Southwestern volleyball held steady in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association national rankings, staying at No. 16 after going 2-1 last weekend.
On Saturday, the Pirates won a pair of matches, defeating St. Thomas in five sets and Texas Lutheran in four, getting a career-high 43 digs from senior libero Ali Grona. Southwestern currently ranks No. 9 in the nation in assists per set, led by setters Katelyn Whitehead and Claire Romo. The Pirates also rank seventh in the country in digs per set (20.07), with Ali Grona No. 9 individually with total digs (513) and ninth in kills per set (13.67).
Southwestern is 21-3 this season, including 11-3 in conference play. All three losses have come to Trinity and Colorado College, which rank in the top 10 in Division III. The Pirates will close out the regular season this weekend with matches on Saturday against Schreiner and No. 2-ranked Trinity University.
2021 AVCA WOMEN'S DIVISION III COACHES TOP 25 POLL: OCT. 26
|
Rank |
School (First-Place Votes Adjusted) |
Total Points Adjusted |
2021 Record |
Previous Week |
|
1 |
Johns Hopkins (89) |
2248 |
25-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Trinity (Texas) |
2078 |
26-2 |
3 |
|
3 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
2016 |
22-1 |
2 |
|
4 |
Calvin |
1963 |
24-2 |
6 |
|
5 |
Wartburg (1) |
1894 |
24-0 |
5 |
|
6 |
Hope |
1803 |
20-3 |
4 |
|
7 |
Colorado College |
1672 |
24-3 |
7 |
|
8 |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
1608 |
23-1 |
9 |
|
9 |
Juniata |
1496 |
23-1 |
10 |
|
10 |
Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
1394 |
25-3 |
11 |
|
11 |
Emory |
1317 |
19-3 |
12 |
|
12 |
NYU |
1235 |
20-1 |
13 |
|
13 |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
1193 |
22-1 |
8 |
|
14 |
Berry |
1045 |
19-2 |
15 |
|
15 |
Northwestern (Minn.) |
982 |
25-3 |
17 |
|
16 |
Southwestern (Texas) |
870 |
20-3 |
16 |
|
17 |
Ohio Northern |
760 |
18-5 |
14 |
|
18 |
UC Santa Cruz |
675 |
18-2 |
19 |
|
19 |
MIT |
559 |
22-2 |
18 |
|
20 |
Bethel (Minn.) |
513 |
20-4 |
23 |
|
21 |
Chicago |
424 |
14-8 |
22 |
|
22 |
Tufts |
343 |
15-4 |
24 |
|
23 |
Otterbein |
300 |
20-3 |
20 |
|
24 |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
249 |
23-6 |
21 |
|
25 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
194 |
22-5 |
25 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Wittenberg 52; Wesleyan (Conn.) 37; Washington-St. Louis 36; Bowdoin 34; Whitworth 34; Concordia (Wisc.) 33; Middlebury 23; RIT 19; Susquehanna 17; Denison 15; Carthage 12; Amherst 11; Millikin 11; Wisconsin-La Crosse 11; Babson 7; Stevens 5; Eastern 3;
16 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 54 combined points.
Dropped Out:
Next Poll: November 2