Wildcat Volleyball Remains 18th, NSIC Teams Take Top Two Spots

WAYNE – The Week #4 AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Top 25 Coaches’ Poll was released Tuesday afternoon where Wayne State College remained at #18.

The 10-3 overall and 3-2 NSIC Wildcats have been inside the regular season Top 25 rankings dating back to September 28, 2009. WSC enters the week with 354 points received in voting conducted by various Division II coaches from across the country.

WSC was swept by then #3 Concordia-St. Paul and stuck out a five-set home win over Minnesota State-Mankato last weekend.

Other Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference volleyball teams rated inside the Top 25 include: #1 Northern State (13-0) is up one spot with 1,168 points/41 first-place votes; #2 Concordia-St. Paul (11-2) up one spot with 1,107/six first-place votes; #9 Minnesota Duluth (10-3) down three spots and #10 Southwest Minnesota State (9-4) down three spots.

The 18^th ranked Wildcat volleyball team will next visit Upper Iowa on Friday, September 21 at 6 p.m. and at Winona State on Saturday, September 22 at 4 p.m.

AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week #4 Poll: September 17, 2018

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Rank School (First-Place Votes)         Points    Record   Rank

1. Northern State (SD) (41)              1168       13-0        2
2. Concordia-St. Paul (6)                  1107       11-2        3
3. Palm Beach Atlantic                     1066       12-0        4
4. Lewis (Ill.)                                       991        11-2        5
5. Cal State San Bernardino           978        11-1        8
6. Nebraska-Kearney                       959        13-1        1
7. Ferris State (Mich.)                       787        10-3        11
8. Western Washington                    765          9-3        13
9. Minnesota Duluth                          742        10-3        6
10. Southwest Minnesota State         716        9-4         7
11. Rockhurst                                       671        12-2        12
12. Tampa                                            593        11-1        16
13. Central Missouri                            583        10-3        9
14. Drury                                               549        10-2        17
15. West Florida                                  526        10-4        10
16. Central Oklahoma                        502        14-2        15
17. Cal State Los Angeles                 382        11-0        22
18. Wayne State (Neb.)                     354        10-3        18
19. Wheeling Jesuit                             341        11-3        19
20. Tarleton State                               330       11-2        20
21. Washburn                                       271        14-0        NR
22. Gannon                                           226        12-1        14
23. Regis (Colo.)                                  185        8-5         21
24. Colorado School of Mines           159        11-2        25
25. Texas A&M – Commerce            149        9-4         23

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Cal Poly Pomona 72; Angelo State 70; Barry 66; Chaminade 45; Wingate 30; Central Washington 27; Findlay 27; Azusa Pacific 19; Michigan Tech 16; Northern Michigan 13; NW Missouri State 13; Hillsdale 3;

10 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 79 combined points.