Lexington, Ky. – Following the opening weekend of Northern Sun play, the Northern State University volleyball team moved to No. 18 in the AVCA/Taraflex Top-25 Poll. The Wolves hold an 8-2 record on the year and earned 323 points in this week's poll.
Northern is joined by NSIC opponents No. 8 Southwest Minnesota State, No. 13 Concordia-St. Paul, No. 14 Wayne State, No. 15 St. Cloud State, and No. 16 Minnesota Duluth. In addition, the Wolves are joined by regional foes No. 2 Central Oklahoma, No. 4 Nebraska Kearney, No. 7 Washburn, and No. 24 Missouri Western.
Sept. 22 AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II WVB Poll
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes Adjusted) |
Total Points Adjusted |
Record |
Previous Week |
| 1 |
Lynn [44] |
1,156 |
10-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Central Oklahoma [3] |
1,117 |
14-0 |
2 |
| 3 |
Tampa |
1,064 |
8-0 |
3 |
| 4 |
Nebraska Kearney |
988 |
12-0 |
5 |
| 5 |
MSU Denver |
980 |
8-1 |
4 |
| 6 |
Point Loma |
929 |
8-1 |
7 |
| 7 |
Washburn |
852 |
11-0 |
9 |
| 8 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
769 |
8-1 |
6 |
| 9 |
Barry |
755 |
7-0 |
11 |
| 10 |
West Texas A&M |
710 |
8-3 |
10 |
| 11 |
Simon Fraser |
698 |
7-1 |
8 |
| 12 |
Ferris State |
609 |
7-3 |
12 |
| 13 |
Concordia-St. Paul |
594 |
6-3 |
14 |
| 14 |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
510 |
8-2 |
17 |
| 15 |
St. Cloud State |
434 |
7-3 |
16 |
| 16 |
Minnesota Duluth |
392 |
9-0 |
24 |
| 17 |
West Florida |
347 |
7-3 |
19 |
| 18 |
Northern State |
323 |
8-2 |
15 |
| 19 |
Grand Valley State |
294 |
7-2 |
18 |
| 20 |
Angelo State |
288 |
6-5 |
13 |
| 21 |
Wingate |
260 |
9-1 |
20 |
| 22 |
Western Washington |
187 |
8-1 |
RV |
| 23 |
Findlay |
157 |
6-1 |
25 |
| T-24 |
Colorado Mesa |
138 |
6-3 |
23 |
| T-24 |
Missouri Western |
138 |
8-3 |
21 |
