Volleyball ranked No. 22 in fourth weekly AVCA Division III poll
By Tim Glon
| 2020 AVCA Coaches Poll - Week 4 |
ADA — The Ohio Northern volleyball team is ranked No. 22 in the fourth weekly American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll on Wednesday.
The Polar Bears (4-0 overall, 4-0 Ohio Athletic Conference) received 124 points in the poll.
Ohio Northern was ranked No. 6 in the first weekly poll and was unranked in weeks two and three.
Colorado College is in first place this week with 773 points and 29 first place votes, Trinity (Tex.) is second with 722 points and Transylvania (Ky.) is third with 703 points and two first place votes.
The Polar Bears will return to action on Friday with a key OAC double header at No. 25 Muskingum.
AVCA Coaches Poll - Week #4
Mar. 17, 2021
| Rank |
School (First Place Votes) | Total Points |
2020-21 Record |
Last Week |
| 1. | Colorado College | 773 | 8-0 | 1 |
| 2. | Trinity (Tex.) | 722 | 6-2 | 3 |
| 3. | Transylvania (Ky.) | 703 | 15-1 | 2 |
| 4. | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) | 655 | 9-1 | 5 |
| 5. | Carthage (Wis.) | 644 | 3-1 | 7 |
| 6. | Texas-Dallas | 613 | 8-0 | 6 |
| 7. | Millikin (Ill.) | 566 | 3-1 | 4 |
| 8. | Elmhurst (Ill.) | 437 | 3-0 | 8 |
| 9. | Berry (Ga.) | 468 | 4-0 | 16 |
| 10. | Birmingham Southern | 425 | 4-0 | 13 |
| 11. | Whitworth (Wash.) | 408 | 8-2 | 10 |
| 12. | Coe (Iowa) | 398 | 5-1 | 12 |
| 13. | Mount Saint Joseph | 360 | 12-3 | 9 |
| 14. | Webster (Mo.) | 339 | 8-2 | 15 |
| 15. | Loras (Iowa) | 281 | 6-1 | 21 |
| 16. | Greenville (Ill.) | 261 | 11-2 | 16 |
| 17. | Cornell (Iowa) | 250 | 4-1 | 11 |
| 18. | Otterbein | 204 | 6-0 | NR |
| 19. | Westminster (Mo.) | 185 | 8-2 | 14 |
| 20. | Stockton (Calif.) | 173 | 5-0 | 21 |
| 21. | Hendrix (Tex.) | 155 | 2-2 | 18 |
| 22. | Ohio Northern | 124 | 4-0 | NR |
| 23. | Wartburg (Iowa) | 106 | 3-2 | 23 |
| 24. | Northwestern (Minn.) | 89 | 18-5 | NR |
| 25. | Muskingum | 72 | 41-0 | NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Bluffton 60; Carnegie-Mellon 58; Heidelberg 50; Aurora 47; Wisconsin-Superior 39; East Texas Baptist 30; Franklin 26; McMurry 22; Dominican 21; Montclair State 18; Earlham 17; Pacific Lutheran 16; Southwestern (Texas) 16; Austin 13; Westminster (Penn.) 12; Concordia (Wisc.) 10; LeTourneau 10; Illinois Wesleyan 7