New Haven is favored to three-peat as Northeast-10 Conference regular season champions as voted upon by the conference's head coaches.

The Chargers received 14 first-place votes and a total of 224 points in this year's preseason coaches' poll.

New Haven (25-6, 15-0 NE-10) won its second straight Northeast-10 regular season title last year after finishing 15-0 in conference play.

In 2008, the Chargers first year in the conference, they finished 14-0 to claim the teams first-ever title.

Adelphi University (27-10, 14-1 NE-10) received one first-place vote and had 202 points and is predicted to finish second this year just ahead of Bentley (18-13, 11-4 NE-10). The Falcons received the final first-place vote and 192 points.

Southern Connecticut (26-10, 9-6 NE-10) with 119 points was selected ninth.


2010 Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll

1. New Haven (14) - 224

2. Adelphi (1) - 202

3. Bentley (1) - 192

4. UMass Lowell - 180

5. American Int'l - 154

6. Pace - 148

7. Merrimack - 142

8. Le Moyne - 126

9. So. Connecticut - 119

10. Stonehill - 117

11. Saint Rose - 91

12. Franklin Pierce - 66

13. So. New Hampshire - 63

14. Saint Michael's - 44

15. Assumption - 30

16. Saint Anselm - 22() First Place Votes