Tufts Tops in First 2019 NCAA Regional Rankings

BEVERLY, Mass. - For the remainder of the 2019 women's volleyball season, the NEWVA poll will autmotically default to the NCAA Division III Regional Rankings, which began on October 23, 2019. For the first ranking, Tufts was chosen as the top team, followed by Babson, Wesleyan, Wellesley and Bowdoin. 

To view the NCAA DIII Regional Rankings, please click HERE

2019 NEWVA Regional Polls to Date

September 12, 2019
September 17, 2019
September 24, 2019
October 1, 2019
October 8, 2019
October 15, 2019

New England Region Rankings 10/23/19

Rank. Institution In-Division Record Overall
1 Tufts 19-1 19-1
2 Babson 22-1 23-1
3 Wesleyan (Conn.) 17-2 17-2
4 Wellesley 19-3 19-3
5 Bowdoin 12-6 12-6
6 JWU (R.I.) 17-4 17-4
7 Endicott 15-7 15-7
8 MIT 20-5 20-5
9 Coast Guard 15-7 15-7
10 Amherst 16-3 16-3
11 Emerson 15-5 15-5
 

NCAA Timeline: 

Wednesdays, Oct. 23, 30 and Nov. 6 Published rankings. 
Sunday, Nov. 10 Selection of teams and regional sites. 
Monday, Nov. 11, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time Online selection show to announce teams selected to the championship. 
Monday, Nov. 11, by 5 p.m. Eastern time Final published ranking. 
Friday-Sunday, Nov. 15-17 Regionals. (Note: Regional sites that include a team with a no-play Sunday policy will be conducted Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 14-16.) 
Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 21-23 Eight-team finals at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, hosted by the American Rivers Conference.  
 
Pre-Championship Manual
 
Pages 14-16 include the breakdown of the NCAA Field, Selection criteria and field seeding for those interested in learning more.