Volleyball ranked No. 6 nationally in first weekly AVCA Division III poll
By Tim Glon
| 2020 AVCA Coaches Poll - Week 1 |
ADA — The Ohio Northern volleyball team is ranked No. 6 in the first weekly American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll on Wednesday.
The Polar Bears (0-0 overall) received 285 points to tie with Calvin (Mich.) for the sixth spot.
Ohio Northern was ranked No. 10 in last year's final poll.
Carthage (Wis.) is in first place this week with 527 points and eight first place votes, Trinity (Tex.) is second with 520 points and three first place votes and Transylvania (Ky.) is third with 482 points and nine first place votes.
The Polar Bears will open their abbreviated 2020 season under first-year head coach Katie Kuhn on March 12 when they host a double header with Marietta at 6 p.m. at the ONU Sports Center.
AVCA Coaches Poll - Week #1
Feb. 24, 2021
| Rank |
School (First Place Votes) | Total Points |
2020-21 Record |
| 1. | Carthage (Wis.) | 527 | 1-0 |
| 2. | Trinity (Tex.) | 520 | 2-0 |
| 3. | Transylvania (Ky.) | 482 | 13-1 |
| 4. | Colorado College | 473 | 2-0 |
| 5. | Millikin (Ill.) | 326 | 1-0 |
| 6. | Ohio Northern | 285 | 0-0 |
| Calvin (Mich.) | 285 | 0-0 | |
| 8. | Whitworth (Wash.) | 271 | 3-0 |
| 9. | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) | 255 | 4-0 |
| 10. | Berry (Ga.) | 248 | 0-0 |
| 11. | Juniata (Pa.) | 212 | 0-0 |
| 12. | Muskingum | 204 | 0-0 |
| 13. | Mount Saint Joseph | 196 | 12-4 |
| 14. | Susquehanna (Pa.) | 185 | 0-0 |
| 15. | Texas-Dallas | 177 | 0-0 |
| 16. | St. Benedict (Minn.) | 159 | 0-20 |
| 17. | Franklin (Ind.) | 149 | 10-5 |
| 18. | Westminster (Mo.) | 141 | 4-0 |
| 19. | Bluffton | 131 | 15-7 |
| 20. | Hope (Mich.) | 125 | 0-0 |
| 21. | East Texas Baptist | 110 | 3-0 |
| 22. | Earlham (Ind.) | 103 | 11-6 |
| 23. | Coe (Iowa) | 92 | 1-1 |
| 24. | Cornell (Iowa) | 83 | 1-0 |
| 25. | Greenville (Ill.) | 77 | 5-1 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Northwestern (Minn.) 67; Emory 62; Wartburg 60; Simpson (Iowa) 59; Virginia Wesleyan 53; Aurora 52; LeTourneau 52; Johns Hopkins 50; Hanover 49; Loras 43; Pacific Lutheran 42; Buena Vista 41; Birmingham Southern 39; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 39; Dubuque 37; Otterbein 34; Augsburg 33; Randolph-Macon 32; Westminster (Penn.) 31; Stockton University 26; Blackburn 24; McMurry 24; Heidelberg 23; Messiah 20; St. Thomas (Minn.) 20; Washington & Lee 19; Clarkson 18; Wisconsin-Stevens Point 18; Whitman 16; Illinois Wesleyan 10; Kean 10; Stevens 10; Minnesota-Morris 9; St John Fisher 9; Montclair State 8; Central (Iowa) 7; Johnson & Wales (RI) 7; Webster 5; Babson 4; Hardin-Simmons 2.