The Wayne State College volleyball team slipped two spots to 22^nd in this week's AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll released Monday afternoon.  The Wildcats received 150 points in voting conducted by various Division II coaches from across the country, marking the 112^th consecutive national ranking for the WSC volleyball program dating back to September 28, 2009.
            Wayne State dropped a pair of NSIC home games last weekend, falling to Upper Iowa 3-2 and then #17 Winona State 3-1.  The Wildcats play three games on the road this week, starting with at Tuesday night 6 p.m. contest at #16 Augustana.  WSC also visits Bemidji State Friday at 6 p.m. and Minnesota Crookston Saturday at 2 p.m.
                       
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week #9 Poll: October 30, 2017
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Rank School (First-Place Votes)         Points    Record   Rank
1.   Concordia-St. Paul (40)                    1191       21-2        2
2.   Southwest Minnesota State              1130       21-2        1
3.   California Baptist (8)                         1100       21-0        5
4.   Lewis (Ill.)                                       1035       22-2        6
5.   Nebraska-Kearney                            989        26-2        7
6.   Palm Beach Atlantic (1)                    943        21-1        3
7.   Northern State                                  882        20-3        9
8.   Western Washington                        865        19-3        8
9.   Minnesota Duluth                             831        19-4        4
10. Arkansas Tech                                 711        28-0        12
11. Central Oklahoma                             684        25-3        13
12. Regis                                              675        22-3        14
13. Northwest Nazarene                         609        20-2        10
14. Tarleton State                                  549        22-5        11
15. Winona State                                  520        16-7        17
16. Augustana (SD)                               452        18-7        15
17. Colorado School of Mines                 375        19-4        18
18. Ferris State                                     356        17-6        19
19. Central Missouri                              282        20-7        16
20. West Florida                                   268        22-6        22
21. Wheeling Jesuit                               227        23-4        23
22. Wayne State (Neb.)                       150        15-10     20
23. Angelo State                                   124        16-8        21
24. Saint Leo                                        105        16-5        NR
25. Upper Iowa                                       83         18-6        NR

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Azusa Pacific 58; Findlay 55; Wingate 42; Hillsdale 41;
Alaska-Anchorage 32; Florida Southern 29; Metro State 27; Call State San Bernardino 26; Central Washington 26;
McKendree 26; Rockhurst 17; Missouri Western 13; Flagler 12; Sioux Falls 9; West Texas A&M 2.
 
10 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 49 combined points.