The Wayne State College volleyball team slipped two spots to 17th in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released late Monday afternoon. Wayne State finished the regular season 28-7 overall and 16-4 in the NSIC, tied for second, after going 2-1 last week. The Wildcats defeated Augustana 3-1, swept Minnesota, Crookston 3-0 and lost at MSU Moorhead in Saturday's season finale 3-1. Wayne State is the #4 seed for the NCAA Division II Central Regional Tournament at St. Paul, Minnesota November 19-21 and will face Minnesota State, Mankato on Thursday, November 19th at 5:00 p.m. It's the fifth straight season the Wildcats have qualified for the NCAA Division II National Tournament.
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll #12 November 16, 2009
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Total Points 2009 Record Last Week
1. Concordia, St. Paul (32) 800 31-0 1
2. Cal State San Bernardino 767 29-1 2
3. UC San Diego 720 27-2 4
4. Central Missouri 697 32-4 5
5. West Texas A&M 664 34-3 6
6. Tampa 631 28-2 7
7. Nebraska-Kearney 610 33-2 3
8. Washburn 585 32-4 8
9. Indianapolis 537 35-1 T9
10. Emporia State 506 29-5 T9
11. Lewis 473 29-4 11
12. Saint Leo 456 28-3 12
13. Southwest Minnesota St. 415 25-7 13
14. Hawai'i-Hilo 363 25-1 16
15. Minnesota Duluth 339 22-6 17
16. Minnesota State 324 26-6 14
17. Wayne State (Neb.) 277 28-7 15
18. Sonoma State 249 23-7 18
19. Cal State Los Angeles 207 21-8 20
20. Metro State (Colo.) 192 24-7 23
21. Pittsburg State 173 24-10 21
22. Truman State 114 24-12 19
23. Nebraska-Omaha 96 20-13 22
24. Wingate 81 34-1 24
25. Abilene Christian 42 29-6 NR
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: California (Pa.) 19;
Alaska-Anchorage 18; Hillsdale (Mich.) 18; Chico State 16; Dowling 3.
Two teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 8 combined points.
Dropped Out: Chico State (25)
