Volleyball receives votes in Week 9 AVCA Poll
By Wes Mayberry
| AVCA/TARAFLEX Division III Volleyball Poll – Oct. 31 |
ADA — The Ohio Northern volleyball team received votes in the AVCA/TARAFLEX NCAA Division III Volleyball Poll for Week 9, which was released on Tuesday.
The Polar Bears received 12 points in the poll and are listed eighth among teams in the "others receiving votes" category, which equates to a No. 33 ranking.
Northern received 14 points and was sixth among teams in the "others receiving votes" category in last week's poll.
The Polar Bears have been ranked as high as No. 23 in the poll this season.
ONU is coming off last week's 3-0 win over Baldwin Wallace and 3-2 defeat at Marietta.
Defending national champion Juniata (Pa.) is the top-ranked team in this week's poll, and Wisconsin-Oshkosh is No. 2.
Northwestern (Minn.), Hope (Mich.) and Emory (Ga.) round out the top five.
The Polar Bears (15-8 overall, 5-4 OAC) return to action on Saturday hosting Denison and Wittenberg at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively, in the NCAC/OAC Crossover.
ONU finished fourth in the Ohio Athletic Conference standings and will host No. 5 seed John Carroll on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. in the OAC Tournament quarterfinals.
AVCA/TARAFLEX Division III Top 25 Poll — Week 9
Oct. 31, 2023
| Rank | School (First-place votes) | Points | Record | Last Week |
| 1. | Juniata (Pa.) (80) | 2144 | 25-0 | 1 |
| 2. | Wisconsin-Oshkosh (6) | 2070 | 29-0 | 2 |
| 3. | Northwestern (Minn.) | 1886 | 23-3 | 5 |
| 4. | Hope (Mich.) | 1857 | 23-2 | 3 |
| 5. | Emory (Ga.) | 1803 | 18-1 | 7 |
| 6. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 1575 | 23-4 | 6 |
| 7. | NYU | 1521 | 23-4 | 10 |
| 8. | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) | 1445 | 17-5 | 4 |
| 9. | Calvin (Mich.) | 1421 | 19-5 | 9 |
| 10. | Washington (Mo.) | 1271 | 19-7 | 12 |
| 11. | Berry (Ga.) | 1229 | 21-4 | 13 |
| 12. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 1208 | 20-4 | 8 |
| 13. | Trinity (Tex.) | 1122 | 25-4 | 11 |
| 14. | Mount St. Joseph | 1045 | 21-1 | 14 |
| 15. | North Park (Ill.) | 998 | 21-6 | 19 |
| 16. | Wesleyan (Conn.) | 924 | 19-1 | 15 |
| 17. | Transylvania (Ky.) | 860 | 22-5 | 16 |
| 18. | MIT (Mass.) | 667 | 25-3 | 17 |
| 19. | Gustavus-Adolphus (Minn.) | 611 | 22-6 | 18 |
| 20. | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 523 | 21-7 | 20 |
| 21. | La Verne (Calif.) | 470 | 20-3 | 21 |
| 22. | Mary Washington (Va.) | 344 | 22-3 | 22 |
| 23. | Ithaca (N.Y.) | 284 | 21-4 | 24 |
| 24. | Cornell (Iowa) | 243 | 18-6 | 23 |
| 25. | Covenant (Ga.) | 114 | 28-2 | 25 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Ohio Wesleyan 54; Springfield 40; Mary Hardin-Baylor 38; Wisconsin-Platteville 31; Millikin 25; St Benedict (Minn.) 20; SUNY Cortland 14; Ohio Northern 12; Babson 11; Colorado College 10; Salisbury 7; Case Western 5.