For the eighth straight week the Wayne State volleyball team is ranked second in this week's AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Volleyball Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon.  The Wildcats, now 24-1 overall and a perfect 15-0 in the NSIC, received 1,114 points in voting conducted by national coaches. 
            Wayne State went 3-0 last week, posting 3-0 sweeps over William Jewell and Minnesota Crookston while also registering a 3-1 win at MSU Moorhead.  The Wildcats have three home matches this week, two against nationally ranked teams starting Tuesday night with the annual Black Out/Pack The House Night match against #15 Southwest Minnesota State in Rice Arena beginning at 6 p.m.  This weekend the Wildcats meet #13 St. Cloud State Friday night at 6 p.m. and face Minnesota State Saturday morning in a 10 a.m. contest.                    
  
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week 9 Poll: October 26, 2026
                                                                                2026    Previous
Rank       School (First-Place Votes)    Points    Record   Rank
1              Ferris State (47)                      1175        23-0         1
2              Wayne State (Neb.)                1114        24-1          2
3              Tampa                                    1077        21-1         3
4              Fresno Pacific                         1045        21-0         4
5              Angelo State                           981         23-1         5
6              Nebraska-Kearney                 907         23-2         6
7              Cal State San Bernardino       882         20-2         8
8              Lynn (Fla.)                              776         19-3         9
9              Concordia-St. Paul                 750         18-5         7
10            Missouri Western                    739         19-3         11
11            Barry (Fla.)                             692         15-4         12
12            Emporia State                         618         21-3         13
13            St. Cloud State                       588         18-6         15
14            Cal Poly Pomona                    530         15-4         14
15            Southwest Minnesota State    526         18-4         10
16            Washburn                               426         20-6         15
17            Central Washington                402         15-4         17
18            Point Loma (Calif.)                  384         16-5         18
19            Minnesota Duluth                   348         18-5         20
20            Indianapolis                            218         21-3         23
21            Grand Valley State                 201         18-6         19
22            Colorado School of Mines      182         19-3         25
23            Central Oklahoma                  132         18-6         23
24            Simon Fraser                          108         12-6         21
25            Seattle Pacific                           71          15-5         RV
 
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Anderson (S.C.) 58; Concordia University Irvine 57; Oklahoma Baptist 55; Missouri-St Louis 27; Alabama-Huntsville 26; Flagler 23; Biola 22; Colorado Mesa 22; Dallas Baptist 17; MSU Denver 17; Alaska-Anchorage 16; Northern State 12; Hawai'i-Hilo 4; University of Texas Tyler 4; Bentley 3; American International 2
 
7 teams mentioned on only one ballot for combined 16 points.