AVCA Women's Volleyball Top 25 Rankings/Discussion

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10-31-23 Top 25 Poll is now up:

https://www.avca.org/polls_awards/polls/?_divisions=division-iii-women&weeks=week-9

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Top 25-How They Fared 10/31-11/6/2023:

  1. Juniata (2-0):  W-RV OWU, St . John Fisher
  2. Oshkosh (4-0):  W-Alverno, La Crosse, Edgewood, Wheaton-IL
  3. NW-MN (4-1):  W-North Central-MN, RV St. Benedict, MN-Morris, Crown; L-St. Catherine-MN
  4. Hope (2-0):  W-Olivet, Adrian
  5. Emory (4-0): W-BSC, Rhodes, Randolph Macon, Berry
  6. UW-Whitewater (1-0):  W-River Falls
  7. NYU (1-0):  W-Stevens
  8. CMS (3-0):  W-Caltech, Chapman, Occidental
  9. Calvin (1-1):  W-Albion; L-Kalamazoo
10. Wash-MO (3-0):  W-Westminster-MO, Hendrix, RV Millikin
11. Berry (2-1):  W-Maryville-TN, W&L; L-#5 Emory
12. Johns Hopkins (3-0):  W-Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall, Shenandoah
13. Trinity-TX (1-0):  W-Schreiner
14. MSJ (2-0):  W-#17 Transylvania, Defiance
15. North Park (2-0):  W-Carthage, Carroll-WI
16. Wesleyan-CT (1-0):  W-Amherst (NESCAC Quarterfinal)
17. Transylvania (1-1):  W-Manchester; L-#14 MSJ
18. MIT (1-1):  W-Smith; L-RV Babson
19. GAC (1-0):  W-St. Catherine's-MN
20. Stevens Point (1-2):  W-RV St. Benedict-MN; L-Eau Claire, St. Olaf
21. La Verne (2-0):  W-CLU, Whittier
22. Mary Washington (5-0):  W-Randolph Macon, CNU, Centre, Susquehanna, Averett
23. Ithaca (2-0):  W-St. John Fisher, RV OWU
24. Cornell-IA (2-1):  W-Grinnell, Knox; L-NE Wesleyan
25. Covenant (3-0):  W-Sewanee, Lynchburg, Oglethorpe

RV:
OWU (0-2):  L-#1 Juniata, #23 Ithaca
Springfield (2-0):  W-Salve Regina, Babson
Mary Hardin-Baylor (1-0):  W-Sul Ross St.
Platteville (1-0):  W-Stout
Millikin (2-1):  W-Augustana-IL, DePauw; L-#10 Wash-MO
St. Benedict-MN (0-3):  L-#3 NW-MN, St. Olaf, #20 Stevens Point
Cortland St. (3-0):  W-St. Lawrence, Clarkson, Nazareth
ONU (1-1):  W-Denison; L-Wittenberg
Babson (1-1):  W-#18 MIT; L-RV Springfield
Colorado College (0-0):  No games for above period.
Salisbury (2-0):  W-Catholic, Ferrum
CWRU (2-0):  W-John Carroll, Wooster

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Correction - Calvin lost to Albion but won vs Kalamazoo

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11/7/23 Top 25 Poll is now up:

https://www.avca.org/polls_awards/polls/?_season=2023&_divisions=division-iii-women

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Top 25-How They Fared 11/7-13/23:

  1. Juniata (2-0):  W-Susquehanna, Scranton:  Landmark Conference AQ
  2. Oshkosh (1-1):  W-Eau Claire: L-#6 Whitewater in WIAC Final
  3. Hope (2-0):  W-Adrian, #11 Calvin:  MIAA AQ
  4. Emory (2-1):  W-Rochester, U of Chicago; L-#7 NYU in UAA Final
  5. NW-MN (2-0):  W-Martin Luther, UW-Superior:  UMAC AQ
  6. Whitewater (2-0):  W-River Falls, #2 Oshkosh:  WIAC AQ
  7. NYU (3-0):  W-Brandeis, RV CWRU, #10 Emory:  UAA AQ   
  8. CMS (2-0):  W-Whittier, #19 La Verne:  SCIAC AQ
  9. Wash-MO (1-2):  W-Brandeis; L-RV CWRU, Carnegie Mellon
10. Johns Hopkins (2-0):  W-Swarthmore, Gettysburg:  Centennial AQ
11. Calvin (2-1):  W-Olivet, Albion; L- #3 Hope in MIAA Final
12. Berry (3-0):  W-Rhodes, Hendrix, Sewanee; SAA AQ
13. Trinity-TX (2-0):  W-Schreiner, RV Colorado College:  SCAC AQ
14. MSJ (1-1):  W-Manchester; L-#17 Transylvania in HCAC Final
15. North Park (2-0):  W-IL Wesleyan, Carthage:  CCIW AQ
16. Wesleyan-CT (2-0):  W-Bowdoin, Williams:  NESCAC AQ
17. Transylvania (2-0):  W-RHIT, #14 MSJ:  HCAC AQ
18. GAC (2-0):  W-St. Catherine-MN, RV St. Olaf:  MIAC AQ
19. La Verne (1-1):  W-Pomona Pitzer; L-#8 CMS in SCIAC Final
20. MIT (3-0):  W-Emerson, Babson, RV Springfield:  NEWMAC AQ
21. Mary Washington (1-1):  W-UC-Santa Cruz; L-Salisbury in C2C Final
22. Ithaca (2-0):  W-Vassar, William Smith:  Liberty League AQ
23. Stevens Point (0-1):  L-Eau Claire
24. Covenant (3-0):  W-Agnes Scott, Berea, Maryville-TN:  CCS Champ-Pool C??
25. Cornell-IA (2-0):  W-Grinnell, IL College:  Midwest Conference AQ

