Kennesaw State leaped into this week’s VolleyballMag.com Mid-Major Poll presented by the NIVC, taking the 24th spot. Rice is also in at No. 25.
BYU remained No. 1, but No. 2 Creighton and No. 3 San Diego traded spots.
Cal Poly stayed at No. 4, as did Western Kentucky at No. 5 and Wichita State at No. 6. But Northern Iowa moved up a notch to seventh, trading places with No. Colorado State.
The biggest jump was by VCU, going from No. 25 up to 21st. Towson, which took its first loss after starting 16-0, dropped out.
The VolleyballMag.com Mid-Major Poll includes all teams not in the “power-five” conferences (ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12).
The National Invitational Volleyball Championship (Nov. 26-Dec. 12, 2017) will be an annual tournament involving 64 of the nation’s top women’s Division I Volleyball teams. All games, including the semifinals and championship, are hosted by participating schools. Every round is single elimination. The event offers 32 automatic berths, one to each established conference, and 32 at-large berths. The NIVC field and bracket is announced late on the evening of the NCAA Tournament selections. The NIVC is committed to offering deserved opportunities to women’s volleyball programs; the event offers teams an opportunity to get more practices in, to experience playoff-atmosphere games, to play in front of passionate fans and to use their NIVC success and experience as a springboard to the next season.
Rank | School | Points | W/L | Previous | |
1 | BYU | 650 (26) | 15-1 | 1 | |
2 | Creighton | 605 | 11-4 | 3 | |
3 | San Diego | 601 | 10-4 | 2 | |
4 | Cal Poly | 557 | 15-2 | 4 | |
5 | Western Kentucky | 531 | 17-2 | 5 | |
6 | Wichita State | 524 | 12-3 | 6 | |
7 | Northern Iowa | 501 | 14-4 | 8 | |
8 | Colorado State | 497 | 14-2 | 7 | |
9 | Missouri State | 427 | 13-5 | 9 | |
10 | North Dakota | 399 | 19-2 | 10 | |
11 | Marquette | 384 | 11-5 | 11 | |
12 | Dayton | 340 | 11-6 | 12 | |
13 | Boise State | 318 | 11-5 | 14 | |
14 | Hawai’i | 314 | 10-5 | 15 | |
15 | UC Irvine | 274 | 13-2 | 16 | |
16 | Austin Peay | 239 | 16-2 | 17 | |
17 | SMU | 208 | 10-5 | 19 | |
18 | Lipscomb | 204 | 7-8 | 13 | |
19 | North Texas | 188 | 16-2 | 20 | |
20 | Denver | 126 | 11-4 | 18 | |
21 | VCU | 119 | 16-2 | 25 | |
22 | Loyola Marymount | 107 | 9-6 | 22 | |
23 | Miami (OH) | 61 | 11-7 | 21 | |
24 | Radford | 34 | 14-2 | 24 | |
T-25 | Kennesaw State | 26 | 9-3 | NR | |
T-25 | Rice | 26 | 12-5 | NR |