2018 Week 4 AVCA poll: Welcome, Whitewater

As expected, not much changed in the Week 4 AVCA poll after a fairly routine set of results as teams entered conference play. One notable change in the newest poll was Wisconsin-Whitewater entering the top 25 for the first time this season and for just the 273rd time in program history.

Calvin and Colorado College remained the top two teams, followed by No. 3 Wittenberg, No. 4 Johnson & Wales (R.I.) and No. 5 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.

Central and Midwest region teams in the Week 4 top 25: No. 8 Washington-St. Louis; No. 11 Gustavus Adolphus; No. 14 Chicago; No. 17 Wisconsin-Eau Claire; No. 18 Illinois Wesleyan; No. 25 UW-Whitewater.

Central and Midwest team receiving votes this week: Northwestern; Carthage; Concordia Wisconsin; Augsburg; St. Olaf; Aurora.

My Week 4 top 10 included UW-Eau Claire and Chicago instead of Emory and Pacific Lutheran.

-Ricky Nelson