AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll

            The Wayne State College volleyball team is ranked 13th in the AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Division II Top 25 Preseason Coaches' Poll released Monday afternoon.  The Wildcats received a total of 602 points in voting conducted by various Division II coaches across the country.  It's the 103^rd consecutive national ranking for the WSC volleyball program dating back to September 28, 2009. 
            Wayne State returns four starters from last year's team that was 24-8 overall and qualified for the NCAA Division II Volleyball Tournament for the 11^th time in 12 years.  The Wildcats, ranked sixth in the NSIC Preseason Volleyball Coaches Poll released August 3rd, open the 2017 season on Friday, September 1^st facing Rollins (Fla.) at 11 a.m. in the Colorado Mines Tournament in Golden, Colorado.  
           
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – 2017 Preseason Poll: August 14, 2017
                                                                                2016   2016 Final
Rank School (First-Place Votes)         Points    Record   Rank
1.   Concordia-St. Paul (38)               1149       35-2        1
2.   Southwest Minnesota State (4)   1125       28-6        2
3.   Nebraska-Kearney                       1040       35-2        5
4.   Alaska-Anchorage (1)                  1002       34-3        3
5.   Winona State (3)                           987        27-6        4
6.   Palm Beach Atlantic (2)               965        32-4        6
7.   Minnesota Duluth                          937        25-5        7
8.   Lewis                                                824        29-8        10
9.   Angelo State                                  752        34-4        11
10. Augustana (SD)                             709        27-6        8
11. Wheeling Jesuit                             667        41-3        9
12. Western Washington                    631        23-8        14
13. Wayne State (Neb.)                     602        24-8        12
14. Ferris State                                     570        30-6        16
15. Cal State San Bernardino           495        25-5        17
16. Washburn                                       432        28-6        13
17. Tampa                                            415        23-9        24
18. Central Oklahoma                        395        30-4        15
19. Colorado School of Mines           358        25-7        20
20. Metro State                                     287        27-5        18
21. Central Missouri                            262        23-10     19
22. Concordia (Calif.)                         171        26-3        22
23. Rockhurst                                       145        27-7        23
24. Northern State                               122        16-12     21
25. Tarleton State                110        27-7        25
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Florida Southern 75; Northwest Nazarene 69; West Florida 44;
North Alabama 39; California Baptist 31; Grand Valley State 25; Saint Leo 22; South Carolina – Aiken 20; Central Washington 16;
Wingate 12; Northwest Missouri State 10; American International 9; Flagler 8; Arkansas-Fort Smith 6; Ashland 6; Cedarville 4.

12 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 52 combined points.