The Wayne State volleyball team is ranked second for a sixth straight week in the latest AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Volleyball Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon. The Wildcats collected one first-place vote and 1,114 points in voting conducted by various Division II coaches across the country after posting home sweeps over the weekend against UMary and Minot State
Wayne State is 19-1 overall and first place in the NSIC with a perfect 11-0 league record. The "Cats are home again this weekend hosting Bemidji State Friday at 6 p.m. and #17 Minnesota Duluth Saturday in a 1 p.m. contest.
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week 7 Poll: October 12, 2026
2026 Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1 Ferris State (45) 1173 18-0 1
2 Wayne State (Neb.) (1) 1114 19-1 2
3 Tampa 1073 16-1 3
4 Fresno Pacific (1) 1042 17-0 4
5 Nebraska-Kearney 974 19-1 5
6 Angelo State 931 18-1 6
7 Concordia-St. Paul 845 14-4 8
8 Missouri Western 836 16-2 7
9 Cal State San Bernardino 784 16-2 10
10 Lynn (Fla.) 695 15-2 11
11 Southwest Minnesota State 646 15-3 12
12 Barry (Fla.) 592 11-4 9
13 St. Cloud State 577 14-5 16
14 Cal Poly Pomona 561 14-3 15
15 Washburn 475 18-4 13
16 Grand Valley State 468 16-3 17
17 Minnesota Duluth 432 16-3 14
18 Emporia State 388 17-3 19
19 Point Loma 332 12-5 20
20 Simon Fraser 272 11-4 18
21 Central Washington 259 11-4 21
22 Indianapolis 184 17-2 23
23 Concordia (Calif.) 178 15-3 22
24 Oklahoma Baptist 79 17-4 24
25 Central Oklahoma 62 15-5 RV
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Colorado Mesa 46; Seattle Pacific 40; Anderson (S.C.) 26; Colorado School of Mines 25; University of Texas Tyler 21; Central Missouri 18; Biola 17; Dallas Baptist 17; Missouri-St Louis 15; Flagler 14; Hawai'i-Hilo 11; Colorado-Colorado Springs 9; Alaska-Anchorage 7; MSU Denver 7; Alabama-Huntsville 6; Alaska-Fairbanks 5; American International 2; Bentley 2
5 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 15 points.
