WSC, UNK remain unchanged in latest national volleyball rankings
Wayne State College remained second in the latest NCAA Division II volleyball rankings, while UNK stayed at No. 12 in the AVCA coaches poll for the second straight week.
WAYNE, Neb. -- Wayne State College remained second in the latest NCAA Division II volleyball rankings, while UNK stayed at No. 12 in the AVCA coaches poll for the second straight week.
Wayne State captured the NSIC regular season title over the weekend with road wins at Minnesota State and at third-ranked Concordia-St. Paul. It was the Wildcats' third win over CSP, with two of them coming in straight sets.
The Wildcats' lone loss on the season came in five sets at seventh-ranked Southwest Minnesota State. Top-ranked MSU Denver also has just one loss on the season, losing to Concordia-St. Paul in four sets in September.
The 29-1 Wildcats face #8 seed Augustana Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the opening round of the 2022 NSIC Volleyball Tournament in St. Paul, Minn.
UNK, which dropped out of the top 10 for the first time this season during last week's rankings, held strong at No. 12 this week.
The Lopers swept Pittsburg State and Missouri Southern in home matches this past weekend.
UNK will open the MIAA Tournament in St. Joseph, Mo., on Thursday with a match against Missouri Western.
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week 11 Poll: November 7, 2022
2022 Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1 MSU Denver [31] 1155 25-1 1
2 Wayne State (Neb.) [15] 1141 29-1 2
3 Concordia-St. Paul 1060 24-4 3
4 Minnesota Duluth 989 25-3 5
5 Alaska Anchorage [1] 945 25-2 6
6 Tampa 873 24-3 4
7 Southwest Minnesota St ate 855 23-5 7
8 Western Washington 775 19-5 9
9 St. Cloud State 748 23-5 8
10 NW Missouri State 739 23-5 10
11 West Texas A&M 715 24-4 11
12 Nebraska-Kearney 654 26-4 12
13 West Florida 615 25-5 13
14 Regis 510 20-6 14
15 Cal State San Bernardino 489 20-5 16
16 Barry 458 24-3 18
17 Colorado Mesa 403 20-5 15
18 Cal State L.A. 382 21-5 19
19 Quincy 342 26-1 20
20 Washburn 290 21-7 17
21 Central Oklahoma 216 24-6 21
22 Colorado School of Mines 208 20-6 22
23 Cal Poly Pomona 171 20-5 23
24 Harding 112 27-1 NR
25 Wingate 79 26-2 NR
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Chaminade 62; Lewis 56; Lynn 49; Central Missouri 37; Central Washington 26; Sioux Falls 25; Missouri-St Louis 23; Ferris State 15; American International 12; Ashland 7; Eckerd 6; Hillsdale 6; Sonoma State 6
7 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 21 combined points
