Remaining in the #1 slot in the weeks AVCA Division III Coaches Pool is Calvin, who also received all 67 first place votes after keeping up their undefeated season with a 7-0 overall record. Calvin posted three conference wins this week with two sweeps and a four setter. Coming in at #2 this week is Southwestern (TX) who also keeps an unblemished record, moving up from #3.
After posting a perfect week one, Northwestern (MN) struggled to keep that rhythm going in week two, going 1-3 at the Augsburg tournament, falling to #10 from #2. While Northwestern fell dramatically, Juniata moved up seven spots this week from #13 to #7. Juniata is now 7-0, winning three this weekend at the ASICS Invitational to take the tournament title.
Four teams shot up into the rankings this week – MIT (#20), St. Thomas (MN) (#23), Christopher Newport (#24) and Wisconsin-Stevens Point (#25). The teams replaced Cornell (Iowa), Tufts, Ohio Northern and Elmhurst.
Making the most dramatic change this week is Mary Washington, as they fell from #7 to #22, with Wisconsin-La Crosse falling to #21 from #16 and Cal Lutheran dropping to #17 from #11.
In other large jumps this week, Hope moves to #17 from #21, Carnegie-Mellon to #16 from #24 and Gustavus Adolphus from #20 to #24.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS RANKING |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin (67) | 1675 | 7-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Southwestern (TX) | 1564 | 7-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Wittenberg | 1543 | 6-0 | 4 |
| 4 | Emory | 1441 | 6-1 | 5 |
| 5 | Colorado College | 1360 | 7-0 | 6 |
| 6 | Juniata | 1208 | 7-0 | 13 |
| 7 | Trinity (TX) | 1150 | 6-2 | 10 |
| 8 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 1116 | 6-2 | 9 |
| 9 | Millikin | 1019 | 6-1 | 12 |
| 10 | Northwestern (MN) | 868 | 5-3 | 2 |
| 11 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 855 | 6-1 | 14 |
| 12 | Washington-St. Louis | 734 | 5-3 | 8 |
| 13 | Texas-Dallas | 666 | 6-2 | 18 |
| 14 | Gustavus Adolphus | 644 | 7-1 | 20 |
| 15 | La Verne | 626 | 6-1 | 15 |
| 16 | Carnegie-Mellon | 585 | 8-0 | 24 |
| 17 | Cal Lutheran | 552 | 4-5 | 11 |
| 18 | Hope | 431 | 5-2 | 21 |
| 19 | Eastern | 392 | 6-2 | 17 |
| 20 | MIT | 368 | 8-0 | NR |
| 21 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 354 | 6-3 | 16 |
| 22 | Mary Washington | 280 | 4-5 | 7 |
| 23 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 267 | 7-1 | NR |
| 24 | Christopher Newport | 240 | 6-1 | NR |
| 25 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 218 | 7-2 | NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Cornell (Iowa) 167; Pacific Lutheran 155; Tufts 123; Ohio Northern 116; Whittier 98; Johnson & Wales (RI) 82; DePauw 80; Chicago 79; Johns Hopkins 76; Bethel (Minn.) 74; Illinois Wesleyan 71; Wartburg 57; Stevenson 52; Wisconsin-Oshkosh 52; Augsburg 47; Springfield 45; Elmhurst 44; Texas-Tyler 32; Dubuque 30; Luther 20; Randolph-Macon 19; Washington & Lee 17; Bridgewater (Va.) 12; Hendrix 12; Stevens 9; Gettysburg 8; Scranton 8; Hanover 7; Mount Union 4
Six teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 15 combined points.
Dropped Out: Cornell (Iowa) 19; Tufts 23; Ohio Northern 25; Elmhurst 22
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