LEXINGTON, Ky. - Colorado College fell five
spots to 22nd while Southwestern University jumped two spots to
23rd in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) top 25
rankings this week.
The Tigers, who last week were ranked 17th in the AVCA rankings,
went 2-2 during the week of Sept 24-30. Colorado College's is
now 12-6 overall and 2-1 in SCAC play on the season.
Southwestern beat Howard Payne, 3-0, in its only game of the week. The Pirates now stand at 12-4 overall and 3-0 in league play on the season. Southwestern was ranked 25th in last week's rankings.
AVCA NCAA Division III Women's National Poll 5 - October 2,
2012
Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
Total Points |
2012 Record |
Previous |
1 |
Washington-St. Louis (24) |
600 |
16-1 |
1 |
2 |
Calvin |
573 |
14-1 |
2 |
3 |
Wittenberg |
548 |
11-3 |
3 |
4 |
Hope |
500 |
14-2 |
4 |
5 |
Christopher Newport |
498 |
16-2 |
5 |
6 |
Emory |
488 |
19-2 |
6 |
7 |
St. Thomas (Minn.) |
462 |
16-1 |
7 |
8 |
Cal Lutheran |
415 |
13-4 |
8 |
9 |
Elmhurst |
387 |
14-4 |
11 |
10 |
Puget Sound |
362 |
10-3 |
10 |
11 |
Otterbein |
307 |
14-6 |
13 |
12 |
SUNY Cortland |
283 |
20-2 |
9 |
13 |
Chicago |
275 |
16-5 |
14 |
14 |
Mount Union |
268 |
15-4 |
16 |
15 |
Wartburg |
260 |
16-3 |
15 |
16 |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
227 |
15-6 |
12 |
17 |
Pacific Lutheran |
224 |
12-2 |
18 |
18 |
Salisbury |
177 |
21-1 |
20 |
19 |
Eastern |
137 |
15-3 |
19 |
20 |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
121 |
15-3 |
24 |
21 |
Juniata |
108 |
14-6 |
21 |
22 |
Colorado College |
101 |
12-6 |
17 |
23 |
Southwestern (Texas) |
89 |
12-4 |
25 |
24 |
Carthage |
47 |
11-9 |
21 |
25 |
Wellesley |
42 |
12-1 |
NR |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more
ballots: Heidelberg 38; Bowdoin 35; Chapman 28; St.
Benedict (Minn.) 27; La Verne 26; Springfield 24; Johns Hopkins 22;
Texas-Dallas 16; Stevenson 13; Occidental 12; Randolph-Macon 6
12 schools mentioned on only one ballot for a total
of 54 combined points.
Dropped Out: Heidelberg 23