The Wayne State College volleyball team is ranked fourth in the final AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released late Monday afternoon.  The Wildcats received 1,043 points in voting conducted by 47 Division II coaches from across the nation.  It's the 14^th time in the last 17 years WSC had ended the season ranked in the Top 25 and it's the second straight season Wayne State ended the year ranked fourth in the nation.
            Wayne State ended the 2023 season with a 31-3 record, winning a second straight NSIC regular season title with a perfect 18-0 league record.  The Wildcats captured a second NCAA Central Region title and advanced to the Elite 8 in Pittsburgh, Pa. falling to eventual national champion Cal State Los Angeles 3-2 in the national quarterfinals.    
  
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Final Poll: December 11, 2023
                                                                        2023   Previous
Rank       School                                Points    Record   Rank
1          Cal State Los Angeles               1151     24-10    NR
2          West Texas A&M                      1103     33-4       5
3          Tampa                                      1051     32-2       1
4          Wayne State (Neb.)                  1043     31-3       3
5          Missouri-St. Louis                      993      34-2       4
6          Concordia-St. Paul                    897      30-3       2
7          MSU Denver                             801      25-7       8
8          Cal State San Bernardino           753      26-5      10
9          St. Cloud State                          709      22-9      6
10        Nebraska-Kearney                     682      29-6      13
11        Southwest Minnesota State        644      23-7      7
12        Regis                                        585      23-7      9
13        Chaminade                                560      30-4      14
14        Central Missouri                        550      25-8      16
15        Lewis                                        490      26-7      11
16        Colorado Mesa                          439      24-5      12
17        Minnesota Duluth                      409      18-11    15
18        Ferris State                               343      27-8      21
19        Seattle Pacific                           265      22-5      19
20        West Florida                             230      25-8      17
21        Central Oklahoma                     214      26-5      18
22        Central Washington                   197      20-7      20
23        Cal Poly Pomona                      170      22-8      22
24        Clarion                                      147      28-7      NR
25        Grand Valley State                    136      27-5      24
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Anderson (S.C.) 119; Lynn 114; Bentley 98; Quincy 60; Angelo State 48; Dallas Baptist 41; Rockhurst 36; Gannon 27; Augusta University 25; Nova Southeastern 21; Spring Hill 21; Point Loma 20; Wingate 20; Daemen 4; San Francisco State 3
 
13 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 56 combined points.