WAYNE – With the top two teams in the country both losing this past week, the Wayne State College volleyball team takes over as the #1 team in Division II.
According to a release from Wayne State Athletics, it’s the third time in program history WSC volleyball has been ranked #1 in the country (October 4 and October 25, 2010).
The 14-0 Wildcats collected 1137 points and 42 first-place votes in this week’s AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches poll after posting three wins last week. WSC swept non-conference Peru State in Wayne followed by 3-1 NSIC road wins at Upper Iowa and Winona State.
Previous #1 Tampa (10-1) fell four spots to number five and still receiving four first-place votes while previous #2 Washburn (11-1) also dropped four spots to number six and are earning one first-place vote.
NSIC teams following #1 WSC ranked include #3 Concordia-St. Paul (10-2, up two spots); #4 St. Cloud State (12-0, up two spots); #8 Southwest Minnesota State (11-1, down one spot) and #9 Minnesota Duluth (12-0, up one spot). #23 Augustana fell out of the top 25 but are still receiving 42 votes and are listed on two or more ballots.
#1 Wayne State College will be tested immediately with a pair of top 10 ranked NSIC teams on the road this weekend. WSC will visit #4 St. Cloud State on Friday at 6 p.m. and #9 Minnesota Duluth on Saturday at 2 p.m.
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week 4 Poll: September 19, 2022
2022 Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1 Wayne State (Neb) (42) 1137 14-0 3
2 MSU Denver 1076 11-1 4
3 Concordia-St. Paul* 1031 10-2 5
4 St. Cloud State* 1002 12-0 6
5 Tampa (4) 983 10-1 1
6 Washburn (1) 974 11-1 2
7 Nebraska-Kearney 850 12-1 8
8 Southwest Minnesota State* 800 11-1 7
9 Minnesota Duluth* 769 12-0 10
10 Western Washington 747 9-3 9
11 Northwest Missouri State 657 9-3 13
12 West Florida 626 11-3 11
13 Cal State San Bernardino 607 9-2 12
14 Alaska-Anchorage 519 14-1 14
15 Lewis (Ill.) 458 10-4 15
16 Barry (Fla.) 424 11-0 18
17 Central Missouri 384 7-4 16
18 West Texas A&M 370 9-4 17
19 Regis (Colo.) 261 8-4 20
20 Colorado Mesa 241 8-3 21
21 Colorado School of Mines 234 8-4 19
22 Hillsdale 209 11-2 22
23 Cal Poly Pomona 154 10-1 25
24 Wingate 133 13-1 24
25 Nova Southeastern 92 9-2 NR
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Quincy 68; Cal State L.A. 64; Rockhurst 55; Augustana (SD) 42; Central Washington 35; Colorado State-Pueblo 29; Harding 27; Central Oklahoma 20; Michigan Tech 20; American International 19; Ferris State 18; Northern Michigan 13; Chaminade 10; Point Loma 10; Azusa Pacific 7; Clarion 6
16 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 94 combined points
