Lexington, Ky. – The Northern State University volleyball team will spend their third straight week ranked at No. 22 in the AVCA/Taraflex Poll. The Wolves are 17-5 this season and earned 187 points in the poll.
Northern is joined by NSIC opponents No. 6 Wayne State, No. 9 Concordia-St. Paul, No. 11 St. Cloud State, No. 18 Southwest Minnesota State, No. 21 Minnesota Duluth, and No. 24 Minnesota State. In addition, regional foes No. 2 Washburn, No. 4 Nebraska Kearney, No. 7 Central Oklahoma, and No. 23 Missouri Western are included with the Central Region making up 11 of the top-25 teams in the country.
Oct. 27 AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II WVB Poll
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes Adjusted) |
Total Points Adjusted |
Record |
Previous Week |
| 1 |
Tampa [47] |
1,175 |
19-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Washburn |
1,124 |
20-1 |
2 |
| 3 |
Barry |
1,045 |
16-2 |
3 |
| 4 |
Nebraska Kearney |
1,001 |
21-2 |
4 |
| 5 |
Point Loma |
942 |
18-2 |
5 |
| 6 |
Wayne State (NE) |
900 |
20-3 |
6 |
| 7 |
Central Oklahoma |
853 |
21-3 |
7 |
| 8 |
Simon Fraser |
813 |
15-2 |
8 |
| 9 |
Concordia-St. Paul |
803 |
17-4 |
10 |
| 10 |
Lynn |
751 |
17-4 |
9 |
| 11 |
St. Cloud State |
686 |
17-5 |
11 |
| 12 |
MSU Denver |
637 |
17-3 |
12 |
| 13 |
Fresno Pacific |
571 |
18-0 |
15 |
| 14 |
West Texas A&M |
556 |
17-4 |
13 |
| 15 |
Ferris State |
543 |
18-4 |
14 |
| 16 |
West Florida |
480 |
19-3 |
16 |
| 17 |
Western Washington |
404 |
15-3 |
19 |
| 18 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
307 |
15-6 |
17 |
| 19 |
Wingate |
300 |
20-1 |
20 |
| 20 |
Alaska-Fairbanks |
293 |
18-3 |
21 |
| 21 |
Minnesota Duluth |
257 |
17-4 |
18 |
| 22 |
Northern State |
187 |
17-5 |
22 |
| 23 |
Missouri Western |
157 |
16-5 |
24 |
| 24 |
Minnesota State |
113 |
17-5 |
23 |
| 25 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
90 |
14-4 |
RV |
