The Wayne State volleyball team remained second for the fourth straight week in the latest AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Volleyball Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon. The Wildcats received one first-place vote and 1,116 points in voting conducted by various Division II coaches across the country.
Wayne State, now 14-1 and tied for first in the NSIC with a 6-0 league mark, went 2-0 last week thanks to a 3-1 win at Augustana and a Saturday home sweep vs. Sioux Falls. The Wildcats are on the road for three NSIC matches this week, starting Tuesday night with a 6 p.m. contest at No. 11 Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall, Minnesota.
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll
Week 5 poll: September 28, 2026
- Ferris State (45) — 1,173 points, 14-0 record, previous rank 1
- Wayne State (Neb.) (1) — 1,116 points, 14-1 record, previous rank 2
- Tampa — 1,069 points, 12-1 record, previous rank 3
- Fresno Pacific (1) — 1,034 points, 13-0 record, previous rank 4
- Concordia-St. Paul — 950 points, 10-3 record, previous rank 5
- Nebraska-Kearney — 900 points, 15-1 record, previous rank 7
- Angelo State — 893 points, 14-1 record, previous rank 6
- Missouri Western — 835 points, 13-1 record, previous rank 8
- Barry (Fla.) — 738 points, 9-2 record, previous rank 10
- Cal Poly Pomona — 695 points, 12-1 record, previous rank 14
- Southwest Minnesota State — 670 points, 11-2 record, previous rank 11
- Cal State San Bernardino — 659 points, 11-2 record, previous rank 9
- Lynn (Fla.) — 619 points, 11-2 record, previous rank 12
- Washburn — 528 points, 14-3 record, previous rank 15
- St. Cloud State — 513 points, 9-5 record, previous rank 13
- Grand Valley State — 457 points, 12-2 record, previous rank 16
- Emporia State — 412 points, 14-2 record, previous rank 17
- Simon Fraser — 394 points, 8-3 record, previous rank 19
- Minnesota Duluth — 352 points, 13-1 record, previous rank 20
- Point Loma — 227 points, 9-4 record, previous rank 18
- Central Washington — 191 points, 9-4 record, previous rank 23
- Concordia (Calif.) — 153 points, 12-2 record, previous rank 25
- Alaska Fairbanks — 129 points, 11-5 record, previous rank 22
- Indianapolis — 113 points, 13-2 record, previous rank 21
- Biola — 71 points, 11-2 record, previously receiving votes
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Others receiving votes
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Dallas Baptist 45; Gannon 44; Anderson (S.C.) 36; Oklahoma Baptist 34; Central Oklahoma 33; Colorado Mesa 27; University of Texas Tyler 22; MSU Denver 21; Central Missouri 18; Missouri-St. Louis 17; Wisconsin-Parkside 15; Colorado School of Mines 14; Hawai'i Hilo 8; Alabama-Huntsville 7; Saginaw Valley State 4.
Ten teams were mentioned on only one ballot for a combined 39 points.
