Jordan not concerned about missing first Top 25 poll
New Mexico State University spent all but three weeks amongst the Top 25 volleyball teams in the country last year.
So when NMSU was left out of the CSTV/American Volleyball Coaches Association Preseason Top 25 poll on Tuesday, Aggies coach Mike Jordan was hardly concerned.
"It's certainly not anywhere near the top of my priority list," Jordan said. "I think there are five or six teams that are hands down above the rest and after that, anyone can beat anyone on a given day. We are capable of beating a Top 10 team or losing to a Top 40 team."
For the record, the Aggies are a Top 28 team, receiving 104 votes.
Jordan said voters are not always familiar with what a particular team has coming back, taking into account the impact of players lost. It's true the Aggies lost setter Jackie Choi and front line player Alice Borden from last year's team, but the Aggies have what Jordan called one of his deepest teams in his 10 years.
Also, the Aggies 2007 schedule includes a match against Nebraska (No. 1) or Duke (No. 18), as well as Texas (No. 4), and Western Athletic Conference matches against No. 10 Hawaii. The Aggies also play Louisville, which received 157 votes but fell short of the Top 25.
"We are playing some of the best teams in the country so if we get a win here and there, we will be up there," Jordan said.
Volleyball fans will get their first look at the Aggies in the Crimson versus White scrimmage on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at the Pan American Center.
Jason Groves can be reached at jgroves@lcsun-news.com
posted by Melanie Brooks @ 6:01 PM
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