The Wayne State College volleyball team was ranked 21
st in the AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Top 25 Preseason Coaches Poll released Wednesday afternoon. The Wildcats collected 266 points in voting conducted by various Division II coaches from across the country.
WSC is coming off a 23-7 season in 2024, tied for third in the NSIC with a 14-4 league mark. The 'Cats open the 2025 season next Thursday at the Trevecca Nazarene Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee facing Henderson State of Arkansas at 7 p.m.
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Preseason Poll: August 27, 2025
2024
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1 Lynn (Fla.) (45) 1171 0-0 1
2 Angelo State (1) 1014 0-0 4
3 St. Cloud State 1005 0-0 5
4 San Francisco State 973 0-0 2
5 Ferris State (1) 907 0-0 3
6 MSU Denver 843 0-0 7
7 Central Oklahoma 810 0-0 6
8 West Texas A&M 765 0-0 10
9 Chaminade 756 0-0 8
10 Tampa 747 0-0 12
11 Cal Poly Pomona 738 0-0 9
12 Nebraska-Kearney 656 0-0 11
13 Concordia-St. Paul 632 0-0 13
14 Grand Valley State 495 0-0 15
15 Southwest Minnesota State 486 0-0 16
16 Point Loma 473 0-0 14
17 Wingate 424 0-0 17
18 Bentley 334 0-0 18
19 Gannon 291 0-0 21
20 Barry 278 0-0 20
21 Wayne State (Neb.) 266 0-0 19
22 Washburn 210 0-0 24
23 Colorado Mesa 132 0-0 23
24 Findlay 111 0-0 25
25 Northern State 100 0-0 NR
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: West Florida 84; Missouri-St Louis 54; Dallas Baptist 50; Texas-Tyler 50; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (FL) 49; Wheeling 49; Central Washington 44; Quincy 39; Lewis 37; Lander 30; Cal State San Bernardino 26; Missouri Western 26; Hillsdale 20; Flagler 17; Cal State L.A. 16; Nova Southeastern 16; Adelphi 8; Wayne State (Mich.) 8; Simon Fraser 6; Stanislaus State 3
10 teams mentioned on only one ballot for 26 combined points
