SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury volleyball team is ranked 10
th in this week's NCAA-II coaches' poll. The Panthers are 2-1 and were receiving votes in last week's poll.
Hillsdale (5-0) is ranked number one nationally, while fellow Great Lakes Valley Conference member Lewis (3-0) is ranked second, and Angelo State (5-0) is ranked third.
In addition to Lewis and Drury, five other GLVC teams are in the top 25 this week. Rockhurst (2-1) is ranked fifth, Quincy (3-1) is ninth, Southern Indiana (2-1) is 18
th in the poll, and Indianapolis (1-2) is 24
th.
The NCAA moved women's volleyball from the fall to the spring semester due to concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic. The GLVC is playing a full conference schedule in addition to a championship tournament in April, but there will be no NCAA-II national tournament in the spring.
The Panthers return to the court on Friday when they travel to William Jewell for a 7 pm match in Liberty, Missouri.
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes Adjusted) |
Total Points Adjusted |
2021
Record |
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
Hillsdale (36) |
1132 |
5-0 |
2 |
| 2 |
Lewis (6) |
1104 |
3-0 |
5 |
| 3 |
Angelo State (1) |
1062 |
5-0 |
7 |
| 4 |
MSU Denver (1) |
991 |
5-0 |
13 |
| 5 |
Rockhurst (1) |
921 |
2-1 |
10 |
| 6 |
Missouri-St. Louis |
891 |
3-0 |
18 |
| 7 |
Colorado Mesa |
869 |
4-0 |
20 |
| 8 |
Colorado School of Mines |
804 |
3-1 |
16 |
| 9 |
Quincy |
641 |
3-1 |
NR |
| 10 |
Drury |
623 |
2-1 |
NR |
| 11 |
Walsh |
597 |
4-1 |
NR |
| 12 |
Harding |
577 |
3-0 |
NR |
| 13 |
Findlay |
549 |
5-1 |
NR |
| 14 |
Arkansas Tech |
523 |
3-0 |
NR |
| 15 |
Texas A&M - Kingsville |
487 |
3-0 |
NR |
| 16 |
Texas A&M - Commerce |
438 |
2-1 |
NR |
| 17 |
Regis |
400 |
1-2 |
24 |
| 18 |
Southern Indiana |
362 |
2-1 |
NR |
| 19 |
Tiffin |
310 |
3-1 |
NR |
| 20 |
Ohio Dominican |
248 |
5-0 |
NR |
| 21 |
St. Mary's (TX) |
211 |
2-1 |
NR |
| 22 |
Colorado - Colorado Springs |
155 |
2-2 |
NR |
| 23 |
Black Hills State |
123 |
2-1 |
NR |
| 24 |
Indianapolis |
98 |
1-2 |
NR |
| 25 |
Southern Nazarene |
80 |
2-0 |
NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: West Texas A&M 64; Cedarville 62; Arkansas-Fort Smith 58; Colo State - Pueblo 56; Texas-Tyler 56; Oklahoma Baptist University 53; Missouri S&T 52; Concordia - St. Paul 48; Nebraska-Kearney 48; Wheeling 42; Minnesota Duluth 41; Washburn 40; Central Missouri 35; Western Washington 34; Lees-McRae 32; Davis and Elkins 31; Wayne State (Neb.) 29; St Cloud State 28; Northwestern Oklahoma State 26; Winona State 22; Azusa Pacific 21; Ferris State 21; Fairmont State 19; Midwestern State 17; Illinois-Springfield 16; Lubbock Christian 16; Gannon 10; Upper Iowa 10; Truman 8; Northwestern Oklahoma State University 7; Southwest Minnesota State 7
9 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 64 combined points.
Dropped Out: Concordia - St. Paul 3; Nebraska-Kearney 1; Wheeling 25; Minnesota Duluth 6; Washburn 4; Central Missouri 8; Western Washington 11; Wayne State (Neb.) 12; St Cloud State 14; Winona State 16; Azusa Pacific 19; Ferris State 15; Northern State 9; Gannon 22; Upper Iowa 21; Southwest Minnesota State 23
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