BISMARCK -- Defending WDA, West Region and Class A Tournament champion Century again is a unanimous pick to capture the WDA regular season volleyball title. The Patriots received 10 of 11 first place votes to go along with 100 total points in preseason voting. Coaches cannot vote for their own team, so the only other first place vote went to Bismarck High which is second in the poll with 87 points. Jamestown is third with 78 points followed in fourth by Legacy with 74 points. 

Mandan is fifth; St. Mary's, sixth; Minot, seventh; Dickinson, eighth; Williston, ninth; Watford City, 10th; and TMCHS Belcourt is 11th.

Teams received 10 points for a first place vote; nine for a second place vote; eight for third place; seven for fourth place; sixth for fifth place; five for sixth place; four for seventh place; three for eighth place; two for ninth and one for 10th place. As mentioned above, coaches did not include their team in voting. The annual poll was conducted by Matt Mullally, WDA executive secretary.

Season notes

This marks the 40th season of WDA/West Region play. The season begins for a majority of teams on Friday, Aug. 26 with the Bismarck Pubilc Schools East-West Crossover.

The WDA conference schedule opens for several teams on Tuesday, Aug. 30. As in the past several years, teams will not play a double round robin schedule. Each team will  have two matches which will be double counters in the schedule. The West Region Tournament will be held in Dickinson, 10-12. The Class A Tournament is hosted by Bismarck, Nov. 17-19

2022 WDA Preseason Coaches Volleyball Poll

Century again a unanimous pick in WDA preseason volleyball poll

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First place votes are in parenthesis