2015 AVCA Week 1 poll: Emory nearly unanimous

Emory, which beat preseason No. 1 Calvin in four sets in Grand Rapids over the weekend, ascended to the top spot in the AVCA Week 1 poll.

Calvin fell just one spot to No. 2, followed by Christoper Newport, Carthage and Juniata. Rounding out the top 10 are sixth-ranked UW-Stevens Point, Wittenberg at No. 7, Washington-St. Louis at No. 8, Hope at No. 9, and Cal Lutheran.

Emory received 62 of 63 first-place votes. Christopher Newport nabbed the other top vote.

Other Central and Midwest region teams in the top 25: No. 14 Elmhurst; No. 15 Chicago; No; 17 UW-Whitewater; No. 20 St. Thomas; No. 21 UW-Oshkosh; No. T23 Coe; and No. 25 Augsburg.

Central and Midwest region teams receiving votes: Cornell; Bethel; Nebraska Wesleyan; Northwestern; Wartburg; UW-Platteville; and Dominican. Kudos to the voters for slipping Dominican in there. Baby steps count for something.

As a reminder, my Week 1 top 10 teams were: Emory; Carthage; Calvin; Washington-St. Louis; Juniata; Christopher Newport; UW-Stevens Point; Cal Lutheran; Wittenberg; Chicago/Colorado College (tie).

-Ricky Nelson