The Emporia State volleyball team fell one spot after dropping their regular season finale to No. 10 Missouri Western last week. The Lady Hornets are 13th in the country entering the postseason with a 24-4 record. Ferris State remains atop the AVCA Division II Top 25 Poll with all 47 first-place votes and are being followed by Wayne State college, Angelo State, Tampa, and Fresno Pacific. Nebraska-Kearney is at No. 6, Missouri Western dropped two spots to No. 12, and Washburn fell to 18th while Central Oklahoma held steady at No. 24.
Nationally ESU stayed at 10th in the NPI, fourth in the Central Region rankings. The MIAA took three of the top four spots with Wayne State College ranked first followed by UNK, MoWest, and the Lady Hornets. Washburn was ranked seventh. ESU is the No. 4 seed in the MIAA Tournament and will face Central Oklahoma in the final match of the first round on Thursday in St. Joseph, Mo.
