LEXINGTON, Ky. – Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) volleyball teams Ferris State and Grand Valley State jumped a spot in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II Top-25 Poll. The Bulldogs came in at 14th while the Lakers jumped from 18th to 17th.
The Bulldogs went 2-0 over the weekend, registering 3-0 sweeps over Saginaw Valley and Wayne State in the opening weekend of conference play.
The Lakers posted a 3-0 win against Wayne State last Friday and after falling behind 2-0 against Saginaw Valley, GVSU topped the Cardinals 3-2.
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2014 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Tampa (33) | 1180 | 7-1 |
2 |
| 2 | Concordia-St. Paul (10) | 1153 | 7-1 |
1 |
| 3 | Minnesota Duluth (3) | 1104 |
9-1 |
3 |
| 4 | Nebraska-Kearney (1) | 995 |
8-0 |
6 |
| 5 | Washburn (1) | 974 |
8-0 |
7 |
| 6 | BYU-Hawai'i |
963 |
3-3 |
4 |
| 7 | Cal State San
Bernardino |
873 |
5-1 |
8 |
| 8 | Southwest Minnesota
State |
809 | 5-3 |
10 |
| 9 | Wheeling Jesuit |
763 |
7-1 |
11 |
| 10 | Western
Washington |
713 |
7-2 |
9 |
| 11 | Central
Washington |
592 |
7-1 |
13 |
| 12 | Wingate | 569 |
7-1 |
12 |
| 13 | UC San Diego |
536 |
4-2 |
14 |
| 14 | Central Missouri |
505 |
3-5 |
5 |
| 15 | Ferris State |
463 |
4-2 |
15 |
| 16 | Colorado School of
Mines |
453 |
7-1 |
17 |
| 17 | Grand Valley
State |
365 |
4-2 |
18 |
| 18 | West Florida |
356 |
8-0 |
T-19 |
| 19 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 342 |
7-1 |
T-19 |
| 20 | West Texas A&M | 334 |
6-2 | 16 |
| 21 | Northern State | 302 |
7-1 |
21 |
| 22 | Augustana (SD) |
233 |
7-1 |
23 |
| 23 | Colorado Mesa
University |
183 |
6-2 |
NR |
| 24 | Armstrong State | 169 |
5-1 |
24 |
| 25 | Palm Beach
Atlantic |
116 |
9-0 |
NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Metro State 102; Angelo State 83; NW Nazarene 70; Sonoma State 61; Regis 59; Florida Southern 58; Rockhurst 47; Truman 19; Alaska-Anchorage 18; Clarion 4; Cal State L.A. 3; Texas Woman's 2
5 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 24 combined points.
Dropped Out: Angelo State 25; Sonoma State 22
Next Poll: September 22, 2014
