AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll 10/31/22

            Thanks to three home wins last week, the Wayne State College volleyball team moved up one spot to second in this week's AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon.  The Wildcats collected 15 first-place votes and 1,139 points in voting from coaches across the country.
            Wayne State is 27-1 overall and first place in the NSIC with a 17-1 league mark following home sweeps last week over Augustana and Winona State and a 3-2 home win Saturday vs. Upper Iowa.  The 'Cats close out the regular season on the road this weekend at Minnesota State Friday (6 p.m.) and at #3 Concordia-St. Paul Saturday in a 2 p.m. match.
  
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week 10 Poll: October 31, 2022
                                                                         2022   Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes)         Points    Record   Rank
1          MSU Denver [31]                       1155     23-1      1
2          Wayne State (Neb.) [15]           1139     27-1      3
3          Concordia - St. Paul                  1044     23-3      2
4          Tampa                                     986       22-2      6
5          Minnesota Duluth                      923       23-3      4
6          Alaska Anchorage [1]                 879       23-2      9
7          Southwest Minnesota State        855       21-5      5
8          St. Cloud State                          786       21-5      7
9          Western Washington                 771       17-5      10
10        NW Missouri State                     741       21-5      12
11        West Texas A&M                      716       22-4      11
12        Nebraska-Kearney                    664       24-4      8
13        West Florida                             598       24-5      13
14        Regis                                        502       18-6      17
15        Colorado Mesa                         451       19-4      19
16        Cal State San Bernardino          437       18-5      14
17        Washburn                                 418       20-6      14
18        Barry                                        370       22-3      16
19        Cal State L.A.                            315       19-5      23
20        Quincy                                     257       23-1      24
21        Central Oklahoma                     231       23-5      18
22        Colorado School of Mines          217       18-6      21
23        Cal Poly Pomona                      138       18-5      22
24        Central Missouri                        126       18-8      NR
25        Lewis                                        109       19-7      25

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots:  Wingate 99; Harding 83; Chaminade 60; Ashland 35; Sioux Falls 31; Lynn 30; Central Washington 19; Clarion 17; Sonoma State 13; American International 11; Ferris State 11; Eckerd 9; Point Loma 7; Hillsdale 6
6 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 16 combined points