LEXINGTON, Ky. - With the national championship in hand, the Golden Bears of Concordia University ended the season where they started, ranked #1 in the Bison/AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll, released Monday by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). The Golden Bears were at the top in nine of the season's 13 polls. They finished the year 37-1 overall with their second consecutive NCAA championship title.
The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference was well represented in the poll, with five teams making the list of the nation's top 25. Falling behind the top-ranked Golden Bears was Southwest Minnesota State at #8, Minnesota Duluth at #9, Augustana College at #22 and Wayne State College at #25.
Bison/AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll
2008 Final Poll: December 7, 2008
|
Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
Total Points |
2008 Record |
Last Week |
|
1 |
Concordia-St. Paul (36) |
900 |
37-1 |
1 |
|
2 |
Cal State San Bernardino |
864 |
30-4 |
2 |
|
3 |
Grand Valley State |
825 |
33-4 |
3 |
|
4 |
Truman |
784 |
33-8 |
8 |
|
5 |
Emporia State |
726 |
34-4 |
5 |
|
6 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
685 |
32-4 |
9 |
|
7 |
West Texas A&M |
664 |
34-5 |
4 |
|
8 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
608 |
27-6 |
7 |
|
9 |
Minnesota Duluth |
575 |
26-9 |
15 |
|
10 |
Tampa |
536 |
27-5 |
6 |
|
11 |
Central Missouri |
504 |
29-10 |
12 |
|
12 |
California (Pa.) |
480 |
41-2 |
17 |
|
13 |
Washburn |
456 |
30-6 |
10 |
|
14 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
436 |
20-8 |
18 |
|
15 |
West Florida |
416 |
25-7 |
16 |
|
16 |
Pittsburg State |
376 |
28-8 |
11 |
|
17 |
UC San Diego |
333 |
21-7 |
12 |
|
18 |
Cal State L.A. |
308 |
21-8 |
21 |
|
19 |
Florida Southern |
264 |
25-9 |
14 |
|
20 |
Nova Southeastern |
235 |
24-12 |
NR |
|
21 |
Western Washington |
178 |
21-3 |
19 |
|
22 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
149 |
23-11 |
22 |
|
23 |
Western Oregon |
115 |
22-3 |
20 |
|
24 |
Saginaw Valley State |
91 |
25-8 |
NR |
|
25 |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
44 |
23-10 |
24 |
Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: New Haven 23; Northern Kentucky 21; Sonoma State 16; Armstrong Atlantic State 14; Lewis 13; Indianapolis 9; Saint Leo 8; BYU-Hawai'i 6; Chico State 6; Wingate 2
Four teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 30 combined points.
Dropped Out: Lewis (23); Sonoma State (25)
Next Poll: Preseason 2009
