AVCA Women's Volleyball Top 25 Rankings/Discussion

WLCALUM83 · September 15, 2025, 10:07:36 AM

Top 25-How They Fared 9/9-15/25:

1. Juniata (2-1): W-RV Transylvania, ONU; L-Wittenberg
2. Whitewater (3-0): W-Marian, Lakeland, St. Catherine's-MN
3. Oshkosh (2-1): W-#8 Hope, RV Chicago; L-#5 La Verne
4. Johns Hopkins (1-2): W-#7 MIT; L-#20 Ithaca, RV CMU
5. La Verne (3-0): W-#3 Oshkosh, #8 Hope, RV Chicago
6. Emory (2-1): W-Texas Lutheran, LaGrange; L-#21 Berry
7. MIT (1-2): W-RV CMU; L-#4 Johns Hopkins, #20 Ithaca
8. Hope (0-3): L-RV Chicago, #5 La Verne, #3 Oshkosh
9. W&L (3-0): W-Roanoke, RV Franklin & Marshall, Keystone
10. ETBU (3-0): W-RV Whitworth, RV NW-MN, #12 Trinity-TX
11. Wash-MO (2-0): W-Hendrix, Greenville-IL
12. Trinity-TX (1-2): W-RV NW-MN; L-RV Whitworth, #10 ETBU
13. Platteville (0-4): L-#23 Dubuque, RV Carthage, CO College, Concordia-WI
14. IL Wesleyan (1-0): W-DePauw
15. Marietta (3-0): W-W&J, CWRU, Mt. St. Joseph
16. CMS (3-0): W-Covenant, Puget Sound, UC-Santa Cruz
17. Colby (4-0): W-St. Joseph's-ME, RV Smith, UMass-Dartmouth, Babson
18. Eau Claire (4-0): W-Bethel-MN, St. Catherine's-MN, Lakeland, Carleton
19. Otterbein (2-1): W-Trine, DePauw; L-Hanover
20. Ithaca (2-1): W-#4 Johns Hopkins, #7 MIT; L-RV CMU
21. Berry (3-0): W-LaGrange, Texas Lutheran, #6 Emory-
22. NYU (1-1): W-RV Montclair St; L-#25 CNU
23. Dubuque (4-0): W-#13 Platteville, River Falls, St. Olaf, St. Mary's-MN
24. VA Wesleyan (3-0): W-Regent, Marymount-VA, Mary Washington
25. CNU (3-0): W-St. Mary's MD. RV Montclair St, #22 NYU

RV:
Chicago (1-2): W-#8 Hope: L-#5 La Verne, #3 Oshkosh
Millikin (1-0): W-Monmouth-IL
Franklin & Marshall (2-1): W-DeSales, Keystone; L-#9 W&L
Gustavus Adolphus (4-0): W-Loras, Edgewood, Cornell-IA, RV Coe
Middlebury (1-3): W-St. Michael's; L-Scranton, Cortland, RV Salisbury
CMU (3-1): W-Grove City, #20 Ithaca, #4 Johns Hopkins; L- #7 MIT
St. Benedict (1-1): W-Cornell-IA; L-RV Coe
Coe (2-1): W-Cornell-IA, RV St. Benedict-MN; L=RV Gustavus Adolphus
William Smith (1-1): W-York-PA; L-RV Gettysburg
Montclair State (0-2): L-#25 CNU, #22 NYU
NW-MN (0-3): L-RV Whitworth, #10 ETBU, #12 Trinity-TX
Denison (2-2): W-Alma, Heidelberg; L-Earlham, RHIT
Salisbury (2-1): W-Cortland, RV-Middlebury; L-Scranton
Gettysburg (3-0): W-Stevenson, RV William Smith, York-PA
Wheaton-IL (3-3): W-Rockford, Aurora, Concordia-Chicago; L-Concordia-WI,
Lawrence, Stevens Point
Calvin (2-1): W-Aurora, Lawrence; L-Stevens Point
Whitworth (2-1): W-RV NW-MN, #12 Trinity-TX; L-#10 ETBU
Eastern-PA (0-1): L-Stockton
Smith (2-1): W-UMass-Dartmouth, Brandeis; L-#17 Colby
Lynchburg (3-0): W-Hood, Pfeiffer, Greensboro
Carthage (3-0): W-#13 Platteville, CO College, Concordia-WI
Transylvania (2-2): W-Baldwin Wallace, OWU; L-Centre, #1 Juniata
Southwestern-TX (3-0): W-Howard Payne, Austin College, St. Thomas-TX
St. John Fisher (3-0): W-SUNY-Morrisville, Hamilton, Clark
Wesleyan-CT (3-0): W-Susquehanna, Swarthmore, Skidmore

