskas other team, Creighton, begins at No. 18, the best starting position in school history. The Bluejays advanced to the Sweet 16 last season and were previously ranked as high as 19.21: Loyola Marymount, which advanced to the Sweet 16 after upsetting Stanford on its home floor a year ago, starts with a No. 21 ranking.27: Of August, that is. Circle the date. Thats when this years top two teams, Nebraska and Texas, also last years NCAA finalists, square off in the VERT Challenge in Eugene, Oregon.34: The number of wins last season by No. 22 Western Kentucky, picked to win its third Conference USA championship in 2016. The Hilltoppers 153 victories the past five seasons are second only to Penn States win total.60: The number of first-place votes received by Nebraska. No. 2 Texas received three votes for the top spot, and No. 11 Stanford got one.1,189: Number of wins Penn States Russ Rose brings into the 2016 season. Thats the most by anyone ever.1,818: Average attendance for No. 15 Ohio State, which hosts the 2016 final four.8,291: Although the road trip to play sixth-ranked Hawaii is often the longest haul of the season for teams, consider how far Rainbow Wahine coach Dave Shoji is from his team this preseason. Shoji left Wednesday for Rio de Janeiro, which is 8,291 miles from Honolulu, to watch his sons, Erik and Kawika, compete for the United States in the Olympics. Air Force 1 Mid Just Do It . Louis Cardinals. Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness. Air Force 1 Alte Nere . Los Angeles star goalie survived those perilous gymnastics with no problem, and he eventually backstopped the Kings to a skid-snapping win. Quick stopped 27 shots in his return from a 24-game injury absence, Jeff Carter scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:55 to play, and the Kings snapped their five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. http://www.airforce1outletitalia.it/scontate-air-force-1-mid-nere.html . LOUIS -- Attorneys for the St. Air Force 1 Sp Outlet .S. hockey team after paying his dues as an NHL general manager for more than three decades and giving up a lot of his free time to help USA Hockey. Air Force 1 Low Outlet Italia . For the Wild it was their first win of the season and they now have a record of 1-1-2 while the Jets fall to 2-2. Jets start a six game home stand Friday with another divisional game, home to the Dallas Stars.TORONTO - Five-time world hockey champion France St-Louis has joined the Canadian team staff for the 2014 Sochi Olympics. St-Louis was named an assistant chef de mission for the Games, joining chef de mission Steve Podborski and assistant chef Jean-Luc Brassard. "What an extraordinary occasion this is for me, an opportunity to be part of the Olympic Movement — something that I have believed in for many years," St-Louis said. "It is going to be an honour to work alongside two incredible individuals like Steve and Jean-Luc. I know how important it is for our athletes to be prepared both physically and mentally in order too achieve their desired objectives and this is exactly what I aim to deliver.dddddddddddd” St. Louis was a member of the womens hockey team that won silver at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, and was captain of the team from 1992 to 94. She was also a competitive lacrosse player. "If we want to become the best Olympic nation in the world, we need to gather the best-qualified Canadians to help lead our athletes and coaches," said Canadian Olympic Committee president Marcel Aubut. St-Louis has been teaching physical education at the Cegep du Vieux-Montreal, a post-secondary school that supports excellence in sports. ' ' '