Wayne State is ranked third in the latest AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon. The Wildcats received 18 first-place votes and 1,090 points in voting conducted by various coaches from across the nation.
The Wildcats are 24-1 and tied for first in the NSIC with a 14-1 league mark after beating Sioux Falls 3-1 last Thursday followed by a 3-2 loss at #5 Southwest Minnesota State. Wayne State will play three home matches this week, starting Tuesday evening with the Black Out/Pack the House Night match vs. Augustana at 6 p.m. The 'Cats also host Winona State Friday at 6 p.m. and Upper Iowa Saturday at 3 p.m.
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week 9 Poll: October 24, 2022
2022 Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1 MSU Denver [26] 1146 21-1 2
2 Concordia-St. Paul [3] 1108 21-2 3
3 Wayne State (Neb.) [18] 1090 24-1 1
4 Minnesota Duluth 1023 21-2 4
5 Southwest Minnesota State 944 20-3 5
6 Tampa 885 19-2 8
7 St Cloud State 852 19-4 7
8 Nebraska-Kearney 806 23-3 6
9 Alaska Anchorage 785 22-2 9
10 Western Washington 717 15-5 10
11 West Texas A&M 707 20-4 11
12 NW Missouri State 625 19-5 13
13 West Florida 568 21-5 14
14-T Cal State San Bernardino 521 17-4 15
14-T Washburn 521 19-5 12
16 Barry 468 20-2 16
17 Regis 360 16-6 18
18 Central Oklahoma 333 22-4 19
19 Colorado Mesa 309 17-4 20
20 Wingate 281 24-1 21
21 Colorado School of Mines 266 17-5 22
22 Cal Poly Pomona 240 17-4 17
23 Cal State L.A. 171 17-5 24
24 Quincy 140 21-1 25
25 Lewis 86 17-7 23
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Central Missouri 77; Harding 63; Chaminade 27; Ashland 19; Eckerd 18; Lynn 18; Dallas Baptist 17; Clarion 10; Colorado State-Pueblo 9; American International 7; Ferris State 7; Hillsdale 5.
8 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 52 combined points