WLCALUM83 · September 16, 2025, 05:30:18 PM

Week 3 Top 25 Poll is nou up:

https://www.avca.org/polls-awards/polls/?_season=2025&_divisions=division-iii-women&_weeks=week-3

WLCALUM83 · September 22, 2025, 11:35:29 AM

Top 25-How They fared 9/16-22/25:

1. Whitewater (1-2): W-#24 GAC; L-#18 Eau Claire, St. Olaf
2. La Verne (0-0): No matches for above period.
3. Oshkosh (2-1): W-Stout, St, Catherine's MN; L-NW-MN
4. Juniata (2-1): W-RV CNU, Nazareth; L-#9 Johns Hopkins
5. ETBU (2-0): W-Centenary-LA, Mary Hardin-Baylor
6. W&L (1-1): W-Randolph; L-RV Lynchburg
7. Wash-MO (2-0): W-Concordia-WI, Simpson
8. Emory (1-0): W-Covenant
9. Johns Hopkins (3-0): W-Nazareth, RV CNU, #4 Juniata
10. IL Wesleyan (3-0): W-RV Wittenberg, RV RHIT, RV Coe
11. Marietta (1-1): W-Denison; L-Transylvania
12. MIT (1-1): W-Bowdoin; L-#13 Colby
13. Colby (1-1): W-#12 MIT; L-RV Wesleyan-CT
14. Eau Claire (2-0): W-RV St. Benedict, #1 Whitewater
15. Berry (2-1): W-Rhodes, Centre; L-#16 Trinity-TX
16. Trinity TX (3-0): W- #15 Berry, Centre, Rhodes
17. CMS (0-0): No matches for above period.
18. Hope (5-0): W-#22 CMU, UC-Santa Cruz, Gallaudet, RV F&M, Whittier
19. Dubuque (2-1): W-Macalester, Carleton: L-#24 GAC
20. Ithaca (3-0): W-RV NYU, Swarthmore, RV Smith
21. Otterbein (2-0): W-Denison, OWU
22. CMU (1-2): W-Muhlenberg; L-#18 Hope, William Smith
23. VA Wesleyan (3-0): W-Shenandoah, Guilford, Averett
24. GAC (2-1): W-#19 Dubuque, Wartburg; L-#1 Whitewater
25. Platteville (1-0): W-La Crosse

RV:
CNU (1-2): W-Nazareth; L-#4 Juniata, #9 Johns Hopkins
Carthage (1-0): W-Augustana-IL
NYU (2-1): W-RV Smith, Swarthmore; L-#20 Ithaca
Franklin & Marshall (3-1): W-Gallaudet, Mary Washington, Mt. Union; L-#18 Hope
Coe (2-1): W-RV RHIT, RV Wittenberg; L-#10 IL Wesleyan
Wesleyan-CT (2-0): W-#13 Colby, Bowdoin
Chicago (1-2): W-Carleton; L-St. Olaf, Macalester
Southwestern-TX (3-0): W-Sewanee, Oglethorpe, Millsaps
Lynchburg (3-0): W-Randolph, Bridgewater, #6 W&L
Tufts (2-0): W-Hamilton, Amherst
Whitworth (2-0): W-Pacific-OR, Willamette
Williams (2-0): W-Trinity-CT, CT College
RHIT (0-4): L-DePauw, RV Coe, #10 IL Wesleyan, RV Wittenberg
St. Benedict (0-1): L-#18 Eau Claire
Salisbury (4-1): W-St. Mary's-MD, Alfred, Drew, Hunter; L-Kean
Calvin (2-0): W-Cornell-IA, Heidelberg
Middlebury (2-0): W-CT College, Trinity-CT
Smith (1-2): W-Swarthmore; L-RV NYU, #20 Ithaca
St. John Fisher (3-0): W-Fredonia St, Baldwin-Wallace, Buffalo St.
Wittenberg (1-2): W-RV RHIT; L-#10 IL Wesleyan, RV Coe

