Following a pair of Top 20 NSIC road wins over the weekend, the Wayne State College volleyball team moved up four spots to 11^th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon.  The 15-2 Wildcats, 6-2 in the NSIC, received 630 points in voting conducted by various Division II coaches across the nation.
            WSC won at then #19 Winona State (3-1) and then #18 Upper Iowa 3-2 over the weekend.  The Wildcats host three more Top 20 teams in Rice Auditorium this week, starting Tuesday night with a 6 p.m. match vs. #12 Southwest Minnesota State.  WSC also entertains #7 Minnesota Duluth Friday at 6 p.m. and #8 St. Cloud State Saturday in a 4 p.m. contest.
 
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week #6 Poll: October 14, 2019
                                                                         2019   Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes)         Points    Record   Rank
1.   Cal State San Bernardino (44)           1148       16-0        1
2.   Western Washington (3)                   1091       16-0        2
3.   Nebraska-Kearney                           1062       16-0        3
4.   Washburn                                        981        15-1        5
5.   Concordia-St. Paul                            932        13-3        7
6.   Northern State                                  922        14-2        8
7.   Minnesota Duluth                              903        14-2        4
8.   St. Cloud State                                 742        14-2        11
9.   Central Missouri                                651        12-5        13
10. Lewis (Ill.)                                         639        16-3        6
11. Wayne State (Neb.)                         630        15-2        15
12. Southwest Minnesota State               581        11-5        9
13. Ferris State                                      564        14-3        14
14. Northwest Missouri State                   539        13-3        10
15. Regis (Colo.)                                     488        14-3        16
16. Hillsdale                                           448        14-2        17
17. Rockhurst                                         415        16-4        12
18. Angelo State                                     373        17-1        21
19. Upper Iowa                                        342        12-4        18
20. Winona State                                    321        13-3        19
21. Wheeling                                           292        16-3        20
22. Wingate                                            181        18-0        23
23. Tarleton State                                    111        11-6        22
24. Michigan Tech                                   101        13-4        NR
25. Texas A&M-Commerce                        81         13-4        NR

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Cal State L. A. 53; Azusa Pacific 50; Chaminade 41; Barry 32; Sioux Falls 30; Central Washington 18; Colorado School of Mines 16; Central Oklahoma 14; Minnesota State 14; Indianapolis 13; Missouri-St Louis 13; MSU Denver 13; Tampa 12; Alaska-Anchorage 7; West Florida 7; South Carolina-Aiken 5;
 
11 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 70 combined points.