LEXINGTON, Ky. – Grand Valley State’s women’s volleyball team dropped to No. 16 while Ferris State gained ground on the Lakers at No. 18 in this week’s American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) top-25 poll.
Meanwhile in the NCAA regional rankings, Grand Valley State sits at No. 2 with Ferris State lurking in the No. 4 position. If the NCAA Tournament began today, Findlay would be the final team in as the Oilers are No. 8 in the final regional rankings prior to the Sunday, Nov. 16 selection show on NCAA.com at 10 p.m.
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As both squads are travel partners within the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), the Lakers and Bulldogs both posted identical weekend sweeps against Saginaw Valley and Wayne State.
Grand Valley State moves to 22-4 overall on the year, while Ferris State improved to 20-5. The two rivals each claimed a share of the GLIAC Championship by virtue of their 17-1 league marks, as both teams bested the other at home during the year.
GVSU benefitted from the pivotal coin flip to gain the No. 1 seed in the upcoming GLIAC Women's Volleyball Tournament beginning this Wednesday, Nov. 12 at campus sites.
|
Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
Total Points |
2014 Record |
Previous Rank |
|
1 |
Tampa (44) |
1195 |
26-1 |
1 |
|
2 |
Minnesota Duluth (4) |
1157 |
28-1 |
2 |
|
3 |
Concordia-St. Paul |
1098 |
24-4 |
3 |
|
4 |
Colorado School of Mines |
1004 |
24-2 |
5 |
|
5 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
925 |
20-8 |
6 |
|
6 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
904 |
25-3 |
7 |
|
7 |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
824 |
24-5 |
8 |
|
8 |
Colorado Mesa University |
806 |
24-3 |
9 |
|
9 |
BYU-Hawai'i |
778 |
19-5 |
4 |
|
10 |
Wheeling Jesuit |
736 |
32-3 |
10 |
|
11 |
NW Nazarene |
714 |
23-2 |
11 |
|
12 |
Wingate |
604 |
28-2 |
12 |
|
13 |
Washburn |
568 |
23-5 |
13 |
|
14 |
Florida Southern |
549 |
22-5 |
16 |
|
15 |
Western Washington |
518 |
19-6 |
14 |
|
16 |
Grand Valley State |
482 |
22-4 |
17 |
|
17 |
Central Missouri |
416 |
20-8 |
19 |
|
18 |
Ferris State |
345 |
20-5 |
22 |
|
19 |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
304 |
28-3 |
21 |
|
20 |
Armstrong State |
280 |
25-2 |
15 |
|
21 |
West Texas A&M |
265 |
30-3 |
23 |
|
T-22 |
Cal State San Bernardino |
220 |
18-6 |
18 |
|
T-22 |
Metro State |
220 |
21-5 |
20 |
|
24 |
Alaska-Anchorage |
168 |
20-4 |
25 |
|
25 |
Truman |
108 |
25-3 |
24 |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Rockhurst 85; Sonoma State 50; Central Washington 48; Central Oklahoma 35; West Florida 28; Winona State 27; Indianapolis 17; Regis 16; Dixie State-Utah 15; Point Loma 15; Fresno Pacific 14; Northern State 14
8 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 58 combined points.
