The DII women’s volleyball landscape has been dominated by familiar faces for a long time. Names like West Texas A&M, Concordia-St. Paul and Tampa — just to name a few — are easy picks as contenders for the final eight of the DII women’s volleyball championship. Even a team like Gannon feels like a shoo-in for the finals every year.
Or are they?
While the DII women’s volleyball championship finals aren’t typically the place where Cinderellas like to dance, this year, there are few teams making some noise that you should have your eyes on as the calendar turns to October.
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Seattle Pacific
Welcome back to the top 25, Falcons. It’s been a long time coming, as Seattle Pacific came in at No. 24 this week — the first time cracking the top 25 since 2011. The Falcons have done so by reeling off a 10-2 record to start the season. That’s just three wins shy of last year’s total.
It’s not simply that the Falcons are winning that make them an under-the-radar threat out in the West Region — it’s how they are winning. Entering this weekend’s play, Seattle Pacific has played the 31st-toughest schedule in DII women’s volleyball, with its opposition posting a .602 winning percentage. The…
