enters the 2026 volleyball season as the FrontierConference favorite. First place is worth 11 points,second place is worth 10 points, third place is worth nine points, and so on to the lastplace with one point. Those teams enter the season with anopportunity to outperform their preseason positions, particularly in head-to-headmatches against opponents clustered near them in the poll. The 22-match Frontier Conference volleyball schedule starts on the first week ofSeptember. Thesecond berth will be awarded to the Frontier Conference Tournament Champion.