Wayne State moved up one spot to second in this week's AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon. The 26-3 Wildcats received 1,072 points in voting conducted by 47 various Division II coaches from across the country.
Wayne State went closed the regular season with home wins over the weekend, beating Jamestown 3-0 and Northern State 3-1 Saturday to capture a third NSIC regular season title in the last four years with a 19-1 league mark. The 'Cats open NSIC Volleyball Tournament play Tuesday evening as the #2 seed hosting #7 Northern State at 6 p.m. in Rice Auditorium.
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week 11 Poll: November 17, 2025
2025 Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1 Tampa (47) 1175 25-0 1
2 Wayne State (Neb.) 1072 26-3 3
3 Nebraska-Kearney 1025 26-3 5
4 Barry (Fla.) 986 21-4 4
5 Concordia-St. Paul 975 24-4 6
6 Point Loma 950 23-3 2
7 Washburn 904 24-3 8
8 Central Oklahoma 825 26-4 7
9 MSU Denver 781 23-3 10
10 Fresno Pacific 753 23-1 9
11 St. Cloud State 737 23-6 11
12 Simon Fraser 646 18-4 12
13 Southwest Minnesota State 561 21-6 14
14 Western Washington 484 18-5 15
15 Wingate 449 25-1 17
16 Missouri Western 421 21-6 16
17 West Texas A&M 394 22-6 13
18 Ferris State 315 22-6 20
19 Lynn (Fla.) 291 19-9 19
20 Alaska-Fairbanks 281 21-5 18
21 West Florida 228 25-5 22
22 Minnesota State 211 23-5 23
23 Cal Poly Pomona 175 19-5 21
24 Emporia State 149 21-6 24
25 Missouri-St. Louis 105 23-4 RV
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Alaska-Anchorage 69; Colorado-Colorado Springs 68; Findlay 40; Wayne State (MI) 36; Angelo State 35; Cal State San Bernardino 27; Central Washington 20; Northern State 19; Central Missouri 15; Bentley 14; Minnesota Duluth 5; Cedarville 3
7 teams mentioned on only one ballot for combined 31 points
