Minnesota State Volleyballers #17 in Final AVCA Top 25 Poll

12/10/2009 12:08:50 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The Minnesota State volleyball team finished the 2009 season ranked #16 in the final American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 poll. The Mavericks received a total of 285 points.

Other Northern Sun teams ranked in the top 25 are National Champions, #1 Concordia-St. Paul, #14 University of Minnesota Duluth #16, Southwest Minnesota State and #18 Wayne State.

Minnesota State, seeded fifth in the central region, was defeated by fourth seeded Wayne State in the first round of the NCAA Division II tournament, 3-2. The Mavericks ended the 2009 season with a 26-7 record, the twelfth 20 win season in school history.

AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll
2009 Final Poll: December 7, 2009

Rank	School (First-Place Votes)	Total Points	2009 Record	Last Week
1	Concordia-St. Paul (32)	800	37-0	1
2	Cal State San Bernardino	765	33-2	2
3	West Texas A&M	736	38-4	5
4	Tampa	700	31-3	6
5	Central Missouri	656	34-5	4
6	Indianapolis	630	38-2	9
7	UC San Diego	581	27-3	3
8	Washburn	565	33-5	8
9	Lewis	497	32-5	11
10	Saint Leo	481	30-4	12
11	Metro State	446	26-8	20
12	Nebraska-Kearney	430	33-3	7
13	Emporia State	399	29-6	10
14	Minnesota Duluth	364	23-9	15
15	Cal State L.A.	336	23-9	19
16	Southwest Minnesota State	313	25-8	13
17	Minnesota State	285	26-7	16
18	Wayne State (Neb.)	267	29-8	17
19	Pittsburg State	239	25-11	21
20	Hawai'i-Hilo	179	25-2	14
21	Sonoma State	158	23-8	18
22	Flagler	131	36-9	NR
23	California (Pa.)	107	35-6	NR
24	Alaska-Anchorage	71	23-8	NR
25	Truman	55	24-13	22

Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Hillsdale 38; Nebraska-Omaha 33; Abilene Christian 29; Dowling 25; Wingate 24; West Florida 16. Seven teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 44 combined points.

Dropped Out: Nebraska-Omaha (23); Wingate (24); Abilene Christian (25)

Next Poll: Preseason 2010

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