WLCALUM83 · September 23, 2025, 04:50:04 PM

Week 4 Top 25 Poll is up:

https://www.avca.org/polls-awards/polls/?_season=2025&_divisions=division-iii-women&_weeks=week-4

WLCALUM83 · September 29, 2025, 09:43:50 AM

Top 25-How They Fared 9/23-29/25:

1. La Verne (2-0): W-Whittier, Pomona-Pitzer
2. ETBU (2-0): W-Hardin-Simmons, Howard Payne
3. Oshkosh (1-0): W-Stevens Point
4. Whitewater (3-0): W-River Falls, IL College, RHIT
5. Wash-MO (2-1): W-RV NYU, U of Rochester; L-Chicago
6. Johns Hopkins (2-1): W-#22 Wesleyan-CT, Endicott; L-RV Tufts
7. IL Wesleyan (2-1): W-Elmhurst, #14 Marietta; L-#18 Hope
8. Juniata (1-0): W-RV Franklin & Marshall
9. Emory (3-0): W-#25 CMU, Brandeis, CWRU
10. Eau Claire (1-0): W-LaCrosse
11. W&L (3-0): W-Bridgewater, Mary Washington, Gettysburg
12. Trinity-TX (3-0): W-Oglethorpe, Sewanee, Millsaps
13. Colby (1-0): W-Bowdoin
14. Marietta (0-2): L-#18 Hope, #7 IL Wesleyan
15. Berry (3-0): W-RV Southwestern-TX, Millsaps, Sewanee
16. MIT (2-0): W-WPI, Coast Guard
17. CMS (2-0): W-CLU, Cal Tech
18. Hope (2-0): W-#7 IL Wesleyan, #14 Marietta
19. Ithaca (2-0): W-Skidmore, Clarkson
20. Otterbein (3-0): W-Kenyon, RV Transylvania, Mt. St. Joseph
21. GAC (2-0): W-St. Benedict, St. Catherine's-MN
22. Wesleyan-CT (1-1): W-Endicott; L-#6 Johns Hopkins
23. VA Wesleyan (2-0): W-Haverford, RV CNU
24. Dubuque (1-0): W-RV Coe
25. CMU (3-1): W-Mt. Aloysius, CWRU. Brandeis; L-#9 Emory
25. Carthage (1-3): W-Augsburg; L-North Central-IL, Wartburg, Cornell-IA

RV:
Lynchburg (2-0): W-Catholic, Pitt-Bradford
Wm Smith (2-0): W-Clarkson, St. Lawrence
Williams (2-1): W-Vassar, ME-Maritime; L-RV Middlebury
Southwestern-TX (2-1): W-Rhodes, Centre; L-#15 Berry
Platteville (4-0): W-Beloit, Stout, Marian, MSOE
CNU (2-1): W-Haverford, Regent; L-#23 VA Wesleyan
NYU (2-1): W-Chicago, U of Rochester; L-#9 Emory
Coe (0-1): L-#24 Dubuque
Franklin & Marshall (0-1): L-#8 Juniata
Tufts (3-0): W-Brandeis, Bates, #6 Johns Hopkins
St. Olaf (2-0): W-Carleton, Bethel-MN
Transylvania (1-1): W-ONU; L-#20 Otterbein
Calvin (3-0): W-Anderson-IN, Concordia-Chicago, Capital
Middlebury (3-0): W-Skidmore, RV Williams, ME-Maritime
St. John Fisher (3-0): W-Mt St. Vincent, New Paltz St, Kean
Whitworth (2-0): W-Whitman, Linfield
North Park (1-0): W-Carroll-WI
Edgewood (2-1): W-Lakeland, Loras; L-La Crosse
NW-MN (2-0): W-Superior, North Central-MN

