LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Washburn volleyball came in ranked No. 13 in the latest AVCA Division II Coaches Poll released this afternoon. The Ichabods (8-1) move up two spots in the polls and received a total of 602 points.
Last week Washburn began conference play with two matches at home, on Friday the Ichabods swept previously No. 7 ranked Nebraska-Kearney and on Saturday they defeated Fort Hays State 3-0.
For a third consecutive week there is a new No. 1 as Wayne State [NE] jumped into the top spot with an 8-1 record on the year. Concordia- St. Paul, which held the top spot last week, came in at No. 2 after dropping its first match of the year.
Four MIAA teams are ranked in this week's poll, the Lopers still sit on top at No. 10. Central Oklahoma moved up to No. 21 while Northwest Missouri fell to No. 24. Central Missouri is receiving votes.
The Ichabods head on the road this week taking on Missouri Southern at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sep. 22 and the Jennies the next day at 2 p.m.
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1
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Wayne State (NE) [26]
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1,144
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8-1
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3
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2
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Concordia- St. Paul [12]
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1,123
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10-1
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1
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3
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West Texas A&M [8]
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1,107
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10-1
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2
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4
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Tampa [1]
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1,027
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8-0
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4
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5
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Missouri-St. Louis
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958
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12-0
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5
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6
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St. Cloud State
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897
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9-2
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6
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7
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Minnesota Duluth
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842
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9-1
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T-7
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8
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MSU Denver
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802
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7-3
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9
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9
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Southwest Minnesota State
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770
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9-1
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11
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10
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Nebraska-Kearney
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694
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10-1
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T-7
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11
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Colorado Mesa
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688
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10-0
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12
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12
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Chaminade
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618
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12-0
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14
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13
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Washburn
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602
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8-1
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15
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14
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Cal State San Bernardino
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569
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8-2
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10
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15
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Central Washington
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435
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7-3
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13
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16-T
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Regis
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429
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7-3
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16
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16-T
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West Florida
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429
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6-4
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17
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18
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Cal Poly Pomona
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340
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9-1
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20
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19
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Wingate
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305
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9-1
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19
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20
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Lewis
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226
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8-4
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23
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21
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Central Oklahoma
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203
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11-1
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25
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22
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Ferris State
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200
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7-3
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24
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23
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Cal State L.A.
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169
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4-6
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21
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24
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Northwest Missouri State
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98
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5-5
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18
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25
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Rockhurst
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78
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8-1
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NR
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Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Sonoma State 62; Central Missouri 47; Barry 42; Angelo State 33; Lynn 28; Seattle Pacific 28; Western Washington 22; Winona State 21; Quincy 20; Findlay 19; Colorado School of Mines 17; Alaska-Anchorage 16; Hillsdale 16; Spring Hill 16; Gannon 15; Clarion 12; Walsh 12; Anderson (S.C.) 11; Simon Fraser 11; Eckerd 10; Biola 9; Point Loma 5; Bentley 2
