Concordia-St. Paul continues to hold the #1 ranking in the AVCA Division II rankings, while also nabbing 40 of the first-place votes. California Baptist snuck up into the #2 spot this week as Southwest Minnesota State fell to #4 after they dropped yet another match.
Minnesota Duluth slid up to #6 from #9 while Palm Beach Atlantic fell back to #10 from #6.
Arkansas Tech remains one of two teams in Division II that are undefeated this season, including California Baptist. Arkansas Tech moved up to #9 this week after cracking the top-10 last week.
Moving into the top-25 this week is Florida Southern at #24, while Saint Leo moves up to #23 and Angelo State falls back to #25. The middle of the pack stays nearly the same in this week’s rankings, aside from Augustana falling back to #16.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concordia-St. Paul (40) | 1192 | 24-2 | 1 |
| 2 | California Baptist (7) | 1138 | 24-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Lewis (1) | 1064 | 25-2 | 4 |
| 4 | Southwest Minnesota State | 1029 | 23-3 | 2 |
| 5 | Nebraska-Kearney | 1012 | 29-2 | 5 |
| 6 | Minnesota Duluth | 955 | 22-4 | 9 |
| 7 | Northern State | 915 | 22-4 | 7 |
| 8 | Western Washington | 885 | 21-3 | 8 |
| 9 | Arkansas Tech | 768 | 30-0 | 10 |
| 10 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 727 | 22-3 | 6 |
| 11 | Regis | 698 | 24-3 | 12 |
| 12 | Central Oklahoma | 651 | 26-4 | 11 |
| 13 | NW Nazarene | 626 | 22-2 | 13 |
| 14 | Tarleton State | 560 | 24-5 | 14 |
| 15 | Winona State | 529 | 19-7 | 15 |
| 16 | Colorado School of Mines | 416 | 21-4 | 17 |
| 17 | Ferris State | 368 | 19-6 | 18 |
| 18 | Augustana (SD) | 338 | 20-8 | 16 |
| 19 | Central Missouri | 317 | 22-7 | 19 |
| 20 | West Florida | 268 | 24-6 | 20 |
| 21 | Wheeling Jesuit | 225 | 26-4 | 21 |
| 22 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 213 | 18-10 | 22 |
| 23 | Saint Leo | 122 | 18-5 | 24 |
| 24 | Florida Southern | 99 | 20-6 | NR |
| 25 | Angelo State | 85 | 19-8 | 23 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Upper Iowa 63; Findlay 44; Azusa Pacific 39; Hillsdale 39; Cal State San Bernardino 32; McKendree 31; Wingate 25; Metro State 21; Missouri Western 19; Rockhurst 19; Central Washington 14; Flagler 14; Alaska-Anchorage 7;
6 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 33 combined points.
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