WLCALUM83 · September 30, 2025, 05:40:02 PM

Week 5 9 30 25 Top 25 Poll is here:

https://www.avca.org/polls-awards/polls/?_season=2025&_divisions=division-iii-women&_weeks=week-5

WLCALUM83 · October 06, 2025, 01:40:05 PM

Top 25-How They Fared 9/30-10/6/25:

1. La Verne (3-0): W-#17 CMS, CLU, Caltech
2. ETBU (3-0): W-Covenant, #14 Berry, Oglethorpe
3. Oshkosh (5-0): W-RV Carthage, Edgewood, River Falls, Macalester, St. Benedict
4. Whitewater (2-0): W-LaCrosse, RV Chicago
5. Eau Claire (2-1): W-Stout, RV Carthage; L-#10 Wash-MO
6. Juniata (3-0): W-Drew, Scranton, Marymount-VA
7. Emory (1-0): W-Oglethorpe
8. IL Wesleyan (1-0): W-RV North Park
9. Johns Hopkins (2-0): W-York-PA, Bryn Mawr
10. Wash-MO (2-1): W-Augsburg, #5 Eau Claire; L-#20 GAC
11. Trinity-TX (0-0): No matches for above period.
12. Colby (2-0): W-Hamilton, Amherst
13. Hope (2-0): W-RV Calvin, St. Mary's-IN
14. Berry (2-1): W-Covenant. Oglethorpe; L-#2 ETBU
15. W&L (2-1): W-Guilford, Averett; L-RV CNU
16. MIT (3-0): W-Wheaton-MA, Mt. Holyoke, Worcester St.
17. CMS (1-2): W-Oxy; L-#1 La Verne, Redlands
18. Otterbein (1-0): W-Mt. Union
19. Ithaca (1-0): W-RIT
20. GAC (2-2): W-#10 Wash-MO, Millikin; L-RV NW-MN, Stevens Point
21. Marietta (1-0): W-ONU
22. VA Wesleyan (3-0): W-RV Lynchburg, Roanoke, Hollins
23. Dubuque (2-0): W-Augustana-IL, Wartburg
24. Wesleyan-CT (3-0): W-CT College, Trinity-CT, RV NYU
25. Tufts (1-1): W-Middlebury; L-RV Williams

RV:
Lynchburg (1-1): W-Shenandoah; L-#22 VA Wesleyan
CMU (2-0): W-RIT, PSU-Behrend
Wm Smith (2-1): W-Rochester, Manhattanville; L-RV NYU
Southwestern-TX (0-1): L-Schreiner
Calvin (1-1): W-Trine, L-#13 Hope
Williams (2-0): W-#25 Tufts, Bates
Carthage (3-2): W-Edgewood, Augsburg, Stevens Point; l-#3 Oshkosh,#5 Eau Claure
CO College (1-2): W-U of Dallas; L-Austin College, Hendrix
Transylvania (1-0): W-RHIT
CNU (3-0): W-Mary Washington, Averett, #15 W&L
NYU (2-1): W-RV Wm Smith, Manhattanville; L-#24 Wesleyan-CT
Franklin & Marshall (2-0): W-Elizabethtown, Haverford
St. John Fisher (2-0): W-Brockport St, Geneseo St.
St. Olaf (3-0): W-Concordia-MN, NE Wesleyan, LaCrosse
Platteville (0-2): L-Stevens Point, RV Coe
NW-MN (2-0): W-#20 GAC, MN-Morris
North Park (1-1): W-NAIA Governors St; L-#8 IL Wesleyan
Whitworth (2-0): W-Lewis & Clark, George Fox
Coe (2-0): W-Luther-IA, RV Platteville
Chicago (0-1): L-#4 Whitewater

WLCALUM83 · **Today** at 09:30:39 AM

10/7/25 Top 25 Poll is now up:

https://www.avca.org/polls-awards/polls/?_season=2025&_divisions=division-iii-women&_weeks=week-6