For the third consecutive week, the Butler women's volleyball team moved up in the NJCAA Division II Top 20 national, which was released Wednesday.
The Grizzlies (19-5 overall, 4-2 conference) moved up one spot from 13th to 12th this week. Butler picked up five victories this week and is currently on a season-high eight game-winning streak. After opening the season with a 3-3 record, Butler has won 16 of its last 18 contests.
This past week, the Grizzlies defeated Longview (Mo.) in three straight sets last Wednesday, then went 4-0 at the East Central Invitational in Union, Mo. Butler defeated Lewis & Clark (Ill.), host East Central, Indian Hills (Iowa) and Mineral Area (Mo.) over the two-day invitational.
Butler is one of four KJCCC schools ranked this week. For the fifth consecutive week, Cowley (20-3) is ranked No. 1, while Johnson County (21-5) remained ranked third. Neosho County (19-5) stayed at 18th for the second week in a row.
Butler hosts Fort Scott (10-15 overall, 0-6 conference) on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., then will travel to Springfield, Ill., for the Lincoln Land Invitational. The Grizzlies will open the two-day invite with a 4 p.m. match Friday against No. 6 Lincoln Land (Ill.), who is 20-2 on the season. Butler returns home with a Wednesday, Oct. 16 match against Kansas City Kansas at 6:30 p.m.
| NJCAA Volleyball Division II Top 20 National Poll | October 9, 2013 | |||||
| Rank | College | Record | Points | 1st place votes |
Previous Rank |
| 1. | Cowley | 20-3 | 120 | 6 | 1 |
| 2. | Parkland, Ill. | 33-2 | 114 | 0 | 2 |
| 3. | Johnson County |
21-5 | 108 | 0 | 3 |
| 4. | Kirkwood, Iowa |
23-5 | 102 | 0 | 4 |
| 5. | Oakland, Mich. |
20-1 | 96 | 0 | 5 |
| 6. | Lincoln Land, Ill. |
20-2 | 90 | 0 | 6 |
| 7. | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
21-3 | 84 | 0 | 7 |
| 8. | Muskegon, Mich. |
23-4 | 78 | 0 | 8 |
| 9. | Illinois Central |
23-4 | 72 | 0 | 9 |
| 10. | Glendale, Ariz. |
14-4 | 66 | 0 | 10 |
| 11. | Catawba Valley, N.C. |
27-0 | 60 | 0 | 12 |
| 12. | Butler |
19-5 | 54 | 0 | 13 |
| 13. | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
16-3 | 48 | 0 | NR |
| 14. | Monroe, N.Y. |
22-6 | 42 | 0 | 14 |
| 15. | Central CC-Columbus, Neb. |
20-8 | 36 | 0 | 11 |
| 16. | Pasco-Hernando, Fla. |
15-7 | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| 17. | Columbus State, Ohio |
22-3 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| 18. | Neosho County |
19-5 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 19. | Des Moines Area |
19-8 | 12 | 0 | NR |
| 20. | Moraine Valley, Ill. |
19-5 | 3 | 0 | NR |
| 20. | Bismarck State, N.D. | 25-4 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Other schools receiving votes: North Dakota State College of Science (18-2); Sinclair, Ohio (26-3); South Suburban, Ill. (23-7); Kankakee, Ill. (22-10); Waubonsee, Ill. (23-4); Southeastern, Iowa (23-4).
Dropped from rankings: Kankakee, Ill. (17); South Suburban, Ill. (19).