Following a third-place finish and 3-1 weekend at the Colorado Premier Challenge in Denver, the Wayne State volleyball team moved up eight spots to 17
th in this week's AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll announced late Monday afternoon. The Wildcats collected 395 points in voting from various Division II coaches across the country.
Wayne State opens Northern Sun Conference play this weekend on the road visiting Minnesota Crookston Friday at 6 p.m. followed by a Saturday 3:30 p.m. match at MSU Moorhead.
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week 2 Poll: September 15, 2025
2025 Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1 Lynn (Fla.) (44) 1161 7-0 1
2 Central Oklahoma (2) 1088 9-0 4
3 Tampa 1030 6-0 6
4 MSU Denver 959 7-1 3
5 Nebraska-Kearney 951 9-0 8
6 Southwest Minnesota State 908 7-0 9
7 Point Loma 807 6-1 15
8 Simon Fraser (1) 795 6-0 14
9 Washburn 786 8-0 12
10 West Texas A&M 650 6-3 5
11 Barry 638 5-0 17
12 Ferris State 626 5-3 7
13 Angelo State 610 6-3 2
14 Concordia-St. Paul 582 4-3 11
15 Northern State 462 8-0 22
16 St. Cloud State 449 5-3 10
17 Wayne State (Neb.) 395 6-2 25
18 Grand Valley State 322 5-2 13
19 West Florida 315 6-2 RV
20 Wingate 288 7-1 19
21 Missouri Western 216 6-2 RV
22 Gannon 178 5-2 16
23 Colorado Mesa 172 4-3 18
24 Minnesota Duluth 151 7-0 RV
25 Findlay 141 5-1 RV
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Western Washington 121; Cal Poly Pomona 91; Alaska 74; Bentley 65; Alaska-Anchorage 58; Colorado School of Mines 34; Cal State San Bernardino 29; Dallas Baptist 16; Wayne State (Mich.) 16; Minnesota State 13; Cal State L.A. 10; Missouri-St Louis 10; Chaminade 8; Central Missouri 5; Indianapolis 5; Florida Southern 4; San Francisco State 4
6 teams mentioned on only one ballot for combined 13 points
