The Wayne State College volleyball team is ranked sixth in the final AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon.  It's the highest-ever national ranking to end the season for the Wildcats, who were ninth in the 2010 season and 10^th in 2011.  Wayne State is nationally ranked at the end of the season for a seventh consecutive year and the Wildcats extend their streak of consecutive national rankings to 74 dating back to September 28, 2009.
            Wayne State finished the 2014 season with a 27-7 record, placing third in the NSIC with a 16-4 league mark.  The Wildcats advanced to the NCAA Division II national tournament for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons, defeating Central Missouri in the first round of the NCAA Central Regional before falling to Minnesota Duluth in the semi-finals.  WSC returns all six starters for next season. 
           
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – 2014 Final Poll: December 8, 2014
                                                                                2014  Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes)         Points    Record   Rank
1.  Tampa (48)                                     1200       34-1        1
2.  Southwest Minnesota State             1146       26-10     T4
3.  Minnesota Duluth                           1092       33-2        2
4.  Concordia-St. Paul                         1002       27-6        3
5.  Nebraska-Kearney                           920       27-4        T4                          
6.  Wayne State (Neb.)                        879       27-7        6
7.  Grand Valley State                           846       28-6        18
8.  Colorado Mesa                                 820       29-4        7
9.  Wheeling Jesuit                                757       38-4        11
10. Colorado School of Mines                 695       25-4        8
11. BYU-Hawaii                                     651       22-6        9
12. Wingate                                          621       34-3        12
13. Arkansas-Fort Smith                        571       29-5        NR
14. Sonoma State                                 544       23-7        NR
15. Palm Beach Atlantic                        516       30-4        19
16. Northwest Nazarene                         490       24-3        10
17. Florida Southern                               448       25-6        13
18. Washburn                                        373       24-7        14
19. Ferris State                                      342       24-6        17
20. Central Missouri                                311       22-9        16
21. Dixie State – Utah                             239       22-9        NR
22. Western Washington                         203       21-7        15
23. Cal State San Bernardino                   179       21-7        22
24. Armstrong State                                155       30-3        21
24. West Texas A&M                              155       32-5        24
 
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Rockhurst 88; Truman 84; Metro State 71; New Haven 56; Alaska-Anchorage 48; California (PA) 26; Bridgeport 22; Tarleton State 21; Central Oklahoma 9; Regis 8; Point Loma 6.
 
7 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 23 combined points.