Women's Volleyball | 9/23/2025 10:05:00 AM
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Another week, another AVCA/Taraflex Coaches Poll comes out and has the Buccaneers up two sports, breaking into the top-10. This is the highest ranking for the team since the 2023 preseason poll (6th). It is the highest in-season ranking since 11/23/2004 (3rd).
The Buccaneers went 2-0 at the Embry-Riddle Invitational sweeping Seton Hill and defeating Lewis in four sets. Valeriya Kozlova was a standout with 35 kills against Lewis for a career-high and team high this season. It tied for fourth most for a Buccaneer in four-set match and fifth most for a SSC player in a four-set match. Kozlova would move on to win Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors with this performance.
Barry has a 21-2 set record on the year with five sweeps. They join three other SSC schools in the top-10 with Lynn (1st) and Tampa (3rd). The Buccaneers have the second best hitting percentage in the country at .337. Veronika Eremeeva is ninth in the country in aces per set 0.86 and fourth in points per set with 5.50. Kozlova is eighth in hitting percentage at .436.
The Bucs begin SSC action this weekend taking on Nova Southeastern from the Health and Sports Center on Friday night and turning it around to travel to no. 1 Lynn on Saturday afternoon.
AVCA/TARAFLEX 2025 Division II WVB Poll
| Rank |
School |
Total Points Adjusted |
First Place Votes Adjusted |
Win/Loss Record |
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
Lynn |
1156 |
44 |
10-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Central Oklahoma |
1117 |
3 |
14-0 |
2 |
| 3 |
Tampa |
1064 |
0 |
8-0 |
3 |
| 4 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
988 |
0 |
12-0 |
5 |
| 5 |
MSU Denver |
980 |
0 |
8-1 |
4 |
| 6 |
Point Loma |
929 |
0 |
8-1 |
7 |
| 7 |
Washburn |
852 |
0 |
11-0 |
9 |
| 8 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
769 |
0 |
8-1 |
6 |
| 9 |
Barry |
755 |
0 |
7-0 |
11 |
| 10 |
West Texas A&M |
710 |
0 |
8-3 |
10 |
| 11 |
Simon Fraser University |
698 |
0 |
7-1 |
8 |
| 12 |
Ferris State |
609 |
0 |
7-3 |
12 |
| 13 |
Concordia-St. Paul |
594 |
0 |
6-3 |
14 |
| 14 |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
510 |
0 |
8-2 |
17 |
| 15 |
St. Cloud State |
434 |
0 |
7-3 |
16 |
| 16 |
Minnesota Duluth |
392 |
0 |
9-0 |
24 |
| 17 |
West Florida |
347 |
0 |
7-3 |
19 |
| 18 |
Northern State |
323 |
0 |
8-2 |
15 |
| 19 |
Grand Valley State |
294 |
0 |
7-2 |
18 |
| 20 |
Angelo State |
288 |
0 |
6-5 |
13 |
| 21 |
Wingate |
260 |
0 |
9-1 |
20 |
| 22 |
Western Washington |
187 |
0 |
8-1 |
RV |
| 23 |
Findlay |
157 |
0 |
6-1 |
25 |
| T-24 |
Colorado Mesa |
138 |
0 |
6-3 |
23 |
| T-24 |
Missouri Western |
138 |
0 |
8-3 |
21 |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Alaska-Fairbanks 123; Alaska-Anchorage 105; Minnesota State 66; Wayne State (Mich.) 48; Cal State San Bernardino 41; Bentley 39; Cal Poly Pomona 31; Gannon 26; Central Washington 17; Fresno Pacific 14; Central Missouri 13; Colorado-Colorado Springs 13; Colorado School of Mines 11; Cal State L.A. 9; Wisconsin-Parkside 9; Dallas Baptist 8
