For a fifth consecutive 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 collected one first-place vote and 1,116 points in voting conducted by various Division II coaches across the country after posting three NSIC road wins last week that included a sweep at then #11 Southwest Minnesota State last Tuesday night.
            Wayne State sits 17-1 overall and tied for first in the NSIC with #14 Minnesota Duluth at 9-0 in league play.  The Wildcats play their next five games at home in Rice Arena starting this weekend with a 6 p.m. Friday night match against the University of Mary and a Saturday 11 a.m. contest against Minot State.                 
  
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week 6 Poll: October 5, 2026
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Rank       School (First-Place Votes)    Points    Record   Rank
1              Ferris State (45)                      1173        16-0         1
2              Wayne State (Neb.) (1)          1116        17-1          2
3              Tampa                                    1069        14-1         3
4              Fresno Pacific (1)                   1036        15-0         4
5              Nebraska-Kearney                 951         17-1         6
6              Angelo State                           916         17-1         7
7              Missouri Western                    857         15-1         8
8              Concordia-St. Paul                 798         12-4         5
9              Barry (Fla.)                             769         11-2         9
10            Cal State San Bernardino       715         13-2         12
11            Lynn (Fla.)                              645         13-2         13
12            Southwest Minnesota State    609         13-3         11
13            Washburn                               572         16-3         14
14            Minnesota Duluth                   551         16-1         19
15            Cal Poly Pomona                    519         12-3         10
16            St. Cloud State                       513         12-5         15
17            Grand Valley State                 432         13-3         16
18            Simon Fraser                          416         10-3         18
19            Emporia State                         358         15-3         17
20            Point Loma                             305         11-4         20
21            Central Washington                 229         10-4         21
22            Concordia (Calif.)                   198         14-2         22
23            Indianapolis                            143         16-2         24
24            Oklahoma Baptist                     52          15-4         RV
25            Alaska-Fairbanks                      43          11-6         23
 
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Colorado Mesa 34; Biola 27; Central Oklahoma 23; Colorado School of Mines 23; Central Missouri 20; University of Texas Tyler 20; Anderson (S.C.) 16; Gannon 15; MSU Denver 15; Dallas Baptist 13; Seattle Pacific 12; Flagler 11; Hawai'i-Hilo 11; Missouri-St Louis 9; Alabama-Huntsville 5; Alaska-Anchorage 5; Wisconsin-Parkside 4; American International 2
 
8 teams mentioned on only one ballot for combined 22 points.