Concordia-St. Paul returned to the top spot in this week’s AVCA Division II Poll after being chosen No. 1 in the preseason. The Golden Bears, which are 13-2 on the season, collected 42 first place votes and 1,191 points.
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Concordia-St. Paul, which is riding a 7-match win streak, posted a sweep against Sioux Falls and a 5-set victory against then-10th ranked Southwest Minnesota State last weekend.
Cal State Bernardino jumped from 5th to 2nd in this week’s poll, receiving 3 first place votes and 1,101 points. Northern State (1 first place vote, 1,036 points), Nebraska-Kearney (1 first place vote, 1,019 points) and Minnesota Duluth (891) round out the Top 5.
Minnesota Duluth beat #1 Northern State in five sets on Saturday. UMD is playing without Sarah Kelly, a 2017 First-Team All-American and the team’s leading scorer last season. Kelly injured her right knee with an awkward jump in practice on September 10th and hasn’t played since.
So far in 2018, 4 different programs have been ranked No. 1. Concordia-St. Paul was first in the preseason and this week, Minnesota Duluth held the top spot in Week 1, Nebraska-Kearney took over for Week 2 and Week 3 and Northern State earned its first-ever No. 1 ranking in Week 4.
Cal Poly Pomona entered the Top 25 after receiving votes in week 4. The Broncos earned 113 points and are 13-1 on the year.
Wayne State is the lone team to fall out of the poll this week.
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points Adjusted | 2018 Record | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concordia-St. Paul (42) | 1191 | 13-2 | 2 |
| 2 | Cal State San Bernardino (3) | 1101 | 13-1 | 5 |
| 3 | Northern State (1) | 1036 | 14-1 | 1 |
| 4 | Nebraska-Kearney (1) | 1019 | 16-1 | 6 |
| 5 | Minnesota Duluth | 891 | 12-3 | 9 |
| 6 | Ferris State | 862 | 12-3 | 7 |
| 7 | Western Washington | 850 | 11-3 | 8 |
| 8 | Tampa | 833 | 13-1 | 12 |
| 9 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 798 | 14-1 | 3 |
| 10 | Drury | 752 | 12-2 | 14 |
| 11 | Lewis | 721 | 12-3 | 4 |
| 12 | Southwest Minnesota State | 673 | 10-5 | 10 |
| 13 | Washburn | 601 | 17-0 | 21 |
| 14 | Rockhurst | 586 | 14-2 | 11 |
| 15 | West Florida | 523 | 13-4 | 15 |
| 16 | Cal State L.A. (1) | 493 | 12-0 | 17 |
| 17 | Central Missouri | 425 | 12-4 | 13 |
| 18 | Central Oklahoma | 384 | 16-3 | 16 |
| 19 | Tarleton State | 359 | 13-2 | 20 |
| 20 | Wheeling Jesuit | 299 | 13-3 | 19 |
| T-21 | Gannon | 180 | 14-1 | 22 |
| T-21 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 180 | 12-4 | 25 |
| 23 | Colorado School of Mines | 155 | 13-2 | 24 |
| 24 | Regis | 140 | 10-5 | 23 |
| 25 | Cal Poly Pomona | 113 | 13-1 | NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Wayne State (Neb.) 91; Angelo State 67; Barry 49; Azusa Pacific 44; Central Washington 41; Wingate 30; Findlay 20; NW Missouri State 19; Michigan Tech 17; Ashland 13; Shippensburg 10; Hillsdale 8; Truman 2;
4 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 31 combined points.
Dropped Out: Wayne State (Neb.) 18
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