AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Final Poll

The Wayne State College volleyball team is ranked 18th in the final American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released late Monday afternoon.  Wayne State finished the regular season 29-8 overall and 16-4 in the NSIC, tied for second place. The Wildcats defeated Minnesota State in the opening round of the NCAA Division II National Tournament before falling to eventual national champion Concordia-St. Paul in the Central Regional semi-finals.  It's the fifth straight season the Wildcats have qualified for the NCAA Division II National Tournament. 

 

AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Final Poll December 7, 2009

                                                                                2009

Rank School (First-Place Votes)       Points     Record Last Week

1.             Concordia, St. Paul (32)     800         37-0        1

2.             Cal State San Bernardino  765         33-2        2

3.             West Texas A&M                  736         38-4        5

4.             Tampa                                   700         31-3        6

5.             Central Missouri                  656         34-5        4

6.             Indianapolis                         630         38-2        9

7.             UC San Diego                      581         27-3        3

8.             Washburn                             565         33-5        8

9.             Lewis                                     497         32-5        11

10.          Saint Leo                               481         30-4        12

11.          Metro State (Colo.)              446         26-8        20

12.          Nebraska-Kearney              430         33-3        7

13.          Emporia State                      399         29-6        10

14.          Minnesota Duluth                364         23-9        15

15.          Cal State Los Angeles       336         23-9        19

16.          SW Minnesota State           313         25-8        13

17.          Minnesota State                   285         26-7        16

18.          Wayne State (Neb.)            267         29-8        17

19.          Pittsburg State                     239         25-11     21

20.          Hawai'i-Hilo                          179         25-2        14

21.          Sonoma State                      158         23-8        18

22.          Flagler                                   131         36-9        NR

23.          California (Pa.)                     107         35-6        NR

24.          Alaska-Anchorage                 71         23-8        NR

25.          Truman State                         55         24-13     22

 

Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Hillsdale (Mich.) 18;

Nebraska-Omaha 33; Abilene Christian (Texas) 29;Dowling 25;

Wingate 24; West Florida 16.

 

Seven teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 44 combined points.

 

Dropped Out: Nebraska-Omaha (23); Wingate (24); Abilene Christian (25)