LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) volleyball teams are ranked inside the Top 25 of the 2015 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Coaches Poll after the fourth weekend of GLIAC play. Ferris State improved one spot to No. 3 after a pair of road sweeps at Ashland and Lake Erie, while Grand Valley State dropped two spots after a 3-0 win at Lake Erie followed by a 3-1 loss at Ashland.
Findlay is the first team outside the rankings in the others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots category. Ashland, Saginaw Valley and Hillsdale also appear on the list.
2015 AVCA NCAA Division II Volleyball Poll - October 12, 2015
Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
Total Points Adjusted |
2015 Record |
Previous Rank |
1 |
Concordia-St. Paul (23) |
1147 |
14-3 |
3 |
2 |
Tampa (11) |
1121 |
13-3 |
2 |
3 |
Ferris State (6) |
1062 |
17-1 |
4 |
4 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
1041 |
14-3 |
5 |
5 |
Minnesota Duluth (1) |
988 |
14-4 |
1 |
6 |
Northern State (6) |
944 |
17-0 |
8 |
7 |
Wheeling Jesuit (1) |
923 |
17-3 |
6 |
8 |
Rockhurst |
871 |
18-1 |
9 |
9 |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
802 |
14-3 |
10 |
10 |
Alaska-Anchorage |
764 |
15-1 |
7 |
11 |
Central Oklahoma |
715 |
18-1 |
13 |
12 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
606 |
16-4 |
16 |
13 |
Central Missouri |
582 |
17-3 |
11 |
14 |
Florida Southern |
566 |
13-3 |
14 |
15 |
Washburn |
549 |
18-2 |
12 |
16 |
Western Washington |
535 |
14-2 |
15 |
17 |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
423 |
12-3 |
18 |
18 |
West Florida |
373 |
17-2 |
19 |
19 |
Lewis |
295 |
18-1 |
21 |
20 |
Augustana (SD) |
282 |
13-4 |
20 |
21 |
Colorado School of Mines |
258 |
12-4 |
17 |
22 |
Cal State San Bernardino |
200 |
15-3 |
23 |
23 |
Grand Valley State |
118 |
11-6 |
21 |
24 |
Sonoma State |
84 |
12-3 |
NR |
25 |
Winona State |
70 |
9-7 |
24 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Findlay 39; Angelo State 31; California Baptist 28; Ashland 25; Minnesota State 25; Central Washington 22; Arkansas-Fort Smith 17; Saginaw Valley State 16; Missouri Western 14; Tarleton State 14; Texas Woman's 10; BYU-Hawai'i 6; Wingate 6; Hillsdale 5;
4 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 23 combined points.
Dropped Out: Saginaw Valley State 25;
Next Poll: October 12