SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Evangel Valor Volleyball team was picked to finish fourth in the 2026 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Coaches Poll released on Friday morning.

Evangel earned 136 points in the poll voting, ahead of all teams in the conference except for McPherson (167, 11), Oklahoma Wesleyan (156, 3), and Bethel (140) who finished top three, respectively. The full results of the poll are posted below.

Evangel kicks off the 2026 season next Friday in Oklahoma at the OKC Invite against LSU-Shreveport. The Valor open conference play at home against the Southwestern College Moundbuilders, on September 12th, who were picked to finish tied for 11th in the conference in the preseason coaches poll.

1: McPherson (167,11)

2: Oklahoma Wesleyan (156, 3)

3: Bethel (140)

4: Evangel (136)

5: Saint Mary (114)

6: Kansas Wesleyan (107)

7: Ottawa (104)

8: Sterling (81)

9: Tabor (72)

10: Friends (66)

11: Southwestern (43)

12: York (41)

13: Bethany (30)

14: Avila (17)

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