Mens Volleyball grabs national ranking
| Published: 01/12/2010 |
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The MSOE Raiders men's volleyball team starts where they left off in the eyes of the American Volleyball Coaches Association as they are ranked 14th in the nation in the latest AVCA Division III Men's Top 15 Preseason Coaches poll. IN 2009, they finished ranked 14th in the nation among all NCAA Division III men's volleyball programs.
The Raiders takes on another 14th ranked team to open their season. However this 14th ranked team is Lewis University, who is ranked 14th in the NCAA Division I poll. The season opener is Friday, January 15 in Romeoville, Ill. The first serve is at 7:00p.m.
AVCA Division III Men's Top 15 Coaches Poll
Preseason Poll: January 12, 2010
2009 Record Rank School (First-Place Votes) Total Points Overall Division III 2009 Final Rank
1 Juniata (16) 240 17-7 7-1 1
2 Springfield 215 14-9 7-2 3
3 UC Santa Cruz 203 14-10 8-3 4
4 Stevens 189 27-7 25-4 2
5 NYU 171 10-20 5-10 6
6 Nazareth 155 28-5 27-4 5
7 Rivier 146 33-2 29-2 8
8 Vassar 130 19-8 19-8 7
9 Carthage 101 8-25 7-10 12
10 Philadelphia Biblical 87 21-12 20-11 9
11 Baruch 81 35-11 34-10 11
12 Ramapo 66 25-9 23-7 10
13 Endicott 48 22-13 20-11 13
14 MSOE 30 10-19 9-11 14
15 MIT 20 25-12 25-10 NR
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Newbury 12; Medaille 11
Three teams were mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 15 combined points.
Next Poll: January 19, 2010
** The AVCA does not recognize any rankings below 15 in the poll as it is not possible when voters only select the top 15 teams and only teams with two or more votes are listed. It would be accurate and logical to say "listed" instead of "ranked" in the poll for spots below 15.
Poll Conducted and Distributed by the American Volleyball Coaches Association
