GVSU Finishes Third in the Final 2008 Bison / AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll

Lexington, Ky. --  The Grand Valley State University volleyball team finished at number three in in the final 2008 Bison/AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll. The Lakers, who claimed the NCAA D-II Midwest Region title, fell to eventual national champion Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) in the D-II semifinals.  GVSU ended the season with a 33-4 record.

The only other GLIAC team to earn a place in the final D-II ranking of 2008 was Saginaw Valley State University.  The Cardinals, who posted a 25-8 mark this season, lost to GVSU in both the GLIAC and Midwest Region Tournament championship matches.

2008 Final Poll: December 7, 2008

Rank	School (First-Place Votes)	Total Points	2008 Record	Last Week
1	Concordia-St. Paul (36)	900	37-1	1
2	Cal State San Bernardino	864	30-4	2
3	Grand Valley State	825	33-4	3
4	Truman	784	33-8	8
5	Emporia State	726	34-4	5
6	Nebraska-Kearney	685	32-4	9
7	West Texas A&M	664	34-5	4
8	Southwest Minnesota State	608	27-6	7
9	Minnesota Duluth	575	26-9	15
10	Tampa	536	27-5	6
11	Central Missouri	504	29-10	12
12	California (Pa.)	480	41-2	17
13	Washburn	456	30-6	10
14	Cal Poly Pomona	436	20-8	18
15	West Florida	416	25-7	16
16	Pittsburg State	376	28-8	11
17	UC San Diego	333	21-7	12
18	Cal State L.A.	308	21-8	21
19	Florida Southern	264	25-9	14
20	Nova Southeastern	235	24-12	NR
21	Western Washington	178	21-3	19
22	Augustana (S.D.)	149	23-11	22
23	Western Oregon	115	22-3	20
24	Saginaw Valley State	91	25-8	NR
25	Wayne State (Neb.)	44	23-10	24

Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: New Haven 23; Northern Kentucky 21; Sonoma State 16; Armstrong Atlantic State 14; Lewis 13; Indianapolis 9; Saint Leo 8; BYU-Hawai'i 6; Chico State 6; Wingate 2

Four teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 30 combined points.

Dropped Out: Lewis (23); Sonoma State (25)