Volleyball ranked No. 13 in this week's AVCA Poll
By Wes Mayberry
ADA — The Ohio Northern volleyball team is ranked No. 13 nationally in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll, which was released on Tuesday.
The Polar Bears received 1,198 points in the poll.
Ohio Northern (12-1 overall) is down one spot after earning a No. 12 ranking in last week's poll.
Johns Hopkins (Md.) is the top-ranked team in the poll with 2,241 points and 83 first-place votes.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) is second with 2,159 points and six first-place votes while Trinity (Texas) is third with 2,036 points.
Ohio Athletic Conference school Otterbein received votes in this week's poll but not enough to crack the top 25.
Northern will next take the court on Wednesday at 7 p.m. when it hosts Muskingum at the ONU Sports Center.
AVCA Coaches Poll
Sept. 28, 2021
| Rank |
School (First Place Votes) | Total Points |
2021 |
Last Week |
| 1. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) (83) | 2241 | 10-0 | 1 |
| 2. | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) (6) | 2159 | 10-0 | 2 |
| 3. | Trinity (Tex.) (2) | 2036 | 13-1 | 3 |
| 4. | Calvin (Mich.) | 1856 | 16-1 | 5 |
| 5. | Colorado College | 1799 | 13-2 | 4 |
| 6. | Hope (Mich.) | 1675 | 12-1 | 7 |
| 7. | Emory (Ga.) | 1651 | 11-2 | 6 |
| 8. | Wartburg (Iowa) (1) | 1531 | 17-0 | 10 |
| 9. | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) | 1465 | 12-0 | 9 |
| 10. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 1328 | 11-1 | 8 |
| 11. | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 1262 | 13-2 | 15 |
| 12. | Juniata (Pa.) | 1239 | 11-1 | 11 |
| 13. | Ohio Northern | 1198 | 12-1 | 12 |
| 14. | Berry (Ga.) | 1112 | 10-1 | 13 |
| 15. | Northwestern (Minn.) | 890 | 11-2 | 17 |
| 16. | NYU | 859 | 12-0 | 19 |
| 17. | Southwestern (Tex.) | 799 | 10-1 | 18 |
| 18. | MIT | 573 | 13-0 | 22 |
| 19. | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 496 | 15-2 | NR |
| 20. | Millikin (Ill.) | 452 | 11-4 | 14 |
| 21. | Bethel (Minn.) | 421 | 12-3 | 21 |
| 22. | Chicago (Ill.) | 367 | 8-5 | 16 |
| 23. | Washington-St. Louis (Mo.) | 273 | 9-4 | 23 |
| 24. | UC Santa Cruz | 237 | 11-1 | NR |
| 25. | Babson (Mass.) | 211 | 11-1 | 20 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Springfield 144; Otterbein 139; Wesleyan (Conn.) 119; Concordia (Wisc.) 103; Tufts 92; Wittenberg 87; Gustavus Adolphus 84; Carthage 64; Transylvania 39; Susquehanna 37; Birmingham Southern 35; Amherst 26; Christopher Newport 18; Bowdoin 12; Eastern 12; Wisconsin-La Crosse 11; St Benedict (Minn.) 9; Whitworth 9; Middlebury 8.