Southwest Minnesota State stumbled after its first loss of the season, falling to No. 7 in the NCAA Division II volleyball rankings this week.

Meanwhile, Point Loma remains undefeated, now 12-0, and continues to climb steadily up the rankings, now at No. 17. 10-1 Barry and Hillsdale both enter this week’s poll at Nos. 23 and 25, while Dallas Baptist and Nova Southwestern fall.

St. Cloud State moves up to No. 5 from No. 8 a week ago as it sits at 12-2 with some impressive wins earlier this season. Cal State LA, national champions a season ago, is slowly climbing up the polls, moving up another spot this week.

As November slowly approaches, teams are looking to solidify their resumes to secure their ticket to the NCAA Tournament and a chance to play for the coveted national title.

NCAA Division 2 Top 25 Rankings

1. Tampa
2. MSU Denver
3. Nebraska-Kearney
4. Ferris State
5. St Cloud State
6. Wayne State
7. Southwestern state of Minnesota
8. Cal Poly Pomona
9. Chaminade
10. West Texas A&M
11. Central Oklahoma
12. Missouri-St. Louis
13. Concordia St Paul
14. Angelo State
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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