Tuesday afternoon brings us the new “Top Ten” in Women’s College Volleyball. As the song says, “Tuesday Afternoon, I’m just beginning to see, Now I’m on my way, It doesn’t matter to me, Chasing the clouds away.” From the song “Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)” written by Justin Hayward and performed with uncanny skill and beauty by the Moody Blues. Here’s the polls.
The NAIA
For the fifth straight week the “Battlin Bears” of Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana, remained the top choice. Columbia College (MO) and Madonna University (MI) both dropped out of the top ten. Lindsey Wilson and Eastern Oregon moved into the poll at the nine and ten ranks, respectively.
| Rank
This Week |
NAIA WOMEN – 10/7/2014 |
Record |
Rank
Last Week |
| 1 | Rocky Mountain College (MT) | 18 – 2 | 1 |
| 2 | University of Texas Brownville (TX) | 18 – 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Concordia University – Irvine (CA) | 16 – 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Park University (MO) | 20 – 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Biola University (CA) | 16 – 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Northwestern College (IA) | 20 – 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Viterbro University (WI) | 20 – 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Midland College (NE) | 16 – 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Lindsey Wilson College (KY) | 20 – 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Eastern Oregon University (OR) | 18 – 2 | 12 |
NCAA DI
The Stanford Cardinal remained at number one while Penn State dropped from third to fifth. Washington and Florida State each moved up a rank to third and fourth, respectively. Even with four losses, Nebraska remains at the number eight slot.
| Rank
This Week |
NCAA Division I Women – 10/6/2014 |
Record |
Rank
Last Week |
| 1 | Stanford University (CA) | 14 – 0 | 1 |
| 2 | University of Texas (TX) | 11 – 0 | 2 |
| 3 | University of Washington (WA) | 15 – 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Florida State University (FL) | 15 – 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Penn State University (PA) | 15 – 2 | 3 |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin (WI) | 12 – 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Colorado State University (CO) | 14 – 1 | 7 |
| 8 | University of Nebraska | 9 – 4 | 8 |
| 9 | University of Florida (FL) | 10 – 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Brigham Young University (BYU) | 14 – 2 | 10 |
NCAA DII
The Spartans of the University of Tampa retained the number one spot. CSU – San Bernardino dropped out of the top ten and Nebraska – Kearney dropped from fifth to eighth place. Other schools in the poll moved up slightly while Western Washington University entered the poll at number ten.
| Rank
This Week |
NCAA Division II Women – 10/6/2014 |
Record |
Rank
Last Week |
| 1 | University of Tampa (FL) | 13 – 1 | 1 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota – Duluth (MN) | 15 – 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Concordia University – St. Paul (MN) | 14 – 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Brigham Young University – Hawai’i (HI) | 9 – 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Wheeling Jesuit University (WV) | 18 – 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Washburn University (KS) | 15 – 1 | 7 |
| 7 | SW Minnesota State University (MN) | 11 – 5 | 9 |
| 8 | University of Nebraska – Kearney (NE) | 14 – 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Wingate University (NC) | 15 – 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Western Washington University | 12 – 4 | 11 |
NCAA DIII
The Hope College Flying Dutch remained undefeated atop the NCAA DIII rankings. Hope and Stanford endured as the only undefeated teams ranked number one in Women’s College Volleyball. Christopher Newport dropped out of the top ten while a few of the other teams played musical chairs.
| Rank
This Week |
NCAA Division III Women – 10/7/2014 |
Record |
Rank
Last Week |
| 1 | Hope College (MI) | 19 – 0 | 1 |
| 2 | California Lutheran University (CA) | 18 – 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Emory University (GA) | 22 – 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Calvin College (MI) | 17 – 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Wittenberg University (OH) | 13 – 3 | 6 |
| 6 | University of Mount Union (OH) | 18 – 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Juniata College (PA) | 18 – 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Washington University – St. Louis (MO) | 20 – 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Elmhurst College (IL) | 21 – 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Colorado College (CO) | 20 – 4 | 11 |
I hope you will support these teams any way you can, because they athletes deserve your support. They play great Volleyball and work hard to be a “student – athlete.”
As always, let’s grow the game together.
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