LEXINGTON, Ky. - Defending Southern Collegiate
Athletic Conference champion Colorado College fell one spot to 15th
in the season's first national rankings from the American
Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
The Tigers, which opened the preseason ranked 14th in the AVCA
rankings, went 3-1 at the Pacific Coast Classic where they beat La
Verne, Whittier, and Pomona-Pitzer after dropping their opening
match to California Lutheran.
Southwestern University, which was the preseason No. 19 team,
dropped out of the top 25 but is among other teams receiving votes
(28th). Trinity University, which was ranked 24th in the preseason,
also fell from the top 25 and is receiving votes as well
(34th).
AVCA NCAA Division III Women's National Poll 1 - September 4,
2012
|
Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
Total Points |
2012 Record |
Previous |
|
T-1 |
Christopher Newport (14) |
581 |
4-0 |
1 |
|
T-1 |
Washington-St. Louis (10) |
581 |
6-0 |
2 |
|
3 |
Calvin |
533 |
4-0 |
3 |
|
4 |
Emory |
511 |
4-0 |
4 |
|
5 |
Wittenberg |
507 |
3-0 |
5 |
|
6 |
Cal Lutheran |
489 |
2-0 |
6 |
|
7 |
St. Thomas (Minn.) |
462 |
4-0 |
7 |
|
8 |
Hope |
438 |
4-0 |
8 |
|
9 |
Juniata |
396 |
4-0 |
10 |
|
10 |
Eastern |
377 |
3-1 |
9 |
|
11 |
Elmhurst |
364 |
4-0 |
11 |
|
12 |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
289 |
4-0 |
17 |
|
13 |
SUNY Cortland |
276 |
4-0 |
13 |
|
14 |
Chicago |
241 |
3-1 |
15 |
|
15 |
Colorado College |
214 |
3-1 |
14 |
|
T-16 |
Carthage |
204 |
3-1 |
12 |
|
T-16 |
Puget Sound |
204 |
4-0 |
NR |
|
18 |
St. Benedict (Minn.) |
155 |
4-0 |
NR |
|
19 |
Mount Union |
132 |
2-2 |
18 |
|
20 |
Pacific Lutheran |
102 |
3-1 |
25 |
|
21 |
Wartburg |
83 |
2-1 |
NR |
|
22 |
Heidelberg |
66 |
3-1 |
21 |
|
23 |
Otterbein |
54 |
2-2 |
NR |
|
24 |
Concordia (Minn.) |
48 |
2-2 |
T-19 |
|
25 |
Occidental |
45 |
3-1 |
23 |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more
ballots: Millikin 40; UMass-Boston 36;
Southwestern (Texas) 32; Salisbury 31; St. Norbert
29; Wisconsin-Stevens Point 29; Springfield 28; Hardin-Simmons 26;
Trinity (Texas) 26; North Central 22; Whitworth
21; St. Scholastica 20; Wisconsin Eau-Claire 16; Randolph-Macon 13;
Clarkson 10; Chapman 8; Tufts 6; Linfield 4
