For the third straight year the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa BeachBows are ranked in the top 10 entering the season. The UH Mānoa Rainbow Wahine were selected ninth in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) collegiate beach volleyball preseason poll.
The Rainbow Wahine, who made their second straight NCAA Tournament last year, finished 27-9 overall and ranked No. 10 in the final 2023 AVCA poll. Third-year head coach Evan Silberstein returns 16 players from last year’s team, with two-time All-American Kaylee Glagau. Four newcomers join the team, while two-time all-Big West player Pani Napoleon rejoins the fold.
USC received all but one of the 22 first-place votes. National runner-up UCLA received the only other first place vote.
The BeachBows open the season with the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic, February 22–24, at Queen’s Beach.
