2-Time Defending Champs CSP Back on Top of D2 Coaches’ Poll

  0 Braden Keith | October 22nd, 2018 | College - Women's Indoor, Division II, News, Rankings

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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