LEXINGTON, KY – After winning both matches last week to extend its winning streak to six matches, Oklahoma Baptist volleyball has re-entered the AVCA-Taraflex Division II Coaches Poll at #24. The Bison (15-4, 7-0 GAC) are off to a perfect start in Great American Conference play after knocking off Harding and Arkansas Tech last week, and are two matches ahead of the second-place teams in the conference.
OBU had been ranked 24th in the Week 2 poll (Sept. 7) after getting of to a 7-2 start with wins over a trio of ranked opponents (#15 Central Oklahoma, #17 Missouri-St.Louis, #19 West Texas A&M). Despite falling out of the top 25 the following week, the Bison have been near the top of teams receiving votes nearly all season.
Oklahoma Baptist is the only team in the GAC to appear in the poll in any capacity. The Bison travel to Southern Arkansas (Oct. 8) and Arkansas-Monticello (Oct. 9) before returning home to take on Henderson State (Oct. 15) and Ouachita Baptist (Oct. 16). OBU has won 10 matches in a row against Southern Arkansas and nine-straight against Arkansas-Monticello.
Oct. 5 AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Women's Volleyball Poll
| Rank |
School |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Ferris State (45) |
16-0 |
1,173 |
1 |
| 2 |
Wayne State (Neb.) (1) |
17-1 |
1,116 |
2 |
| 3 |
Tampa |
14-1 |
1,069 |
3 |
| 4 |
Fresno Pacific (1) |
15-0 |
1,036 |
4 |
| 5 |
Nebraska Kearney |
17-1 |
951 |
6 |
| 6 |
Angelo State |
17-1 |
916 |
7 |
| 7 |
Missouri Western |
15-1 |
857 |
8 |
| 8 |
Concordia-St. Paul |
12-4 |
798 |
5 |
| 9 |
Barry |
11-2 |
769 |
9 |
| 10 |
Cal State San Bernardino |
13-2 |
715 |
12 |
| 11 |
Lynn |
13-2 |
645 |
13 |
| 12 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
13-3 |
609 |
11 |
| 13 |
Washburn |
16-3 |
572 |
14 |
| 14 |
Minnesota Duluth |
16-1 |
551 |
19 |
| 15 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
12-3 |
519 |
10 |
| 16 |
St. Cloud State |
12-5 |
513 |
15 |
| 17 |
Grand Valley State |
13-3 |
432 |
16 |
| 18 |
Simon Fraser |
10-3 |
416 |
18 |
| 19 |
Emporia State |
15-3 |
358 |
17 |
| 20 |
Point Loma |
11-4 |
305 |
20 |
| 21 |
Central Washington |
10-4 |
229 |
21 |
| 22 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
14-2 |
198 |
22 |
| 23 |
Indianapolis |
16-2 |
143 |
24 |
| 24 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
15-4 |
52 |
RV |
| 25 |
Alaska Fairbanks |
11-6 |
43 |
23 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Colorado Mesa 34; Biola 27; Central Oklahoma 23; Colorado School of Mines 23; Central Missouri 20; UT Tyler 20; Anderson (S.C.) 16; Gannon 15; MSU Denver 15; Dallas Baptist 13; Seattle Pacific 12; Flagler 11; Hawai'i Hilo 11; Missouri-St. Louis 9; Alabama Huntsville 5; Alaska Anchorage 5; Wisconsin-Parkside 4; American International 2.
Eight teams were listed on one ballot for a combined 22 points.
Dropped out: Biola (25)
First-place votes are listed in parentheses.
