AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll 11/18/19

            The Wayne State College volleyball team moved up one spot to 12^th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon.  The Wildcats received 639 points in voting conducted by various Division II coaches across the nation.
            Wayne State 2-1 in matches last week to close out the regular season.  The 'Cats won 3-0 at Concordia-St. Paul Tuesday and 3-0 at home over MSU Moorhead Friday followed by a 3-1 home setback Saturday to #4 Northern State.  The Wildcats, 24-6 overall, face #7 St. Cloud State (23-5) Friday at 5 p.m. in the first round of the NSIC Volleyball Tournament at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.  This season, WSC defeated SCSU in Wayne on October 19^th by scores of 25-20, 25-22, 25-19.
 
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week #11 Poll: November 18, 2019
                                                                         2019   Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes)         Points    Record   Rank
1.   Cal State San Bernardino (44)          1148       24-0        1
2.   Nebraska-Kearney (2)                      1105       30-0        2
3.   Washburn                                       1054       26-2        3
4.   Northern State                                  972        24-4        7
5.   Regis                                               876        24-3        8
6.   Western Washington                        855        24-2        4
7.   St. Cloud State                                842        23-5        9
T8. Concordia-St. Paul                           785        22-7        6
T8. Minnesota Duluth                            785        23-5        5
10. Central Missouri                              687        21-8        10
11. Hillsdale                                         673        23-3        11
12. Wayne State (Neb.)                       639        24-6        13
13. Lewis                                             613        26-4        12
14. Angelo State                                  529        25-2        14
15. Winona State                                 486        21-7        16
16. Wheeling                                        449        28-3        15
17. Ferris State                                    359        22-5        18
18. Southwest Minnesota State             339        18-10     17
19. Upper Iowa                                     326        20-8        21
20. Northwest Missouri State                 280        20-8        19
21. Rockhurst                                       247        26-7        20
22. Missouri-St. Louis                           175        27-3        23
23. Michigan Tech                                141        21-6        22
24. Wingate                                         119        28-1        24
25. Cal State Los Angeles                      98         18-7        25

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Azusa Pacific 66; Alaska-Anchorage 59; Augustana (SD) 53; Texas A&M-Commerce 39; UC San Diego 30; Lynn 21; Arkansas-Fort Smith 16; Minnesota State 16; Tarleton State 16; Tampa 12; Colorado School of Mines 10; Simon Fraser University 8; Ashland 6; Central Oklahoma 6; MSU Denver 3;
 
6 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 18 combined points.