NEW YORK | The Skyline Conference women's volleyball head coaches have cast their ballots in the 2022 preseason coaches poll, and Manhattanville has been selected as the conference favorite entering the fall campaign.

The Valiants, which entered last fall’s postseason seeded second to eventual champion U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, edges the reigning champs in the preseason poll. USMMA is No. 2 in the rankings. Manhattanville lost to USMMA and 2021 Most Outstanding Player Paige Smith in the final, but welcomes back stars Alejandra Figueroa and Vianca Vital in their pursuit of a return to the championship. The Mariners also return Smith and a strong unit for 2022. Both teams went 10-1 in conference play last season.
 
Farmingdale State rounds out the top three after also going 10-1 last fall and reaching the playoffs. Mount Saint Vincent, Mount Saint Mary and Sarah Lawrence complete the projected playoff picture.

The six-team 2022 Skyline Conference Women's Volleyball Championship will take place at home sites, beginning with first-round play on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Semifinal action gets underway on Wednesday, Nov. 2, with the championship to be contested on Saturday, Nov. 5. The winner of the Skyline title earns automatic qualification to the 2022 NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship.

2022 Skyline Conference Women's Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll

Rank, Team 
1. Manhattanville
2. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 
3. Farmingdale State
4. Mount Saint Vincent 
5. Mount Saint Mary  
6. Sarah Lawrence 
7. St. Joseph's-Long Island
8. Maritime  
9. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
10. Old Westbury
11. Purchase
12. Yeshiva