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Volleyball in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is traditionally well-represented at the national level, and the most recent NJCAA poll points to the fact that 2017 is shaping up to be a similar year. 

Six MCAC schools are mentioned in the poll released today by the National Junior College Athletic Association, including a surging St. Cloud Technical and Community College squad which broke into the top 10 at #9.   In front of Coach Heidi Smith's Cyclones are #3 Ridgewater College and #5 Central Lakes College, both of whom slid back one spot from their preseason placement.   

Half of the six squads in the 'Receiving Votes' category hail from the MCAC- Northern Division foes, Mesabi Range College and Northland CTC gain the nod from the polling committee, as did Southern Division team, M State. 

With several key MCAC Divisional matches occuring over the next 10 days, teams will need to bring their 'A' game to hang on to their national spotlight recognition. Tonight, Wednesday, 9/6, features:  Western Technical @ Minnesota West; Riverland CC @ RCTC; #3 Ridgewater @ (rv) M State; Fond du lac @ Rainy River; Itasca @ Hibbing  and #9 SCTCC @ Anoka Ramsey.  All matches are listed as a 6:30pm start time, unless otherwise noted. 

For the complete NJCAA national poll, please visit this link. 

Complete MCAC individual statistical leaders are listed here.