RV:
Springfield (2-1):  W-Smith, Coast Guard; L-#20 MIT in NEWMAC Final
Platteville (0-1):  L-River Falls
OWU (0-1):  L-Wittenberg
Mary Hardin-Baylor (1-1):  W-HSU; L-ETBU in ASC Final
Millikin (0-1):  L-Carthage
Babson (1-1):  W-Wheaton-MA; L-#20 MIT
Cortland St. (2-0):  W-Brockport St, New Paltz St:  SUNYAC AQ
Salisbury (2-0):  W-CNU, #21 Mary Washington:  C2C AQ
CWRU (2-1):  W-#9 Wash-MO, U of Chicago; L-#7 NYU
TLU (0-1):  L-RV Colorado College
St. Olaf (1-1):  W-St. Benedict-MN; L-#18 GAC in MIAC Final
Colorado College (2-1):  W-Southwestern-TX, RV TLU; L-#13 Trinity-TX in SCAC Final

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11/14 Top 25 Poll is now up:

https://www.avca.org/polls_awards/polls/?_divisions=division-iii-women

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Top 25-How They Fared:  11/15-12/4/23:

  1. Juniata (6-0):  W-PSU-Altoona, Stevens, #22 Mary Washington, #11 Trinity-TX, #6 NYU, #2 Hope
  2. Hope (5-1):  W-Bethany WV, #23 Stevens Point, #17 Transylvania, #9 Johns Hopkins, #8 CMS; L-#1 Juniata
  3. Oshkosh (3-1):  W-Greenville, #18 GAC, #20 La Verne; L-#8 CMS
  4. Whitewater (2-1):  W-RV Coe, #14 Wash-MO; L-#5 NW-MN
  5. NW-MN (3-1):  W-Edgewood, #25 Cornell-IA, #4 Whitewater; L-#6 NYU
  6. NYU (4-1):  W-Eastern Nazarene, Eastern-PA, #21 Ithaca, #5 NW-MN; L-#1 Juniata
  7. Emory (2-1):  W- Meredith, #24 Covenant; L-#11 Trinity-TX
  8. CMS (4-1):  W-UM-Dartmouth, RV Salisbury, #19 MIT, #3 Oshkosh; L-#2 Hope
  9. Johns Hopkins (3-1):  W-Lasell, Middlebury, #16 Wesleyan-CT; L-#2 Hope
10. Berry (1-1):  W-W&L; L-#11 Trinity-TX
11. Trinity-TX (3-1):  W-Wittenberg, #10 Berry, #7 Emory; L-#1 Juniata
12. Calvin (0-1):  L-#18 GAC
13. North Park (0-1):  L-ETBU
14. Wash-MO (1-1):  W-RV St. Olaf; L-#4 Whitewater
15. MSJ (0-1):  L-#24 Covenant
16. Wesleyan-CT (2-1):  W-Gallaudet, CNU; L-#9 Johns Hopkins
17. Transylvania (2-1):  W-Mt. Union, PLU; L-#2 Hope
18. GAC (1-1):  W-#12 Calvin; L-#3 Oshkosh
19. MIT (2-1):  W-Alfred, RV Cortland St; L-#8 CMS
20. La Verne (2-1):  W-RV Otterbein, ETBU; L-#3 Oshkosh
21. Ithaca (2-1):  W-Framingham St, RV Babson; L-#6 NYU
22. Mary Washington (2-1):  W-Hunter, RV Springfield; L-#1 Juniata
23. Stevens Point (1-1):  W-RV CWRU; L-#2 Hope
24. Covenant (1-1):  W-#15 MSJ; L-#7 Emory 
25. Cornell-IA (1-1):  W-RV Millikin; L-#5 NW-MN

RV:
Salisbury (1-1):  W-Williams; L-#8 CMS
Springfield-MA (1-1):  W-Wentworth; L-#22 Mary Washington
Cortland St. (1-1):  W-Gettysburg; L-#19 MIT
CWRU (0-1):  L-#23 Stevens Point
CMU (0-1):  L-PLU
St. Olaf (0-1):  L-#14 Wash-MO
Platteville (0-0):  No matches for above period.
Millikin (0-1):  L-#25 Cornell-IA
OWU (0-0):  No matches for above period.
Babson (1-1):  W-Stevenson; L-#21 Ithaca
Eau Claire (0-0):  No matches for above period.
Coe (0-1):  L-#4 Whitewater
Mary Hardin-Baylor (0-0):  No matches for above period.
Otterbein (0-1):  L-#20 La Verne.

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The Final 2023 poll is now up:

https://www.avca.org/polls-awards/polls/?_season=2023&_divisions=division-iii-women