WSC Volleyball Ends Season Ranked 18th In Nation

Posted: 11 December, 2012

WAYNE - The Wayne State College volleyball team is ranked 18th in the final AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon. It marks the fifth straight season and sixth of the last seven that the Wildcats have ended the season ranked in the Top 25.
            Wayne State finished the 2012 season with a record of 22-10 overall, placing fourth in the Northern Sun Conference with a 14-6 league record while advancing to the NCAA Division II National Tournament for an eighth straight season.  The Wildcats lose just two seniors from the 2012 team that featured seven freshmen and four juniors.
Listed below is the final AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll:
                                                        
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 2012 Final Poll: November 12, 2012
                                                                                2012    Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes)       Points        Record     Rank
1.             Concordia St.-Paul (32)     800         33-4         1                           
2.             Tampa                                  763         32-4         7
3.             Nebraska-Kearney              724         35-3        T2
4.             BYU-Hawaii                          696         25-4        T5
5.             Minnesota Duluth               658         29-5        T5
6.             Southwest Minn. State        639         30-3        T2
7.             Washburn                             602         30-4         4           
8.             Central Missouri                  575         26-7          8
9.             West Texas A&M                 545         33-5         9
10.          Angelo State                         491         29-6        11
11.          Colorado School of Mines443         26-7        12
12.          Indianapolis                          414         31-8        19
13.          Regis                                      394         26-9        14
14.          Fresno Pacific                      362         28-4        10
15.          Western Washington          342         24-4        15
16.          Truman                                  317         27-7        13
17.          Wheeling Jesuit                   279         37-3        18
18.          Wayne State (Neb.)            261         22-10     16
19.          Cal State San Bernardino  220         24-9        22
20.          West Florida                         190         26-8        17
21.          Grand Canyon                     166         24-6        20
22.          Adams State                         139         24-6        21
23.          Wingate                                 104         31-3        NR
24.          Minnesota State                   69          16-11     24
25.          Palm Beach Atlantic           52          21-4        NR
 
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots:Arkansas-Fort Smith 33; Ferris State 30; Metro State 28;
Grand Valley State 10; Lewis 8; Central Washington 7; Harding 3; UC San Diego 3.