(NSUwolves.com) For the first time this season, the Northern State University volleyball team is receiving votes as part of the AVCA-Taraflex Division II Women’s Top-25 Coaches Poll. The Wolves are receiving 14 votes in the week eight poll, holding a 15-6 (10-3 NSIC) record.
Northern is joined by NSIC opponents No. 2 Wayne State, No. 7 Concordia-St. Paul, No. 10 Southwest Minnesota State, No.15 St. Cloud State, and No. 20 Minnesota Duluth
WEEK 8 – AVCA TOP-25 POLL
| Rank | School (1st Votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1 | Ferris State [46] | 21-0 | 1,174 | 1 |
| 2 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 21-1 | 1,114 | 2 |
| 3 | Tampa | 19-1 | 1,075 | 3 |
| 4 | Fresno Pacific [1] | 19-0 | 1,047 | 4 |
| 5 | Angelo State | 20-1 | 971 | 6 |
| 6 | Nebraska Kearney | 21-2 | 889 | 5 |
| 7 | Concordia-St. Paul | 16-4 | 871 | 7 |
| 8 | Cal State San Bernardino | 18-2 | 851 | 9 |
| 9 | Lynn | 17-3 | 717 | 10 |
| 10 | Southwest Minnesota State | 17-3 | 707 | 11 |
| 11 | Missouri Western | 17-3 | 687 | 8 |
| 12 | Barry | 14-4 | 635 | 12 |
| 13 | Emporia State | 19-3 | 559 | 18 |
| 14 | Cal Poly Pomona | 15-4 | 530 | 14 |
| T-15 | St. Cloud State | 15-6 | 497 | 13 |
| T-15 | Washburn | 19-5 | 497 | 15 |
| 17 | Central Washington | 13-4 | 377 | 21 |
| 18 | Point Loma | 14-5 | 368 | 19 |
| 19 | Grand Valley State | 17-5 | 288 | 16 |
| 20 | Minnesota Duluth | 16-5 | 227 | 17 |
| 21 | Simon Fraser | 11-5 | 193 | 20 |
| 22 | Oklahoma Baptist | 19-4 | 149 | 24 |
| T-23 | Central Oklahoma | 17-5 | 116 | 25 |
| T-23 | Indianapolis | 19-3 | 116 | 22 |
| 25 | Colorado School of Mines | 17-3 | 103 | RV |
