WINTHROP, Mass. – On Thursday the GNAC released their pre-season Men's Volleyball poll, with Lasell ranking second, behind only Wentworth.

The Leopards secured 62 points, including six first place votes, in this year's voting which was conducted by the league's eight men's volleyball head coaches last week.

Ranking second in this year's poll is Lasell, the GNAC Tournament runner-up for the past two seasons. The Lasers, which were the only team to deal the Wentworth a conference loss in 2023, earned 58 points and the last two remaining first place votes. Lasell is also ranked in the national poll sitting at a tie for 16th and is hoping to make that last leap back to the top of the conference.

Rivier and Emmanuel earned 48 and 39 points, respectively, to rank third and fourth in this year's voting. Regis (29 points), Emerson (27), Elms (17), and Dean (8) made up the bottom half of the poll.

Regis is the first GNAC school in action this year as it opens the season on Thursday, Jan. 11 with a non-conference matchup. The remaining conference teams get underway the following week, including the first conference match of the season. Teams will complete a 14-game conference season with two matchups against every league opponent.

The top six teams at the end of the regular season earn berths into the 2024 GNAC Men's Volleyball Championship Tournament. The postseason starts with a Quarterfinal Round featuring the bottom four tournament seeds on Tuesday, April 9 with those winners advancing to the GNAC Semifinals on Thursday, April 11. The winners of those matches will earn the right to compete for the 2024 GNAC Championship Saturday, April 13. The winner of the championship game will be named 2024 GNAC Men's Volleyball Champion and earn the league's automatic qualifier into the 2024 NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship.

2024 GNAC Men's Volleyball Preseason Poll