Flying Dutch Remain No. 1 In National Volleyball Coaches Poll

The Hope volleyball team remains atop the American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll for the second consecutive week.

The Flying Dutch (26-1 overall) totaled 1,191 points and 39 first-place votes.

Hope, which plays at Kalamazoo tonight, finished 31 points ahead of Calvin (25-1), which received the other nine first-place votes.

This is the first time in school history the Flying Dutch have been ranked No. 1.

The top five is rounded out by, in order, Cal Lutheran (25-1), 2012 national champion St. Thomas, Minn. (24-2) and Elmhurst, Ill. (27-4).

Hope hosts the NCAA Division III national championships on Nov. 21-23 at DeVos Fieldhouse.