KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Texas Wesleyan University fell out of the Netting Professionals NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll this week but remains in the national conversation with 55 votes, good for third among teams receiving votes, as Grand View (Iowa) collected one additional first-place vote to stay firmly at No. 1, Montana Tech gained a point to tie Friends (Kan.) at No. 4, and Campbellsville (Ky.) re-entered the Top 10 at No. 10.
Keiser (Fla.) claimed the other first-place vote and held steady at No. 2, while Saint Xavier (Ill.) made the week's biggest leap, vaulting from receiving votes into the Top 25 at No. 25.
| Trend |
Rank |
Last Poll |
Institution [First-Place Votes] |
Record |
Points |
| ● |
1 |
1 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
9-0 |
436 |
| ● |
2 |
2 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
9-0 |
421 |
| ● |
3 |
3 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
9-1 |
406 |
| ● |
T-4 |
4 |
Friends (Kan.) |
10-0 |
387 |
| ▲ |
T-4 |
5 |
Montana Tech |
10-0 |
387 |
| ● |
6 |
6 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
9-0 |
360 |
| ● |
7 |
7 |
Marian (Ind.) |
9-1 |
353 |
| ▲ |
8 |
9 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
8-1 |
331 |
| ▲ |
9 |
10 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
8-2 |
319 |
| ▲ |
10 |
11 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
8-1 |
304 |
| ▲ |
T-11 |
12 |
OUAZ (Ariz.) |
8-0 |
284 |
| ▲ |
T-11 |
13 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
8-2 |
284 |
| ▲ |
13 |
15 |
College of Idaho |
8-1 |
281 |
| ▼ |
14 |
8 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
7-2 |
256 |
| ▼ |
15 |
14 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
7-2 |
228 |
| ▲ |
16 |
17 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
9-1 |
221 |
| ▼ |
17 |
16 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
6-3 |
220 |
| ▲ |
18 |
19 |
Montana Western |
7-3 |
201 |
| ▲ |
19 |
20 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
6-3 |
168 |
| ▲ |
20 |
21 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
6-3 |
159 |
| ▲ |
21 |
22 |
Saint Francis (Ill.) |
8-2 |
158 |
| ▲ |
22 |
23 |
Evangel (Mo.) |
8-2 |
143 |
| ▲ |
23 |
25 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
7-3 |
119 |
| ▼ |
24 |
18 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
8-2 |
112 |
| ▲ |
25 |
RV |
Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
7-3 |
78 |
Receiving Votes: Dakota State (S.D.) 77, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 69, Texas Wesleyan 55, Cumberland (Tenn.) 40, Reinhardt (Ga.) 34, Taylor (Ind.) 28, Kansas Wesleyan 23, Concordia (Neb.) 8, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 5, Baker (Kan.) 3
Dropped out of Top 25: Texas Wesleyan
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 a complete look at the Netting Professionals NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll throughout the regular season, and for historical rankings, click here.
Key: RV - Receiving Votes, NR - Not Ranked, ▲- Climbed, ▼- Dropped, ● - Steady
