Mavericks #16 in AVCA Top 25 Poll Entering Post Season
11/16/2009 8:44:47 PM
Lexington, Ky. - The Minnesota State volleyball team dropped to #16 in the most recent American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 poll. The Mavericks received a total of 324 points.
The Mavericks finished the regular season with a 26-6 overall record and 16-4 NSIC record.
Other Northern Sun teams ranked in the top 25 are #1 Concordia-St. Paul, #13 Southwest Minnesota State, #15 University of Minnesota Duluth and #17 Wayne State.
Minnesota State, seeded fifth in the central region, will play #4 Wayne State in the first round of the NCAA Division II tournament. The match will take place in St. Paul, Minn. at the Gangelhoff Center on the campus of Concordia University, St. Paul. The match will have a 5:00 p.m. start time.
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll
2009 Poll #12: November 16, 2009
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
Total Points |
2009 Record |
Last Week |
| 1 |
Concordia-St. Paul (32) |
800 |
31-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Cal State San Bernardin |
767 |
29-1 |
2 |
| 3 |
UC San Diego |
720 |
27-2 |
4 |
| 4 |
Central Missour |
697 |
32-4 |
5 |
| 5 |
West Texas A&M |
664 |
34-3 |
6 |
| 6 |
Tampa |
631 |
28-2 |
7 |
| 7 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
610 |
33-2 |
3 |
| 8 |
Washburn |
585 |
32-4 |
8 |
| 9 |
Indianapolis |
537 |
35-1 |
T-9 |
| 10 |
Emporia State |
506 |
29-5 |
T-9 |
| 11 |
Lewis |
473 |
29-4 |
11 |
| 12 |
Saint Leo |
456 |
28-3 |
12 |
| 13 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
415 |
25-7 |
13 |
| 14 |
Hawai’i-Hilo |
363 |
25-1 |
16 |
| 15 |
Minnesota Duluth |
339 |
22-8 |
17 |
| 16 |
Minnesota State |
324 |
26-6 |
14 |
| 17 |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
277 |
28-7 |
15 |
| 18 |
Sonoma State |
249 |
23-7 |
18 |
| 19 |
Cal State L.A. |
207 |
21-8 |
20 |
| 20 |
Metro State |
192 |
24-7 |
23 |
| 21 |
Pittsburg State |
173 |
24-10 |
21 |
| 22 |
Truman |
114 |
24-12 |
19 |
| 23 |
Nebraska-Omaha |
96 |
20-13 |
22 |
| 24 |
Wingate |
81 |
34-1 |
24 |
| 25 |
Abilene Christian |
42 |
29-6 |
NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: California (Pa.) 19; Alaska-Anchorage 18; Hillsdale 18; Chico State 16; Dowling 3
Two teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 8 combined points.
Dropped Out: Chico State (25)
Final Poll: December 7, 2009
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