Volleyball ranked No. 25 in eighth AVCA poll
By Tim Glon
| AVCA Poll |
ADA — The Ohio Northern volleyball team is ranked No. 25 nationally in the eighth weekly American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III poll, released on Tuesday.
The Polar Bears (22-3 overall, 7-0 Ohio Athletic Conference) received115 points in the poll after receiving 128 points in last week's poll when they were ranked No. 24.
Calvin (Mich.) is ranked first with 1225 points and 49 first place votes, Cal Lutheran is second with 1127 points and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) is third with 1067 points.
Ohio Northern is riding a 14-match winning streak and can clinch at least a share of the Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season title and the No. 1 seed in next week's OAC Tournament with a victory Tuesday night in a 7 pm match at Baldwin Wallace.
AVCA Division III Poll #8
Oct. 25, 2016
| Total | 2016 | Last | ||
| Rank | School (1st Place Votes) | Points | Record | Week |
| 1. | Calvin (Mich.) (49) | 1225 | 23-0 | 1 |
| 2. | California Lutheran | 1127 | 21-4 | 5 |
| 3. | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) | 1067 | 19-2 | 2 |
| 4. | Texas-Dallas | 1046 | 23-1 | 8 |
| 5. | Southwestern (Tex.) | 1011 | 27-2 | 4 |
| 6. | Colorado College | 958 | 24-4 | 6 |
| 7. | Wittenberg | 914 | 16-5 | 3 |
| 8. | Emory (Ga.) | 876 | 23-5 | 7 |
| 9. | Juniata (Pa.) | 755 | 20-6 | 10 |
| 10. | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 720 | 20-3 | 13 |
| 11. | Hope (Mich.) | 668 | 21-4 | 9 |
| 12. | Mary Washington (Va.) | 599 | 25-2 | 14 |
| 13. | Eastern (Pa.) | 535 | 23-5 | 15 |
| 14. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 514 | 21-6 | 11 |
| 15. | Washington (Mo.) | 459 | 18-9 | 17 |
| 16. | Trinity (Tex.) | 452 | 22-6 | 18 |
| 17. | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 413 | 23-6 | 12 |
| 18. | Elmhurst (Ill.) | 379 | 19-10 | 16 |
| Northwestern (Minn.) | 379 | 26-3 | 19 | |
| 20. | Christopher-Newport (Va.) | 297 | 21-7 | 20 |
| 21. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) |
280 | 22-5 | 21 |
| 22. | LaVerne (Calif.) | 253 | 20-4 | |
| 23. | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 247 | 23-6 | 22 |
| 24. | Hendrix (Ariz.) | 132 | 21-5 | 23 |
| 25. |
Ohio Northern | 115 | 22-3 | 24 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Millikin 50; Tufts 49; Wisconsin-Eau Claire 45; Gustavus Adolphus 42; DePauw 35; Johnson & Wales (RI) 28; MIT 28; Springfield 25; Luther 23; Susquehanna 22; Bethel (Minn.) 20; Ithaca 20; Ohio Wesleyan 19; Stevens 18; Augsburg 16; St. Thomas (Minn.) 15; Chicago 14; Illinois Wesleyan 10; Stevenson 6