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Falcons Still 12th in National Volleyball Poll Going Into NCAA First Round Tournament
November 6, 2006

SEATTLE (Nov. 6) Seattle Pacific University will be facing its first nationally-ranked foe in nearly a month when it opens NCAA Division II volleyball tournament play Thursday in San Bernardino, Calif.

The Falcons (24-2) are No. 12 in the final regular season poll conducted by the AVCA while their first-round opponent in the Pacific Regional, Chico State, is No. 15. SPU was 2-1 against ranked opponents, sweeping Central Washington and falling to BYU Hawaii in the opening match of the season. The second win over the Wildcats was Oct. 12.

Seattle Pacific has won 18 matches in a row going into the postseason. This is the Falcons' highest national ranking.

Seven of the eight teams in the regional are in the top 25, led by top-seeded Cal State San Bernardino (25-1) at No. 4. Undefeated BYU Hawaii is No. 8, UC San Diego No. 11, Cal State L.A. No. 23 and Central Washington No. 25.

Rank	School (First-Place Votes)	Total Points	Record	Last Week
1	Truman (33)	895	35-1	1
2	Tampa (3)	864	29-1	2
3	Concordia-St. Paul	823	34-2	4
4	Cal State-San Bernardino	773	25-1	6
5	Minnesota Duluth	734	27-3	7
6	Hillsdale	713	28-1	3
7	Grand Valley State	669	26-3	5
8	BYU-Hawai'i	639	20-0	9
9	Florida Southern	628	30-4	8
10	Florida Gulf Coast	596	27-2	10
11	UC San Diego	559	23-2	11
12	Seattle Pacific	498	24-2	12
13	North Alabama	457	30-5	T-13
14	SIU-Edwardsville	396	27-5	T-13
15	Chico State	353	20-5	16
16	Nebraska-Omaha	342	21-6	17
17	Central Missouri	332	27-6	15
18	West Texas A&M	314	30-3	18
19	Washburn	273	27-7	20
20	Wayne State (Neb.)	213	29-7	21
21	Rockhurst	183	26-5	19
22	Southwest Minnesota State	127	27-8	23
23	Cal State-L.A.	107	17-8	24
24	Ashland	70	20-9	NR
25	Central Washington	41	19-7	22