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Top 10 National Poll \| September 23, 2009
Rank	College	Region	Record	Points	Last Week
1	Brookhaven College	5	9-4	0	1
2	Rock Valley College	4	23-2	0	3
3	Madison Area Technical College	4	15-4	0	2
4	Ridgewater College	13	12-1	0	4
5	Rochester Community & Technical College	13	13-2	0	5
6	Hibbing Community College	13	12-4	0	6
7	Erie Community College	3	11-2	0	9
8	Rainy River Community College	13	10-4	0	0
9	Fashion Institute of Technology	15	7-0	0	0
10	Howard Community College	20	8-4	0	0

Other schools receiving votes
College	Location	Record	Points	1st Pl Votes	Last Week
Anne Arundel Community College	Arnold, MD	3-1	0	0	0
Bronx Community College	Bronx, NY	6-0	0	0	0
Central Lakes College-Brainerd	Brainerd, MN	8-5	0	0	8
Corning Community College	Corning, NY	11-2	0	0	0
Fulton-Montgomery Community College	Johnstown, NY	5-1	0	0	0
Jamestown Community College	Jamestown, NY	8-3	0	0	0
Mesabi Range CTC	Virginia, MN	7-6	0	0	0
Nassau Community College	Garden City, NY	5-3	0	0	10
Niagara County Community College	Sanborn, NY	7-7	0	0	7
North Lake College	Irving, TX	10-7	0	0	0
Orange County Community College	Middletown, NY	4-0	0	0	0
Passaic County Community College	Paterson, NJ	2-2	0	0	0
SUNY-Delhi	Delhi, NY	9-3	0	0	0

Rock Valley Hands MATC Fourth Loss of the Season, Jumps to #2 Ranking

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Brookhaven College (Texas) was able to rebound from a three set loss to NJCAA Division I Seminole State College and retain the Division III #1 ranking with wins over D1 Vernon College and D3 Mountain View College. 6-2 middle blocker Sarah Terry leads the Bears with 3.39 kills/set. Returning eight players from their 2008 national championship squad, Brookhaven College continues to be the team to beat.

Rock Valley College (Ill) jumps from #3 to #2 this week with impressive wins over Division II Kankakee, Muskegon, Ancilla and former #2 ranked Madison Area Technical College. With 6.68 digs/set, Samantha Smith leads the nation with 512 digs on the season. Setter Tailyr Negri (9.46 assists/set) and outside hitter Natalie Olsen (3.49 kills/set) give Rock Valley a formidable offensive presence on the court.

With a four set loss to Rock Valley College, Madison Area Technical College (Wisc) falls one spot to #3 this week. Featuring a well balanced offensive attack, MATC relies on returning sophomore setter Kristin Klein to keep the pressure on opponents. You can bet the Wolfpack will be looking to avenge this loss when they meet Rock Valley again on October 13^th.