Wayne, Neb. — The Wayne State volleyball team was a unanimous #1 selection for the second straight week with all 47 first place votes in the latest AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon. The Wildcats set a new school record with their 17th and 18th consecutive wins over the weekend in home sweeps over Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston.
Wayne State, 18-0 on the season and first place in the NSIC with an 8-0 league mark, visits Augustana Tuesday evening followed by weekend road matches at Northern State Friday (6 p.m.) and MSU Moorhead Saturday (3:30 p.m.).
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week 6 Poll: October 3, 2022
2022 Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1 Wayne State (Neb.) [47] 1150 18-0 1
2 MSU Denver 1115 15-1 2
3 Concordia St. Paul 1082 14-2 3
4 Tampa 1009 12-1 5
5 Nebraska-Kearney 954 17-1 6
6 Minnesota Duluth 910 15-1 9
7 St. Cloud State 891 14-2 4
8 Southwest Minnesota St. 809 14-2 7
9 Alaska-Anchorage 774 17-1 11
10 Northwest Missouri State 717 12-4 10
11 Western Washington 689 11-4 12
12 Washburn 572 13-3 8
13 West Florida 564 14-4 14
14 West Texas A&M 541 13-4 15
15 Cal State San Bernardino 474 13-3 16
16 Regis 445 12-4 17
17 Cal Poly Pomona 404 14-1 20
18 Barry 389 13-1 19
19 Colorado Mesa 280 11-4 21
20 Lewis 264 11-6 13
21 Colorado School of Mines 242 12-4 23
22 Wingate 199 19-1 24
23 Central Missouri 172 10-6 18
24 Central Oklahoma 128 17-2 NR
25 Cal State L.A. 111 12-4 NR
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Hillsdale 66; Quincy 66; Harding 49; Central Washington 25; Colo. State-Pueblo 24; Ferris State 21; Chaminade 20; Clarion 18; Ashland 13; American International 11; Davenport 11; Augustana (SD) 7; Lynn 7; Point Loma 5; Texas-Tyler 5. 6 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 42 combined points
