Volleyball ranked No. 12 in tenth weekly AVCA poll
By Tim Glon
| 2019 AVCA Coaches Poll - Week 10 |
ADA — The Ohio Northern volleyball team moved to No. 12 in the tenth weekly American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll on Tuesday.
The Polar Bears (23-5 overall, 8-1 Ohio Athletic Conference) received 988 points, 188 less than in the ninth weekly poll when ONU was ranked No. 10.
Ohio Northern was ranked No. 10 in weeks eight and nine and was No. 11 for three consecutive weeks in the sixth, seventh and eighth weekly polls.
Northern was ranked No. 12 in the fifth weekly poll, No. 15 in the fourth poll, No. 16 in the third poll, was No. 21 in the first and second polls and No. 23 in the preseason poll.
Emory (Ga.) moved into first place this week with 1,902 points and 52 first place votes. Chicago (Ill.) fell to second with 1,834 points and 18 first place votes and Calvin (Mich.) moved up to third with 1,760 points and one first place vote.
The Polar Bears will return to action on Tuesday when they host John Carroll at 7 pm in the quarterfinals of the OAC Tournament.
AVCA Coaches Poll - Week #10
Nov. 5, 2019
| Rank |
School (First Place Votes) | Total Points |
2019 Record |
Last Week |
| 1. | Emory (Ga.) (52) | 1902 | 26-2 | 2 |
| 2. | Chicago (Ill.) (18) | 1834 | 24-2 | 1 |
| 3. | Calvin (Mich.) (1) | 1760 | 22-2 | 4 |
| 4. | Carthage (Wis.) (1) | 1690 | 25-3 | 3 |
| 5. | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Cal.) (1) | 1644 | 24-2 | 5 |
| 6. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) (5) | 1549 | 27-0 | 7 |
| 7. | Trinity (Tex.) | 1511 | 31-4 | 6 |
| 8. | Colorado College | 1395 | 29-3 | 8 |
| 9. | Berry (Ga.) | 1224 | 23-5 | 9 |
| 10. | Hope (Mich.) | 1086 | 21-6 | 13 |
| 11. | Muskingum | 1027 | 25-2 | 15 |
| 12. | Ohio Northern | 988 | 23-5 | 10 |
| 13. | St. Benedict (Minn.) | 959 | 22-4 | 11 |
| 14. | Tufts (Conn.) | 925 | 24-1 | 14 |
| 15. | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 828 | 27-4 | 22 |
| 16. | Susquehanna (Pa.) | 773 | 30-5 | 18 |
| 17. | Augsburg (Minn.) | 745 | 22-5 | 12 |
| 18. | Babson (Mass.) | 693 | 30-1 | 14 |
| 19. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 573 | 21-5 | 19 |
| 20. | Transylvania (Ky.) | 425 | 25-4 | 24 |
| 21. | Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | 394 | 24-4 | 23 |
| 22. | Juniata (Pa.) | 333 | 20-8 | 21 |
| 23. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 284 | 21-8 | 16 |
| 24. | Wesleyan (Conn.) | 248 | 19-3 | 20 |
| 25. | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 141 | 20-8 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: St. Olaf 114; Birmingham Southern 78; Washington-St. Louis 50; Otterbein 34; Chapman 22; Stevenson 16; Texas-Dallas 15; Wellesley 12; Clarkson 10; Christopher Newport 9; Wisconsin-Stevens Point 7; Bowdoin 4; Wittenberg 4; Millikin 3; Ithaca 2.