Lexington, Ky. – A 4-0 weekend by the Northern State University volleyball team propelled them up seven spots in the second regular season AVCA/Taraflex Top-25 Poll. The Wolves jumped to No. 15 in the national ranking with their 8-0 record, notching 462 points.
NSU is joined by NSIC opponents No. 6 Southwest Minnesota State, No. 14 Concordia-St. Paul, No. 16 St. Cloud State, No. 17 Wayne State, and No. 24 Minnesota Duluth. In addition, regional foes No. 2 Central Oklahoma, No. 5 Nebraska Kearney, No. 9 Washburn, and 21 Missouri Western were named.
AVCA/Taraflex Poll
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes Adjusted) |
Total Points Adjusted |
Record |
Previous Week |
| 1 |
Lynn [44] |
1,161 |
7-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Central Oklahoma [2] |
1,088 |
9-0 |
4 |
| 3 |
Tampa |
1,030 |
6-0 |
6 |
| 4 |
MSU Denver |
959 |
7-1 |
3 |
| 5 |
Nebraska Kearney |
951 |
9-0 |
8 |
| 6 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
908 |
7-0 |
9 |
| 7 |
Point Loma |
807 |
6-1 |
15 |
| 8 |
Simon Fraser [1] |
795 |
6-0 |
14 |
| 9 |
Washburn |
786 |
8-0 |
12 |
| 10 |
West Texas A&M |
650 |
6-3 |
5 |
| 11 |
Barry |
638 |
5-0 |
17 |
| 12 |
Ferris State |
626 |
5-3 |
7 |
| 13 |
Angelo State |
610 |
6-3 |
2 |
| 14 |
Concordia-St. Paul |
582 |
4-3 |
11 |
| 15 |
Northern State |
462 |
8-0 |
22 |
| 16 |
St. Cloud State |
449 |
5-3 |
10 |
| 17 |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
395 |
6-2 |
25 |
| 18 |
Grand Valley State |
322 |
5-2 |
13 |
| 19 |
West Florida |
315 |
6-2 |
RV |
| 20 |
Wingate |
288 |
7-1 |
19 |
| 21 |
Missouri Western |
216 |
6-2 |
RV |
| 22 |
Gannon |
178 |
5-2 |
16 |
| 23 |
Colorado Mesa |
172 |
4-3 |
18 |
| 24 |
Minnesota Duluth |
151 |
7-0 |
RV |
| 25 |
Findlay |
141 |
5-1 |
RV |
