The Wayne State volleyball team is ranked fourth in the latest AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Volleyball Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon. The Wildcats, now 26-2 overall and 17-1 in the NSIC, received 1,018 points in voting conducted by national coaches.
Wayne State went 2-1 last week, falling to then #15 Southwest Minnesota State 3-0 followed by a home win (3-1) against #13 St. Cloud State and a 3-1 victory Saturday vs. Minnesota State.
The Wildcats close out the NSIC regular season on the road this weekend visiting #8 Concordia-St. Paul Friday at 6 p.m. and Winona State Saturday for a 4 p.m. contest.
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week 10 Poll: November 2, 2026
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Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1 Ferris State (46) 1174 25-0 1
2 Tampa 1105 23-1 3
3 Fresno Pacific (1) 1075 23-0 4
4 Wayne State (Neb.) 1018 26-2 2
5 Angelo State 1003 25-1 5
6 Nebraska-Kearney 910 25-2 6
7 Cal State San Bernardino 885 21-2 7
8 Concordia-St. Paul 792 21-5 9
9 Lynn (Fla.) 778 21-3 8
10 Missouri Western 726 21-3 10
11 Barry (Fla.) 697 18-4 11
12 Emporia State 639 23-3 12
13 Southwest Minnesota State 600 20-5 15
14 Cal Poly Pomona 555 19-4 14
15 St. Cloud State 435 19-8 13
16 Washburn 431 22-6 16
17 Central Washington 425 17-4 17
17 Point Loma (Calif.) 425 19-5 18
19 Indianapolis 288 23-3 20
20 Colorado School of Mines 252 21-3 22
21 Grand Valley State 216 20-6 21
22 Simon Fraser 147 14-6 24
23 Minnesota Duluth 114 19-7 19
24 Central Oklahoma 108 19-7 23
25 Seattle Pacific 78 16-6 25
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Anderson (S.C.) 74; Concordia University Irvine 58; Alabama-Huntsville 43; Oklahoma Baptist 37; Flagler 30; Colorado Mesa 26; Northern State 23; Dallas Baptist 20; Alaska-Anchorage 19; Missouri-St Louis 19; Biola 16; MSU Denver 16; Mercy 7; Bentley 3; American International 2
4 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 9 points.
