After a loss to then-#16, now-#12, Southwest Minnesota State, Northern State has been knocked from its #1 position in the latest AVCA Division II coaches’ poll. Northern State still has 1 first-place vote, from Bellarmine head coach Jennifer Grzebin, but 2-time defending NCAA Division II champions Concordia-St. Paul, have retaken the spot at the top of the poll.
CSP, who are 21-4 this season, received 28 of a possible 48 first-place votes, with Western Washington (7 first-place votes) and Cal State Bernardino (4 first-place votes) rounding out the top 3.
Former #2 Nebraska-Kearney also lost, falling to #6 in the new poll (though they still received 2 first-place votes). Northern State and Nebraska-Kearney effectively fell behind the former 3-4-5-6 teams, all of which moved up 2 spots in the new poll.
The biggest mover into the top 2 was 25-1 Washburn, who knocked off Nebraska-Kearney 3-1, in Kearney, on Saturday.
21-0 Wingate University, the only undefeated team left in Division II volleyball, is still just outside of the top 25. They had the 27th-most votes, which is about 54 short of what they need to be officially ranked.
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points Adjusted | 2018 Record | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concordia – St. Paul (28) | 1146 | 21-4 | 3 |
| 2 | Western Washington (7) | 1091 | 19-3 | 4 |
| 3 | Cal State San Bernardino (4) | 1071 | 20-2 | 5 |
| 4 | Tampa (3) | 1028 | 23-1 | 6 |
| 5 | Northern State (1) | 962 | 22-2 | 1 |
| 6 | Nebraska-Kearney (2) | 934 | 26-2 | 2 |
| 7 | Washburn (2) | 897 | 25-1 | 11 |
| 8 | Minnesota Duluth | 844 | 20-5 | 7 |
| 9 | Cal State L.A. (1) | 790 | 20-1 | 10 |
| 10 | Ferris State | 762 | 19-4 | 9 |
| 11 | Tarleton State | 676 | 23-2 | 13 |
| 12 | Southwest Minnesota State | 638 | 17-7 | 16 |
| 13 | Drury | 579 | 21-4 | 8 |
| 14 | Central Oklahoma | 543 | 24-4 | 15 |
| 15 | Central Missouri | 495 | 20-6 | 17 |
| 16 | Cal Poly Pomona | 430 | 19-3 | 19 |
| 17 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 406 | 22-3 | 18 |
| 18 | Wheeling Jesuit | 359 | 24-3 | 20 |
| 19 | West Florida | 280 | 19-7 | 12 |
| 20 | Gannon | 255 | 23-1 | 21 |
| 21 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 238 | 20-5 | 22 |
| 22 | Lewis | 221 | 18-6 | 23 |
| 23 | Rockhurst | 202 | 22-5 | 14 |
| 24 | Barry | 166 | 23-2 | 25 |
| 25 | Michigan Tech | 135 | 20-4 | 24 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Colorado School of Mines 83; Wingate 81; Illinois-Springfield 43; Wayne State (Neb.) 42; Biola University 38; Central Washington 37; Azusa Pacific 33; NW Missouri State 31; Ashland 24; Dixie State-Utah 11; Angelo State 10; Point Loma 6;
6 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 13 combined points.
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