Following a 2-2 weekend at the Colorado Premier Challenge, the Wayne State volleyball team is ranked eighth in the latest AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released late Monday afternoon. The Wildcats received one first-place votes and collected 810 points in voting from various Division II coaches across the country.
Wayne State is 6-2 on the season after posting wins in Denver over the weekend vs. Wheeling (W.Va.) and #24 Regis while falling to #13 Chaminade and Dallas Baptist. The Wildcats open Northern Sun Conference play on the road this weekend visiting MSU Moorhead Friday night at 6 p.m. and #24 Northern State Saturday in a 3 p.m. contest.
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week 2 Poll: September 16, 2024
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Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1 Tampa (42) 1156 6-0 1
2 MSU Denver (2) 1055 7-1 3
3 West Texas A&M (2) 952 6-2 9
4 Nebraska-Kearney 941 9-0 6
5 Southwest Minnesota State 917 8-0 7
6 Missouri-St. Louis 910 7-1 4
7 Chaminade 855 7-3 13
8 Wayne State (Neb.) (1) 810 6-2 2
9 Ferris State 776 7-0 12
10 Concordia-St. Paul 768 5-3 5
11 Minnesota Duluth 688 7-0 14
12 St. Cloud State 676 5-2 7
13 Cal Poly Pomona 655 6-1 10
14 Cal State Los Angeles 631 5-2 11
15 Central Oklahoma 551 9-0 18
16 Grand Valley State 441 8-0 19
17 Colorado Mesa 371 6-2 15
18 Lynn 320 7-0 22
19 Cal State San Bernardino 253 4-3 16
20 Dallas Baptist 238 6-2 NR
21 Angelo State 192 8-1 NR
22 Augusta 172 6-0 25
23 Central Missouri 127 3-4 17
24 Northern State 107 8-0 NR
25 Point Loma 100 6-0 NR
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Quincy 89; Lewis 79; Barry 74; Michigan Tech 59; Washburn 51; Nova Southeastern 44; West Florida 44; Regis 41; Wingate 35; Hillsdale 24; Minnesota State 13; San Francisco State University 13; Simon Fraser University 6; Missouri Western 3.
10 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 38 combined points
