SMSU Stays at No. 13 in National Poll
11/16/2009 3:49:25 PM
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team stayed at No. 13 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Poll released Monday. The Mustangs received 415 points in the poll, as voted on by Division II head coaches across the country. This is the second straight week SMSU has been ranked No. 13.
NSIC neighbor Concordia University, St. Paul received all 32 first-place votes and a total of 800 points to top the national poll. Five NSIC teams made the top 25.
SMSU went 3-0 last week to close regular-season play.
The Mustangs (25-7, 15-5 NSIC) have been seeded No. 2 for the Central Region Tournament and will play No. 7 seed Metro State (Colo.) on Thursday at 12 p.m. in St. Paul, Minn.
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll
2009 Poll #12: November 16, 2009
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Rank
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School (First-Place Votes)
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Total Points
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1
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Concordia-St. Paul (32)
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800
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2
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Cal State San Bernardino
|
767
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3
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UC San Diego
|
720
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4
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Central Missouri
|
697
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5
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West Texas A&M
|
664
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6
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Tampa
|
631
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7
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Nebraska-Kearney
|
610
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8
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Washburn
|
585
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9
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Indianapolis
|
537
|
|
10
|
Emporia State
|
506
|
|
11
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Lewis
|
473
|
|
12
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Saint Leo
|
456
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13
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Southwest Minnesota State
|
415
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|
14
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Hawai’i-Hilo
|
363
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|
15
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Minnesota Duluth
|
339
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|
16
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Minnesota State
|
324
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|
17
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Wayne State (Neb.)
|
277
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|
18
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Sonoma State
|
249
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|
19
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Cal State L.A.
|
207
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|
20
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Metro State
|
192
|
|
21
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Pittsburg State
|
173
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|
22
|
Truman
|
114
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23
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Nebraska-Omaha
|
96
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24
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Wingate
|
81
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|
25
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Abilene Christian
|
42
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Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: California (Pa.) 19; Alaska-Anchorage 18; Hillsdale 18; Chico State 16; Dowling 3