Volleyball receives votes in AVCA poll for Sept. 27
By Wes Mayberry
ADA — The Ohio Northern volleyball team received votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III Coaches Poll, which was released on Wednesday.
Northern received eight voting points and is listed 21st in the "Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots" category.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) is ranked No. 1 with 2,250 points and all 90 first-place votes.
Trinity (Texas) is second with 2,130 points, and Northwestern (Minn.) is third with 2,070 points.
The Polar Bears (10-4 overall) return to the court on Wednesday for a road game at No. 12 Wittenberg at 7 p.m.
AVCA Coaches Poll
Sept. 27, 2022
| Rank |
School (First Place Votes) | Total Points |
2022 Record |
| 1. | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) (90) | 2250 | 13-0 |
| 2. | Trinity (Tex.) | 2130 | 11-2 |
| 3. | Northwestern (Minn.) | 2070 | 13-0 |
| 4. | Juniata (Pa.) | 1984 | 10-1 |
| 5. | Washington-St. Louis (Mo.) | 1705 | 14-1 |
| 6. | Emory (Ga.) | 1640 | 7-3 |
| 7. | Berry (Ga.) | 1568 | 9-2 |
| 8. | Calvin (Mich.) | 1538 | 9-3 |
| 9. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 1481 | 15-2 |
| 10. | New York U. | 1358 | 10-3 |
| 11. | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 1267 | 10-3 |
| 12. | Wittenberg | 1227 | 11-3 |
| 13. | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 1196 | 13-2 |
| 14. | Wesleyan (Conn.) | 1047 | 9-1 |
| 15. | Hope (Mich.) | 982 | 10-3 |
| 16. | Augsburg (Minn.) | 786 | 12-1 |
| 17. | MIT (Mass.) | 700 | 11-1 |
| 18. | Otterbein | 625 | 12-4 |
| 19. | Babson (Mass.) | 538 | 12-1 |
| 20. | Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) | 509 | 10-4 |
| 21. | Illinois Wesleyan | 447 | 10-3 |
| 22. | Albion (Mich.) | 416 | 13-2 |
| 23. | Tufts (Mass.) | 331 | 6-3 |
| 24. | Colorado College | 248 | 10-4 |
| 25. | Birmingham Southern (Ala.) | 209 | 10-3 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Transylvania 177; Coe 114; Chicago 107; Wisconsin-Oshkosh 97; Johns Hopkins 87; Ithaca 50; Muskingum 47; Wartburg 32; Bethel (Minn.) 30; Mount Union 30; Carnegie-Mellon 25; Springfield 24; Stevenson 23; UC Santa Cruz 23; Aurora 19; Millikin 16; Whitworth 16; Mount St Joseph 13; North Park 11; Susquehanna 11; Ohio Northern 8; Mary Washington 2