2019 AVCA Week 9 poll: Chicago nearly unanimous at No. 1

Chicago received 75 of 78 first place votes to remain atop the AVCA Week 9 poll. No. 2 Emory picked up one first place vote while No. 7 Johns Hopkins accounted for the remaining two.

Rounding out the top five in the Week 9 poll were No. 3 Carthage, No. 4 Calvin and No. 5 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.

Other Central and Midwest region teams in the Week 9 top 25: No. 11 Saint Benedict; No. 12 Augsburg; No. 16 Wisconsin-Whitewater; No. 22 St. Thomas; No. 25 Washington-St. Louis.

Central and Midwest region teams receiving votes this week: St. Olaf; Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Gustavus Adolphus.

My Week 9 top 10 had St. Thomas instead of Berry.

-Ricky Nelson