Lexington, Ky. – The Northern State University volleyball team returned to the AVCA/Taraflex Division II Top-25 Poll this week, coming in at No. 24. The Wolves hold an 8-0 record, one of 11 undefeated teams in the national rankings. They garnered 107 total points.
Northern is joined by NSIC opponents No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State, No. 8 Wayne State, No. 10 Concordia-St. Paul, No. 11 Minnesota Duluth, and No. 12 St. Cloud Sate in this week's top-25. The Wolves last national ranking came in the fall of 2021, when they landed at No. 19 in week one.
The Wolves will host the No. 8 Wildcats this Saturday in Wachs Arena.
September 16 – AVCA/Taraflex Poll
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
Pts. |
Record |
Prev. Wk. |
| 1 |
Tampa [42] |
1,156 |
6-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
MSU Denver [2] |
1,055 |
7-1 |
3 |
| 3 |
West Texas A&M [2] |
952 |
6-2 |
9 |
| 4 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
941 |
9-0 |
6 |
| 5 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
917 |
8-0 |
7 |
| 6 |
Missouri-St. Louis |
910 |
7-1 |
4 |
| 7 |
Chaminade |
855 |
7-3 |
13 |
| 8 |
Wayne State (NE) [1] |
810 |
6-2 |
2 |
| 9 |
Ferris State |
776 |
7-0 |
12 |
| 10 |
Concordia-St. Paul |
768 |
5-3 |
5 |
| 11 |
Minnesota Duluth |
688 |
7-0 |
14 |
| 12 |
St. Cloud State |
676 |
5-2 |
7 |
| 13 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
655 |
6-1 |
10 |
| 14 |
Cal State L.A. |
631 |
5-2 |
11 |
| 15 |
Central Oklahoma |
551 |
9-0 |
18 |
| 16 |
Grand Valley State |
441 |
8-0 |
19 |
| 17 |
Colorado Mesa |
371 |
6-2 |
15 |
| 18 |
Lynn |
320 |
7-0 |
22 |
| 19 |
Cal State San Bernardino |
253 |
4-3 |
16 |
| 20 |
Dallas Baptist |
238 |
6-2 |
NR |
| 21 |
Angelo State |
192 |
8-1 |
NR |
| 22 |
Augusta |
172 |
6-0 |
25 |
| 23 |
Central Missouri |
127 |
3-4 |
17 |
| 24 |
Northern State |
107 |
8-0 |
NR |
| 25 |
Point Loma |
100 |
6-0 |
NR |
