The Northwest Missouri State University volleyball team is ranked No. 18 in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 poll.
Northwest put together a perfect 4-0 start to the season at the Washburn Invitational. Northwest knocked off a pair of preseason top 25 foes in No. 23 Central Washington (3-0) and No. 18 Drury (3-2) along with Quincy (3-1) and William Jewell (3-0).
It marks the 10th time in program history that Northwest has been ranked in the AVCA top 25. The previous nine times Northwest was ranked all came during the 2016 season.
Northwest's highest AVCA top 25 ranking came when the Bearcats reached No. 16 on Oct. 24, 2016.
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