The Wayne State College volleyball team slipped five spots to 17th in the AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll released Monday afternoon. The Wildcats went 2-2 over the weekend at the Steel and Silver Volleyball Classic in Pueblo and Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Wayne State received a total of 359 points in voting conducted by various Division II coaches across the country. It's the 105th consecutive national ranking for the WSC volleyball program dating back to September 28, 2009.
Wayne State begins Northern Sun Conference play this week, hosting Sioux Falls Thursday at 6 p.m. followed by a Saturday road contest at #1 Southwest Minnesota State Saturday at 2 p.m.
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week #2 Poll: September 11, 2017
2017 Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1. Southwest Minnesota State (44) 1172 8-0 2
2. Concordia-St. Paul (4) 1156 7-1 1
3. Lewis (Ill.) 1085 7-1 3
4. Palm Beach Atlantic 1045 5-0 4
5. Angelo State 980 8-1 6
6. Nebraska-Kearney 961 8-2 5
7. Minnesota Duluth 884 7-1 7
8. Ferris State 852 6-1 8
9. Augustana (SD) 757 8-1 9
10. Western Washington 718 6-2 10
11. Winona State 665 6-2 13
12. California Baptist 582 7-0 24
13. Central Oklahoma 494 7-1 19
14. Tarleton State 475 5-3 17
15. Central Missouri 457 6-2 16
16. Cal State San Bernardino 437 4-4 11
17. Wayne State (Neb.) 359 5-3 12
18. Alaska-Anchorage 347 4-4 14
19. Concordia (Calif.) 331 4-3 15
20. Colorado School of Mines 306 6-2 22
21. Regis (Colo.) 279 7-1 NR
22. Saint Leo (Fla.) 262 4-0 21
23. Washburn 211 6-2 18
24. Northern State (SD) 190 7-1 23
25. Rockhurst 128 6-2 25
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: NW Nazarene 115; Arkansas Tech University 40; Upper Iowa 35; Central Washington 34; Wheeling Jesuit 31; Azusa Pacific 30; UC San Diego 28; Findlay 23; Tampa 22; Wingate 17; Ashland 14; West Florida 10; Metro State 8;
13 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 60 combined points.
