Volleyball ranked No. 20 this week
HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Michigan Tech volleyball team is ranked No. 20 in this week's AVCA Division II Coaches Poll. The Huskies are 15-4 and sit atop the GLIAC standings with a 7-1 conference mark. They hopped five spots from last week and have received votes in every poll this season.
Tech went 3-0 last weekend at Midwest Region Crossover to extend its winning streak to 10 games. The Huskies swept No. 16 Lewis and took down Missouri S&T 3-2 on Friday. Tech wrapped up the weekend with a sweep of No. 17 Hillsdale on Saturday.
The Huskies get back to GLIAC play at Parkside Friday (7 p.m.) and Purdue Northwest Saturday (3 p.m.).
As a team, Tech is second in NCAA Division II in assists per set (13.70), sixth in kills per set (14.64), and 32nd in hitting percentage (.245).
The Huskies were ranked in eight AVCA Top 25 polls during the spring season and finished at No. 24. The last time Tech was ranked as high as No. 20 was November 4, 2019.
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 - October 18, 2021
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Team (First) |
Points |
Record |
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|
1. |
MSU Denver (38) |
1162 |
16-2 |
2 |
|
2. |
Washburn (3) |
1065 |
18-2 |
1 |
|
3. |
Central Missouri |
1048 |
16-2 |
4 |
|
4. |
Angelo State (5) |
1015 |
16-2 |
3 |
|
5. |
Concordia - St. Paul |
960 |
17-3 |
7 |
|
6. |
NW Missouri State (1) |
925 |
16-2 |
9 |
|
7. |
Colorado School of Mines |
896 |
16-2 |
6 |
|
8. |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
828 |
15-3 |
5 |
|
9. |
Cal State San Bernardino |
764 |
15-3 |
11 |
|
T10. |
Tampa |
694 |
16-2 |
12 |
|
T10. |
West Florida |
694 |
22-1 |
13 |
|
12. |
Winona State |
662 |
17-3 |
8 |
|
13. |
St Cloud State |
577 |
15-4 |
14 |
|
14. |
Southwest Minnesota State |
526 |
15-4 |
10 |
|
15. |
Texas-Tyler |
493 |
14-0 |
18 |
|
16. |
Nebraska-Kearney |
472 |
15-5 |
15 |
|
17. |
Nova Southeastern |
451 |
15-1 |
19 |
|
18. |
Hillsdale |
349 |
18-3 |
17 |
|
19. |
Western Washington |
319 |
11-4 |
20 |
|
20. |
Michigan Tech |
279 |
15-4 |
25 |
|
21. |
Lewis |
218 |
15-6 |
16 |
|
22. |
Cal Poly Pomona |
166 |
14-3 |
21 |
|
23. |
Oklahoma Baptist |
139 |
14-3 |
22 |
|
24. |
Alaska-Anchorage |
112 |
15-5 |
23 |
|
25. |
West Texas A&M |
79 |
13-2 |
NR |