The Wayne State College volleyball team slipped four spots to 12th in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon. The 18-4 Wildcats, 9-4 in the NSIC, received 610 points in voting conducted by various Division II coaches across the nation.
Wayne State split NSIC road matches over the weekend, winning 3-0 at Minnesota Crookston followed by a 3-1 setback at Bemidji State. The Wildcats play two matches this week, visiting Augustana Thursday evening at 6 p.m. followed by a Saturday afternoon 1 p.m. home contest vs. Sioux Falls.
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week #8 Poll: October 28, 2019
2019 Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1. Cal State San Bernardino (45) 1149 19-0 1
2. Nebraska-Kearney (1) 1104 22-0 2
3. Minnesota Duluth 1015 19-2 5
4. Washburn 1006 19-2 T3
5. Western Washington 957 19-1 6
6. Concordia-St. Paul 918 17-4 7
7. Northern State 909 18-3 T3
8. Lewis (Ill.) 772 21-3 9
9. Central Missouri 714 16-6 10
10. Regis 654 18-3 12
11. St. Cloud State 638 17-4 13
12. Wayne State (Neb.) 610 18-4 8
13. Hillsdale 530 17-3 16
14. Northwest Missouri State 521 17-5 14
15. Southwest Minnesota State 509 13-8 11
16. Winona State 486 17-4 17
17. Wheeling 359 20-3 19
18. Angelo State 329 19-2 15
19. Rockhurst 286 19-6 20
20. Ferris State 264 17-5 18
21. Michigan Tech 231 18-4 22
22. Upper Iowa 214 15-6 21
23. Texas A&M-Commerce 173 19-4 23
24. Cal State Los Angeles 122 14-5 24
25. Missouri – St. Louis 79 21-3 25
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Azusa Pacific 58; Wingate 57; Minnesota State 43; Ashland 39; Chaminade 31; MSU Denver 31; Tampa 30; Alaska-Anchorage 26; Tarleton State 22; Colorado School of Mines 15; Central Oklahoma 10; Arkansas-Fort Smith 5;
11 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 34 combined points.
