Wayne, Neb. — The Wayne State College volleyball team is ranked fourth in the AVCA/TARAFLEX Preseason Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Wildcats received two first-place votes and 1,003 points in voting conducted by 47 various coaches in NCAA Division II.
Wayne State was 31-3 last season and captured a second straight Northern Sun Conference regular season title with an unbeaten 18-0 league mark. The 2023 Wildcats won the NCAA Central Region title for a second time and advanced to the NCAA Elite 8 in Moon Township, Pa. Wayne State opens the 2024 season on Thursday, September 5th vs. Adelphi (NY) at the Eckerd College Tournament in Florida.
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Preseason Poll:
2024 Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1 Cal State Los Angeles (33) 1113 0-0 1
2 Tampa (7) 1078 0-0 3
3 West Texas A&M (2) 1034 0-0 2
4 Wayne State (Neb.) (2) 1003 0-0 4
5 Concordia-St. Paul (3) 955 0-0 6
6 Missouri-St. Louis 870 0-0 5
7 MSU Denver 848 0-0 7
8 Cal State San Bernardino 784 0-0 8
9 Nebraska-Kearney 746 0-0 10
10 St. Cloud State 702 0-0 9
11 Southwest Minnesota State 673 0-0 11
12 Chaminade 556 0-0 13
13 Regis 543 0-0 12
14 Lewis 498 0-0 15
15 Central Missouri 492 0-0 14
16 Minnesota Duluth 443 0-0 17
17 Colorado Mesa 432 0-0 16
18 Ferris State 392 0-0 18
19 Seattle Pacific 323 0-0 19
20 West Florida 303 0-0 20
21 Cal Poly Pomona 229 0-0 23
22 Wingate 203 0-0 RV
23 Rockhurst 188 0-0 RV
24 Seattle Pacific 114 0-0 19
25 Lynn 100 0-0 RV
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Clarion 68; Dallas Baptist 58; Nova Southeastern 49; Angelo State 46; Wayne State (Mich.) 44; Quincy 38; Washburn 31; Gannon 29; Wingate 29; NW Missouri State 27; Bentley 25; Barry 23; Point Loma 23; Anderson (S.C.) 21; Augusta 17; Oklahoma Baptist 15; Adelphi 14; Rockhurst 14; Western Washington 8; Hillsdale 7; Wheeling 7; San Francisco State 3; Winona State 3
11 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 54 combined points
