Naperville – In the tightest vote at the top of the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) poll of men’s volleyball coaches in league history, CCIW champion North Central is the pick to retain its title in 2024.
2024 CCIW Men’s Volleyball Coaches Survey
| Team (first place votes) | points |
| 1. North-central country (4) | 23 |
| 2. Carthage (2) | 22 |
| 3. Loras | 18 |
| 4. North Park | 12 |
| 5. Illinois Wesleyan | 9 |
| 6. Augustana | 6 |
The Cardinals received four first-place votes with 23 points, one point ahead of Carthage, which received 22 points in the poll and the remaining two first-place votes. The vote was taken by the league’s coaches late last week.
Last spring, NCC swept the regular season and CCIW tournament titles for the first time en route to advancing to the NCAA tournament game. The Cardinals went 25-4 overall and swept the league table by a score of 10-0, ending Carthage’s run as the CCIW’s only previous champion. The Firebirds also reached the national quarterfinals in 2023 after winning 18 games.
Loras was picked third in Friday’s poll with 18 points. North Park was fourth (12 points), followed by Illinois Wesleyan (nine points) and Augustana (six points).
The 2024 season officially begins next Friday, January 12, with three teams from the league participating for the first time. A 10-game dual conference schedule for each team opens in late February. The top four teams in the final regular season standings will compete in the annual CCIW Championship, with the semifinals taking place on Wednesday, April 10 and the title game on Saturday, April 13.
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The Conference on Colleges of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently serves nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), and Elmhurst. University (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL).