Volleyball ranked No. 25 this week
HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Michigan Tech volleyball team is ranked No. 25 in this week's AVCA Division II Coaches Poll. The Huskies are 12-4 and sit atop the GLIAC standings with a 7-1 conference mark. They have received votes in every poll this season.
Tech is the No. 1 seed for the GLIAC at this weekend's Midwest Region Crossover in Hammond, Indiana. The Huskies open against No. 16 Lewis on Friday at noon. Tech also plays at 7 p.m. against Missouri S&T. The tournament wraps up against No. 17 Hillsdale on Saturday at 1:45 p.m.
The Huskies swept Northern Michigan Saturday at the SDC Gym for their seventh straight victory and 10th sweep of the season.
As a team, Tech is second in NCAA Division II in assists per set (13.79), fifth in kills per set (14.73), and 32nd in hitting percentage (.246).
The Huskies were ranked in eight AVCA Top 25 polls during the spring season and finished at No. 24.
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 - October 11, 2021
|
1. |
Washburn (40) |
1163 |
16-1 |
1 |
|
2. |
MSU Denver (4) |
1091 |
14-2 |
2 |
|
3. |
Angelo State (1) |
1021 |
14-2 |
3 |
|
4. |
Central Missouri |
971 |
14-2 |
5 |
|
5. |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
924 |
14-2 |
6 |
|
6. |
Colorado School of Mines (1) |
906 |
15-1 |
6 |
|
7. |
Concordia - St. Paul |
873 |
15-3 |
4 |
|
8. |
Winona State |
822 |
16-2 |
9 |
|
9. |
NW Missouri State |
775 |
13-2 |
10 |
|
10. |
Southwest Minnesota State |
728 |
15-2 |
11 |
|
11. |
Cal State San Bernardino |
680 |
13-3 |
12 |
|
12. |
Tampa |
650 |
13-2 |
8 |
|
13. |
West Florida |
555 |
19-1 |
15 |
|
14. |
St Cloud State |
539 |
13-4 |
16 |
|
15. |
Nebraska-Kearney |
521 |
13-4 |
14 |
|
16. |
Lewis |
419 |
14-4 |
13 |
|
17. |
Hillsdale |
413 |
16-2 |
17 |
|
18. |
Texas-Tyler (1) |
395 |
12-0 |
18 |
|
19. |
Nova Southeastern |
359 |
13-1 |
20 |
|
20. |
Western Washington |
279 |
9-4 |
21 |
|
21. |
Cal Poly Pomona |
244 |
14-1 |
22 |
|
22. |
Oklahoma Baptist |
190 |
12-3 |
19 |
|
23. |
Alaska-Anchorage |
88 |
14-5 |
NR |
|
24. |
Chaminade |
79 |
16-4 |
24 |
|
25. |
Michigan Tech |
68 |
12-4 |
NR |