Augustana Volleyball Falls Two Spots in AVCA National Poll
After sustaining two losses over the weekend, the Augustana volleyball team dropped two spots in this week's AVCA Top 25 National Poll
10/27/2008 5:53:35 PM
The Augustana women's volleyball team dropped two spots to No. 22 in this week's CBS College Sports/AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll, the AVCA office announced today.
The ranking comes after Augustana lost two matches over the weekend to then No. 4 Southwest Minnesota State (23-3, 12-2 NSIC) and
Minnesota State University, Mankato (14-11, 9-5 NSIC).
Augustana (18-8, 10-3 NSIC) is one of five NSIC schools in the national rankings. Concordia-St. Paul is No. 1, Southwest Minnesota State is No. 3, Minnesota Duluth is No. 17 and Wayne State is No. 23.
The Vikings look ahead to two home matches this weekend. On Friday, No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul (25-1, 14-0 NSIC) comes to town for a 7 p.m. matchup. Augie will then host St. Cloud State (6-16, 4-10 NSIC) Saturday at 4 p.m. Both matches will be played at the Elmen Center.
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll #9: October 27, 2008
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1
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Concordia-St. Paul (36)
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900
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25-1
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1
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2
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Cal State San Bernardino
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876
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19-2
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2
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3
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Southwest Minnesota State
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827
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23-3
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4
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4
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Grand Valley State
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794
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22-2
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5
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5
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Tampa
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775
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21-2
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6
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6
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West Texas A&M
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748
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24-4
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3
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7
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Washburn
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714
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26-2
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9
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8
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Emporia State
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662
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26-2
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9
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9
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Nebraska-Kearney
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583
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26-2
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11
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10
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Florida Southern
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558
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21-6
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8
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11
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Truman
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534
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22-7
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10
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12
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Western Washington
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502
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16-2
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12
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13
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Cal State L.A.
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486
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18-3
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14
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14
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Central Missouri
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458
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24-6
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13
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15
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UC San Diego
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406
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17-4
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16
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16
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West Florida
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357
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19-6
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17
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17
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Minnesota Duluth
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337
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19-6
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18
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18
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Pittsburg State
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295
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21-6
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15
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19
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California (Pa.)
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281
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32-1
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19
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20
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Cal Poly Pomona
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226
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14-5
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21
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21
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Lewis
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181
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24-5
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22
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22
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Augustana (S.D.)
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131
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18-8
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20
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23
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Wayne State (Neb.)
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117
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20-5
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23
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24
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Western Oregon
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87
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16-2
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24
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25
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Indianapolis
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47
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23-7
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NR
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