The Wayne State College volleyball team slipped four spots to 25
th in the first regular season AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released late Monday afternoon. The 'Cats collected 171 points in voting conducted by various Division II coaches from across the country.
WSC opened the season with a 3-1 record over the weekend at the Thrasher Volleyball Classic in Nashville, Tennessee. The 'Cats travel to Denver this weekend for the Colorado Premier Challenge facing Lewis (Ill.) Friday at 11 a.m. and #3 MSU Denver in a 3 p.m. contest in pool play.
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week 1 Poll: September 8, 2025
2025 Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1 Lynn (Fla.) (47) 1175 4-0 1
2 Angelo State 1109 4-0 2
3 MSU Denver 1034 4-0 6
4 Central Oklahoma 986 4-0 7
5 West Texas A&M 951 4-0 8
6 Tampa 896 3-0 10
7 Ferris State 848 3-1 5
8 Nebraska-Kearney 838 4-0 12
9 Southwest Minnesota State 764 4-0 15
10 St. Cloud State 577 2-2 3
11 Concordia-St. Paul 562 2-1 13
12 Washburn 541 4-0 22
13 Grand Valley State 474 3-1 14
14 Simon Fraser 410 3-0 RV
15 Point Loma 359 2-1 16
16 Gannon 353 3-1 19
17 Barry 328 2-0 20
18 Colorado Mesa 311 3-1 23
19 Cal Poly Pomona 294 1-2 11
19 Wingate 294 3-1 17
21 Bentley 272 3-1 18
22 Northern State 256 4-0 25
23 San Francisco State 213 0-4 4
24 Chaminade 182 2-5 9
25 Wayne State (Neb.) 171 3-1 21
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Cal State San Bernardino 150; Central Washington 135; Findlay 111; West Florida 109; Colorado School of Mines 77; Missouri Western 76; Alaska Fairbanks 71; Western Washington 66; Minnesota Duluth 55; Alaska-Anchorage 53; Missouri-St Louis 21; Indianapolis 18; Cal State L.A. 17; Dallas Baptist 17; Nova Southeastern 17; Quincy 15; Lewis 13; Wayne State (Mich.) 11
6 teams mentioned on only one ballot for combined 45 points
