Wayne, Neb. — Wayne State College slipped two spots to 13th in this week’s AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon. The Wildcats received 588 points in voting conducted by various Division II coaches from across the nation.
Last week, WSC beat Augustana 3-1 in Wayne followed by a 3-1 road loss at then #13 Southwest Minnesota State. The Wildcats play three NSIC road matches this week, starting Tuesday night at Sioux Falls at 6 p.m. WSC also visits Bemidji State Friday at 6 p.m. and Minnesota Crookston Saturday for a 1 p.m. contest.
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week #9 Poll: November 1, 2021
2021 Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1 MSU Denver (44) 1170 20-2 1
2 Central Missouri (3) 1123 22-2 2
3 Washburn 1055 22-3 4
4 Cal State San Bernardino 967 18-3 5
5 NW Missouri State 890 19-4 3
6 Angelo State 870 19-3 6
7 West Florida 858 27-1 8
8 Winona State 843 21-3 10
9 Tampa 820 22-2 9
10 Concordia-St. Paul 749 19-5 7
11 Colorado School of Mines 691 19-3 12
12 St. Cloud State 632 19-4 14
13 Wayne State (Neb.) 588 18-5 11
14 Southwest Minnesota St. 578 18-5 13
15 Nebraska-Kearney 572 20-5 T15
16 Texas – Tyler 473 17-1 T15
17 Nova Southeastern 424 20-2 17
18 Western Washington 371 15-4 19
19 Hillsdale 256 22-4 18
20 Lewis 233 18-6 21
21 Cal Poly Pomona 216 18-3 22
23 Oklahoma Baptist 149 17-3 23
24 Regis 137 17-5 24
25 West Texas A&M 109 18-2 25
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Colorado Mesa University 47; Simon Fraser University 43; Chaminade 40; Azusa Pacific 31; Alaska-Anchorage 26; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (FL) 20; Cal State L.A. 17; Arkansas Tech University 14; Biola University 14; Ferris State 14; Minnesota Duluth 12; Lynn 2. 8 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 30 combined points.
