VOLLEYBALL: Ferris Earns Votes In American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 Poll

LEXINGTON, Ky. - With a 9-3 start, Ferris State University is beginning to get a little love from the American Volleyball Coaches Association. In the current AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 poll, Ferris has received 17 votes.

That status will be tested tonight as the Bulldogs host Grand Valley State University, a team which just fell out of the top 25, but earned 30 votes.

Ferris and GVSU play tonight (Sept. 15) in Ewigleben Sports Arena beginning at 7 p.m.

1. Concordia-St. Paul (32) 800
2. Cal State San Bernardino
3. Emporia State
4. UC San Diego
5. Tampa
6. Washburn
7. West Texas A&M
8. Nebraska-Kearney
9. Indianapolis
10. Southwest Minnesota State
11. Central Missouri
12. Minnesota Duluth
13. Sonoma State
14. Minnesota State
15. Florida Southern
16. Metro State
17. Lewis
18. West Florida
19. Truman
20. Nebraska-Omaha
21. Eckerd
22. Pittsburg State
23. Nova Southeastern
24. Chico State
25. Hawai'i-Hilo

Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Wayne State (Mich.) 46; Western Washington 40; Grand Valley State 30; Hillsdale 25; Saint Leo 25; Ferris State 17; Wingate 16; Wayne State (Neb.) 15; Lynn 13; Saginaw Valley State 7

Two schools were listed on only one ballot for a total of 15 points.

Dropped Out: Grand Valley State (18); Saginaw Valley State (T-24); Western Washington (T-24)

Next Poll: September 21, 2009