KANSAS CITY — Texas Wesleyan University received three votes in this week's NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 Poll, joining a competitive field where only four teams held their previous rankings, led by top-ranked Eastern Oregon.
Cumberlands (Ky.), Providence (Mont.), and Oklahoma Wesleyan achieved their highest rankings ever, while Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) matched its best rank at No. 13, a mark last reached in 2007. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) also hit its highest rank since 2011 at No. 14.
| TREND |
RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| ● |
1 |
1 |
Eastern Oregon [19] |
16-0 |
510 |
| ● |
2 |
2 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
13-1 |
493 |
| ▲ |
3 |
4 |
Providence (Mont.) |
16-1 |
475 |
| ▼ |
4 |
3 |
Corban (Ore.) |
12-3 |
440 |
| ▲ |
5 |
9 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
13-1 |
427 |
| ▲ |
6 |
7 |
Indiana Wesleyan (Ind.) |
12-3 |
425 |
| ▼ |
7 |
6 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
14-3 |
415 |
| ▼ |
8 |
5 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
11-3 |
412 |
| ▼ |
9 |
8 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
19-1 |
380 |
| ▲ |
10 |
14 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
17-0 |
350 |
| ● |
11 |
11 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
11-2 |
310 |
| ▲ |
12 |
13 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
11-3 |
287 |
| ▲ |
13 |
16 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
15-5 |
279 |
| ▲ |
14 |
17 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
9-2 |
276 |
| ▼ |
15 |
12 |
College of Idaho |
10-5 |
272 |
| ▼ |
16 |
15 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
13-5 |
270 |
| ▼ |
17 |
10 |
Missouri Baptist |
16-4 |
241 |
| ▼ |
18 |
17 |
Midland (Neb.) |
10-6 |
236 |
| ▲ |
19 |
RV |
Grand View (Iowa) |
18-1 |
201 |
| ● |
20 |
20 |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
14-5 |
190 |
| ▲ |
21 |
22 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
14-6 |
148 |
| ▼ |
22 |
21 |
Marian (Ind.) |
12-5 |
117 |
| ▲ |
23 |
RV |
Northwest (Wash.) |
10-4 |
111 |
| ▲ |
24 |
RV |
Carroll (Mont.) |
11-6 |
84 |
| ▲ |
25 |
RV |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
17-5 |
81 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Southern Oregon, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.), Spring Arbor (Mich.), Montana Tech
Receiving Votes: Montana Tech 55, Walla Walla (Wash.) 53, Bushnell (Ore.) 51, Cornerstone (Mich.) 48, Aquinas (Mich.) 45, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 42, Huntington (Ind.) 30, Mobile (Ala.) 24, Dakota State (S.D.) 15, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 11, Southern Oregon 9, Cumberland (Tenn.) 7, Bethel (Kan.) 5, Texas Wesleyan 3, OUAZ (Ariz.) 2
Poll Methodology
- The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
- A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
- The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
- 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
- The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
- Teams receiving only one point are not listed as "receiving votes."
- For the Preseason Poll, there is no "previous ranking" column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system.
Key: RV - Receiving Votes, NR - Not Ranked, ▲- Climbed, ▼- Dropped, ● - Steady
