Concordia University, St. Paul was picked by the league coaches in the NSIC Preseason Volleyball Poll. The Golden Bears are coming off a 2022 season where they finished 31-6 and advanced to the NCAA National Championship match. CSP received eight first place votes to tally 190 points.
The defending NSIC regular season champions of Wayne State were picked second with 189 points and had the other seven first place votes. Minnesota Duluth was third with 165 points while defending tournament champions of St. Cloud State were fourth with 154 points.
The 2023 NSIC Volleyball season will begin with non-conference matches on Thursday, August 31 while the NSIC schedule begins September 14-16. The NSIC regular season champion will be determined by the 18-game conference schedule. The 2023 NSIC Volleyball Tournament shall be an eight-team tournament with the quarterfinals hosted at the top four seeds on Tuesday, November 14 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 17-19 with the dates of competition determined by the host institution.
