The defending NSIC Regular Season Champions of Wayne State College were picked by the league coaches in the NSIC Preseason Volleyball Poll. The Wildcats are coming off a 2023 season where they finished 31-3 overall and 18-0 in NSIC play, and advanced to the NCAA National Quarterfinals. WSC received 12 first place votes to tally 194 points.
The defending NSIC Tournament champions of Concordia-St. Paul were picked second with 178 points and had one first place votes. St. Cloud State was third with 177 points and the other two first place votes. .
The 2024 NSIC Volleyball season will begin with non-conference matches on Thursday, September 5 while the NSIC schedule begins September 19-21. The NSIC regular season champion will be determined by the 18-game conference schedule. The 2024 NSIC Volleyball Tournament shall be an eight-team tournament with the quarterfinals hosted at the top four seeds on Tuesday, November 19 and the semifinals/championship matches hosted at the highest remaining seed. The semifinals/championship matches will take place on two consecutive days between Friday and Sunday, November 22-24 with the dates of competition determined by the host institution.