CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the results of the Spring 2021 Volleyball preseason poll, with Transylvania University slated to repeat as league champions.
The Pioneers racked up 95 points in the poll to claim the first-place slot. Hanover College was voted to finish second with 81 points, while Earlham College was picked to finish third, with 75 votes. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (57) and Bluffton University (51) rounded out the top half of the poll in fourth and fifth respectively.
Listed below is the Spring 2021 HCAC Volleyball Preseason Poll and the 2021 HCAC Players to Watch. For more information on HCAC Volleyball, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the Internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.
Spring 2021 HCAC Volleyball Preseason Poll
| 1. | Transylvania University | 95 |
| 2. | Hanover College | 81 |
| 3. | Earlham College | 75 |
| 4. | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 57 |
| 5. | Bluffton University | 51 |
| 6. | Mount St. Joseph University | 48 |
| 7. | Defiance College | 43 |
| 8. | Franklin College | 36 |
| 9. | Anderson University | 18 |
| 10. | Manchester University | 16 |
2021 HCAC Players to Watch - Bluffton:
| Name | Class | Hometown | Position |
| Remi Bower | SR | Deshler, Ohio | Outside Hitter |
| Brooke Kleman | JR | Ottawa, Ohio | Libero |
| Kaylie Campbell | SO | Camden, Ohio | Middle Hitter |
| Alysha Like | FR | McComb, Ohio | Middle Hitter |