For the fifth straight season and 15
th time in the last 18 years, the Wayne State College volleyball team ends their season ranked in the Top 25 as the Wildcats were listed 19
th in the final 2024 AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released late Tuesday afternoon.
Wayne State received 346 points in voting conducted by various Division II coaches from across the country. The Wildcats ended the 2024 season with a 23-7 overall record and third place in the NSIC with a 14-4 league mark. It was the sixth straight year and 19
th time in the last 20 seasons WSC volleyball posted a 20-win season.
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Final Poll: December 17, 2024
2024 Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1 Lynn (Fla.) (44) 1168 33-3 14
2 San Francisco State 1102 26-7 21
3 Ferris State (2) 1041 34-1 1
4 Angelo State 1009 32-3 7
5 St. Cloud State (1) 948 29-3 2
6 Central Oklahoma 935 33-3 6
7 MSU Denver 836 29-3 3
8 Chaminade 793 28-5 4
9 Cal Poly Pomona 710 25-4 10
10 West Texas A&M 691 28-5 8
11 Nebraska-Kearney 666 25-4 5
12 Tampa 649 26-5 13
13 Concordia-St. Paul 626 24-7 9
14 Point Loma 503 26-2 12
15 Grand Valley State 434 28-4 11
16 Southwest Minnesota State 411 23-6 15
17 Wingate 388 31-3 20
18 Bentley 379 26-7 NR
19 Wayne State (Neb.) 346 23-7 16
20 Barry 332 24-5 18
21 Gannon 272 26-8 NR
22 Northern State 198 21-7 17
23 Colorado Mesa 169 23-6 19
24 Washburn 136 21-8 NR
25 Findlay 91 24-9 NR
25 West Florida 91 27-6 22
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Quincy 68; Missouri Western 49; Dallas Baptist 45; Cal State L.A. 35; Central Washington 31; Stanislaus State 29; Missouri-St Louis 24; Lewis 19; Hillsdale 15; Rockhurst 13; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (FL) 10; Simon Fraser 2
6 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 18 combined points