In a top-two showdown, then-#2 Southwest Minnesota State took down then-#1 Concordia-St. Paul in four sets to take over the #1 seed in this weeks AVCA Division II Coaches Poll. The win also gave Southwest Minnesota State 44 first place votes as compared to Concordia-St. Paul’s four.
Of the largest jumps in the poll, California Baptist took over the #12 spot after sitting at #24 last week, holding a 7-0 record. Tarleton State’s strength of schedule has helped them not drop out of the top-25, but rather move up with their 5-3 record. The squad moved to #14 from #17 in the previous week after a win over then-#19 Central Oklahoma but losses to then-#2 Southwest Minnesota State and then-#6 Angelo State. Also moving up are Central Oklahoma from #19 to #13, and Winona State from #13 to #11.
Regis makes their way into the top-25 of the Division II poll at the #21 spot with a 7-1 record.
Wayne State (Neb.) dropped from #12 to #17 after a tough week of play at a now 5-3 record with Cal State San Bernardino dropping five spots, too, from #11 to #16.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southwest Minnesota State (44) | 1172 | 8-0 | 2 |
| 2 | Concordia-St. Paul (4) | 1156 | 7-1 | 1 |
| 3 | Lewis | 1085 | 7-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 1045 | 5-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Angelo State | 980 | 8-1 | 6 |
| 6 | Nebraska-Kearney | 961 | 8-2 | 5 |
| 7 | Minnesota Duluth | 884 | 7-1 | 7 |
| 8 | Ferris State | 852 | 6-1 | 8 |
| 9 | Augustana (SD) | 757 | 8-1 | 9 |
| 10 | Western Washington | 718 | 6-2 | 10 |
| 11 | Winona State | 665 | 6-2 | 13 |
| 12 | California Baptist | 582 | 7-0 | 24 |
| 13 | Central Oklahoma | 494 | 7-1 | 19 |
| 14 | Tarleton State | 475 | 5-3 | 17 |
| 15 | Central Missouri | 457 | 6-2 | 16 |
| 16 | Cal State San Bernardino | 437 | 4-4 | 11 |
| 17 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 359 | 5-3 | 12 |
| 18 | Alaska-Anchorage | 347 | 4-4 | 14 |
| 19 | Concordia (CA) | 331 | 4-3 | 15 |
| 20 | Colorado School of Mines | 306 | 6-2 | 22 |
| 21 | Regis | 279 | 7-1 | NR |
| 22 | Saint Leo | 262 | 4-0 | 21 |
| 23 | Washburn | 211 | 6-2 | 18 |
| 24 | Northern State | 190 | 7-1 | 23 |
| 25 | Rockhurst | 128 | 6-2 | 25 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: NW Nazarene 115; Arkansas Tech University 40; Upper Iowa 35; Central Washington 34; Wheeling Jesuit 31; Azusa Pacific 30; UC San Diego 28; Findlay 23; Tampa 22; Wingate 17; Ashland 14; West Florida 10; Metro State 8.
13 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 60 combined points.
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