The Wayne State College volleyball team has moved up one spot to fifth in the latest AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon.  The 22-3 Wildcats, who have won nine straight matches and 17 of their last 18, collected 963 points in voting by various Division II coaches across the country.
            Wayne State, tied for first in the NSIC with a 15-1 league mark, beat MSU Moorhead (3-1) and Minnesota Crookston (3-0) at home over the weekend.  The 'Cats hit the road this weekend for NSIC games at Minot State Friday at 6 p.m. and the University of Mary Saturday in a 10 a.m. contest.                             
  
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week 9 Poll: November 3, 2025
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Rank  School (First-Place Votes)       Points    Record   Rank
1          Tampa (47)                                1175          21-0      1
2          Barry (Fla.)                                1090          18-2      3
3          Nebraska-Kearney                    1050          23-2      4
4          Point Loma                                975           19-2      5
5          Wayne State (Neb.)                  963           22-3      6
6          Washburn                                 953            21-2      2
7          Central Oklahoma                     881           23-3      7
8          Simon Fraser                             842          17-2      8
9          Concordia-St. Paul                    835           19-4      9
10         St. Cloud State                          734          19-5      11
11         MSU Denver                             693          19-3      12
12         Fresno Pacific                           640          20-0      13
13         Lynn                                         548          18-5      10
14         Western Washington                 530         17-3      17
15         West Texas A&M                      462         19-5      14
16         Southwest Minnesota State      443        17-6      18
17         Wingate                                    379         23-1      19
18         Ferris State                               347        19-5      15
19         Alaska-Fairbanks                       333      19-3      20
20         Missouri Western                       276      18-5      23
21         West Florida                             218        20-5      16
22         Northern State                          170       18-6      22
23         Cal Poly Pomona                      160      16-4      25
24         Minnesota State                        135      19-5      24
25         Minnesota Duluth                       97       17-6      21

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots:  Findlay 76; Emporia State 63; Missouri-St. Louis 52; Angelo State 37; Grand Valley State 23; Colorado-Colorado Springs 21; Central Washington 18; Cal State San Bernardino 13; Central Missouri 13; Alaska-Anchorage 10; Bentley 10
 
5 teams mentioned on only one ballot for combined 9 points