WSC, UNK remain unchanged in latest national volleyball rankings

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