AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll Release 9/16/19

            The Wayne State College volleyball team moved up three spots to 19^th in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon, collecting 265 points in voting conducted by various coaches from across the country.
            The 8-0 Wildcats won all four matches last weekend in sweeps at the Shark II Invitational in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, topping Belmont Abbey College, Grand Valley State, Florida Tech and Southern New Hampshire.  WSC opens Northern Sun Conference play on the road this weekend visiting MSU Moorhead Friday at 6 p.m. and #8 Northern State Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week #2 Poll: September 16, 2019
                                                                         2019   Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes)         Points    Record   Rank
1.   Cal State San Bernardino (35)          1137       7-0         2
2.   Western Washington (6)                  1092       8-0         3
3.   Washburn (3)                                 1062       8-0         4
4.   Minnesota Duluth (1)                        955        7-1         5
5.   Lewis (Ill.)                                       891        7-1         5
T6. Concordia-St. Paul                          870        6-2         10
T6. Nebraska-Kearney                           870        8-0         8
8.   Northern State                                780        7-1         7
9.   Southwest Minnesota State             744        6-2         15
10. Ferris State                                    640        6-2         11
11. Tarleton State                                 614        5-3         9
12. Central Missouri                              538        5-3         12
13. Tampa                                            507        4-4         1
14. Hillsdale                                         491        7-1         19
15. Northwest Missouri State                 409        7-1         18
16. Barry (Fla.)                                     379        5-3         13
17. Rockhurst                                       361        5-3         17
18. Regis (Colo.)                                   301        6-2         NR
19. Wayne State (Neb.)                       265        8-0         22
20. Texas A&M – Commerce                  222        5-3         20
21. Wheeling                                        210        5-3         14
22. St. Cloud State                                197        8-0         NR
23. Palm Beach Atlantic                         180        5-3         16
24. Sioux Falls                                      165        8-0         NR
25. Upper Iowa                                      142        8-0         NR

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Colorado School of Mines 111; St. Cloud State University 95; Winona State 76; Michigan Tech 75; West Florida 71; Central Washington 62; Cal State L. A. 53; Angelo State 39; Central Oklahoma 37; Chaminade 29; Metro State 24; Azusa Pacific 19; Cal Poly Pomona 17; Missouri-St Louis 15; Ashland 13; Augustana (SD) 4; Saint Leo 4; Indianapolis 3;
 
8 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 34 combined points.