Defending Summit League champion Denver has been selected as the favorite to win the 2015 volleyball crown in a vote of the league’s head coaches
. The Pioneers collected seven first-place votes and 63 total points in the poll. This marks the second straight season that Denver has been voted The Summit League’s preseason number one.
IUPUI finished second in the poll gathering 57 points along with two first-place votes. The Jaguars fell in the league’s championship match to the Pioneers a season ago.
South Dakota is picked fifth and South Dakota State is eighth in the poll.
| 2015 Summit League Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll | |||
| Rank | School | Points (1st) | 2014 Record (SL) |
| 1. | Denver | 63 (7) | 27-7 (13-3) |
| 2. | IUPUI | 57 (2) | 20-13 (13-3) |
| 3. | North Dakota State | 47 | 15-17 (8-8) |
| 4. | Oral Roberts | 42 | 15-15 (9-7) |
| 5. | South Dakota | 36 | 19-12 (12-4) |
| 6. | Omaha | 28 | 14-19 (6-10) |
| IPFW | 28 | 13-20 (7-9) | |
| 8. | South Dakota State | 12 | 6-27 (0-16) |
| 9. | Western Illinois | 11 | 6-23 (4-12) |