Southwest Minnesota State stumbled after their first loss of the season as they fell to No. 7 in this week’s NCAA Division II volleyball rankings.

Meanwhile, Point Loma remains undefeated, now 12-0, and continues to steadily rise in the rankings, now at No. 17. 10-1 Barry and Hillsdale both enter the polls this week at No. 23 and No. 25, while Dallas Baptist and Nova Southwestern autumn.

St. Cloud State jumps up to No. 5 after being No. 8 a week ago as they sit at 12-2 early in the season with some impressive wins. Cal State LA, national champions a season ago, is slowly climbing the polls and moving up another spot this week.

As November slowly approaches, teams are looking to bolster their resumes in an effort to punch their ticket to the NCAA tournament and earn a shot at playing for the coveted national title.

NCAA Division 2 Top 25 Rankings

1. Tampa
2. MSU Denver
3. Nebraska Kearney
4. Ferris stands
5. St. Cloud State
6. Wayne State
7. Southwest Minnesota State
8. Cal Poly Pomona
9. Chaminade
10. West Texas A&M
11. Central Oklahoma
12. Missouri-St. Louis
13. Concordia St. Paul
14. Angelo stands
15. Grand Valley State
16. Colorado Mesa
17. Point Loma
18. Cal State LA
19. Lynn
20. Minnesota Duluth
21. Northern state
22. Quincy
23. Barry
24. Cal State San Bernardino
25. Hillsdale

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