Lexington, KY (NSUWolves.com) – A 4-0 weekend by the Northern State University volleyball team propelled them up seven spots in the second regular season AVCA/Taraflex Top-25 Poll. The Wolves jumped to No. 15 in the national ranking with their 8-0 record, notching 462 points.
NSU is joined by NSIC opponents No. 6 Southwest Minnesota State, No. 14 Concordia-St. Paul, No. 16 St. Cloud State, No. 17 Wayne State, and No. 24 Minnesota Duluth. In addition, regional foes No. 2 Central Oklahoma, No. 5 Nebraska Kearney, No. 9 Washburn, and 21 Missouri Western were named.
AVCA/Taraflex Poll
|
Rank
|
School (First-Place Votes Adjusted)
|
Total Points Adjusted
|
Record
|
Previous Week
|
|
1
|
Lynn [44]
|
1,161
|
7-0
|
1
|
|
2
|
Central Oklahoma [2]
|
1,088
|
9-0
|
4
|
|
3
|
Tampa
|
1,030
|
6-0
|
6
|
|
4
|
MSU Denver
|
959
|
7-1
|
3
|
|
5
|
Nebraska Kearney
|
951
|
9-0
|
8
|
|
6
|
Southwest Minnesota State
|
908
|
7-0
|
9
|
|
7
|
Point Loma
|
807
|
6-1
|
15
|
|
8
|
Simon Fraser [1]
|
795
|
6-0
|
14
|
|
9
|
Washburn
|
786
|
8-0
|
12
|
|
10
|
West Texas A&M
|
650
|
6-3
|
5
|
|
11
|
Barry
|
638
|
5-0
|
17
|
|
12
|
Ferris State
|
626
|
5-3
|
7
|
|
13
|
Angelo State
|
610
|
6-3
|
2
|
|
14
|
Concordia-St. Paul
|
582
|
4-3
|
11
|
|
15
|
Northern State
|
462
|
8-0
|
22
|
|
16
|
St. Cloud State
|
449
|
5-3
|
10
|
|
17
|
Wayne State (Neb.)
|
395
|
6-2
|
25
|
|
18
|
Grand Valley State
|
322
|
5-2
|
13
|
|
19
|
West Florida
|
315
|
6-2
|
RV
|
|
20
|
Wingate
|
288
|
7-1
|
19
|
|
21
|
Missouri Western
|
216
|
6-2
|
RV
|
|
22
|
Gannon
|
178
|
5-2
|
16
|
|
23
|
Colorado Mesa
|
172
|
4-3
|
18
|
|
24
|
Minnesota Duluth
|
151
|
7-0
|
RV
|
|
25
|
Findlay
|
141
|
5-1
|
RV
|