Lexington, Ky. – The Northern State University volleyball team moved to No. 24 in the AVCA/Taraflex week 5 national poll released Monday. The Wolves hold a 9-4 record overall with 140 points in the poll.
Northern is joined by NSIC opponents No. 9 Wayne State, No. 11 Concordia-St. Paul, No. 12 Southwest Minnesota State, No. 13 St. Cloud State, and No. 15 Minnesota Duluth; as well as regional foes No. 1 Central Oklahoma, No. 3 Nebraska Kearney, and No. 10 Washburn.
Sept. 29 AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II WVB Poll
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes Adjusted) |
Total Points Adjusted |
Record |
Previous Week |
| 1 |
Central Oklahoma [39] |
1,163 |
16-0 |
2 |
| 2 |
Tampa [2] |
1,115 |
10-0 |
3 |
| 3 |
Nebraska Kearney [1] |
1,039 |
15-0 |
4 |
| 4 |
Barry [2] |
1,000 |
9-0 |
9 |
| 5 |
Point Loma [1] |
978 |
10-1 |
6 |
| 6 |
Lynn [2] |
932 |
11-1 |
1 |
| 7 |
Simon Fraser |
826 |
9-1 |
11 |
| 8 |
MSU Denver |
796 |
9-2 |
5 |
| 9 |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
718 |
11-2 |
14 |
| 10 |
Washburn |
698 |
12-1 |
7 |
| 11 |
Concordia-St. Paul |
692 |
9-3 |
13 |
| 12 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
630 |
10-2 |
8 |
| 13 |
St. Cloud State |
589 |
10-3 |
15 |
| 14 |
West Texas A&M |
494 |
9-5 |
10 |
| 15 |
Minnesota Duluth |
483 |
11-1 |
16 |
| 16 |
Ferris State |
441 |
8-4 |
12 |
| 17 |
West Florida |
415 |
10-3 |
17 |
| 18 |
Grand Valley State |
360 |
9-2 |
19 |
| 19 |
Western Washington |
298 |
10-1 |
22 |
| 20 |
Wingate |
229 |
11-1 |
21 |
| 21 |
Findlay |
224 |
9-1 |
23 |
| 22 |
Angelo State |
176 |
8-5 |
20 |
| 23 |
Alaska-Fairbanks |
158 |
13-1 |
RV |
| 24 |
Northern State |
140 |
9-4 |
18 |
| 25 |
Colorado Mesa |
123 |
7-4 |
24 |
