Lexington, Ky. - The Northern State University volleyball team has moved up one spot to No. 8 in this week's top-25 poll, earning 825 total points. The Wolves are currently 12-2 on the year and on a 3-game win streak.
The Wolves are joined by NSIC opponens No. 4 Minnesota Duluth, No. 7 Concordia-St. Paul, No. 9 Southwest Minnesota State, No. 11 St. Cloud State, No. 18 Upper Iowa, No. 19 Winona State, and No. 24 Sioux Falls. Northern will face No. 4 Minnesota Duluth and No. 11 St. Cloud State this weekend on the road.
AVCA DIVISION II COACHES TOP 25 WEEK 5 POLL: OCTOBER 7, 2019
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
Total Points Adjusted |
2019
Record
|
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
Cal State San Bernardino (42) |
1144 |
14-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Western Washington (3) |
1098 |
14-0 |
2 |
| 3 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
1037 |
14-0 |
4 |
| 4 |
Minnesota Duluth (1) |
1024 |
13-1 |
3 |
| 5 |
Washburn |
946 |
13-1 |
5 |
| 6 |
Lewis |
889 |
15-1 |
6 |
| 7 |
Concordia - St. Paul |
868 |
11-3 |
7 |
| 8 |
Northern State |
825 |
12-2 |
9 |
| 9 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
737 |
11-3 |
8 |
| 10 |
NW Missouri State |
691 |
12-2 |
10 |
| 11 |
St. Cloud State |
647 |
13-1 |
12 |
| 12 |
Rockhurst |
620 |
14-3 |
11 |
| 13 |
Central Missouri |
516 |
10-5 |
13 |
| 14 |
Ferris State |
486 |
12-3 |
16 |
| 15 |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
459 |
13-2 |
15 |
| 16 |
Regis |
432 |
12-3 |
17 |
| 17 |
Hillsdale |
386 |
12-2 |
18 |
| 18 |
Upper Iowa |
310 |
11-3 |
22 |
| 19 |
Winona State |
285 |
12-2 |
NR |
| 20 |
Wheeling |
273 |
13-3 |
20 |
| 21 |
Angelo State |
236 |
15-1 |
NR |
| 22 |
Tarleton State |
224 |
9-5 |
14 |
| 23 |
Wingate |
144 |
16-0 |
T-23 |
| T-24 |
Barry |
121 |
10-4 |
25 |
| T-24 |
Sioux Falls |
121 |
11-3 |
19 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Texas A&M-Commerce 76; MSU Denver 67; Michigan Tech 58; Colorado School of Mines 40; Azusa Pacific 28; South Carolina-Aiken 26; Cal State L. A. 23; Ashland 22; Chaminade 14; Tampa 14; West Florida 14; Central Washington 9; Arkansas-Fort Smith 5; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (FL) 3
