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Falcons Fall Out of Volleyball Rankings
September 3, 2007

SEATTLE (Sept. 3) Although two of its three losses were to the nation's top two teams, Seattle Pacific University fell out of the NCAA Division II volleyball rankings this week.

The Falcons (5-3), who begin Great Northwest Athletic Conference play Thursday night, had been No. 20 in the CSTV/AVCA preseason coaches poll.

Cal State San Bernardino and Tampa, ranked 1-2, each swept SPU in the opening two weeks. The other loss was to Sagniaw Valley State.

Rank	School (First-Place Votes)	Total Points	2007 Record	Last Week
1	Cal State San Bernardino (22)	875	8-0	3
2	Tampa (10)	859	7-1	1
3	Concordia-St. Paul (4)	827	8-0	6
4	Minnesota Duluth	804	7-1	2
5	Florida Southern	740	6-1	5
6	Truman	702	6-2	7
T-7	Central Missouri	588	7-1	12
T-7	Hillsdale	588	7-2	10
9	UC San Diego	562	6-2	4
10	Ashland	546	7-1	8
11	Southwest Minnesota State	493	6-2	25
12	Washburn	466	8-1	16
13	Grand Valley State	442	6-2	11
14	SIU Edwardsville	411	6-2	15
15	West Texas A&M	368	6-3	14
16	Nebraska-Omaha	348	6-2	18
17	Augustana (S.D.)	318	6-2	NR
18	Pittsburg State	304	8-1	NR
19	Chico State	246	6-3	13
T-20	Cal State L.A.	206	4-3	17
T-20	Rockhurst	206	7-1	22
22	North Alabama	180	3-5	9
23	Wayne State (Neb.)	131	7-2	21
24	Northern Kentucky	116	8-1	NR
T-25	Minnesota State	85	7-1	NR
T-25	Nebraska-Kearney	85	7-2	NR

Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or more ballots: Seattle Pacific 76; Western Washington 44; BYU-Hawai'i 35; Northwood (Mich.) 12; Northwest Nazarene 8; Findlay 7.