KANSAS CITY - With the national championship set for Fort Worth, Texas—home turf for No. 24 Texas Wesleyan—the top 15 teams remained unchanged in the first November edition of the Netting Professionals NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll, as 14 of the 15 teams won, with one team idle. Among those with wins, No. 1 Grand View (Iowa) claimed 14 first-place votes, a gap that was closed by No. 2 Keiser (Fla.), with a pair of first-place nods.
One team reappeared in the Top 25, as Saint Francis (Ind.) replaced Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), after the Cougars beat the Tigers 30-22 last week. Two polls remain in the regular season: next Monday, November 10, and Sunday, November 16.
| Trend |
Rank |
Last Poll |
Institution [First-Place Votes] |
Record |
Points |
| ● |
1 |
1 |
Grand View (Iowa) [14] |
8-0 |
435 |
| ● |
2 |
2 |
Keiser (Fla.) [2] |
8-0 |
423 |
| ● |
3 |
3 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
8-1 |
407 |
| ● |
4 |
4 |
Friends (Kan.) |
9-0 |
388 |
| ● |
5 |
5 |
Montana Tech |
9-0 |
386 |
| ● |
6 |
6 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
8-0 |
358 |
| ● |
7 |
7 |
Marian (Ind.) |
8-1 |
352 |
| ● |
8 |
8 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
7-1 |
333 |
| ● |
9 |
9 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
7-1 |
320 |
| ● |
10 |
10 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
7-2 |
306 |
| ● |
11 |
11 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
7-1 |
291 |
| ● |
12 |
12 |
OUAZ (Ariz.) |
7-0 |
279 |
| ● |
13 |
13 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
7-2 |
277 |
| ● |
14 |
14 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
7-1 |
253 |
| ● |
15 |
15 |
College of Idaho |
7-1 |
247 |
| ▲ |
16 |
17 |
St. Thomas |
5-3 |
212 |
| ▲ |
17 |
19 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
8-1 |
205 |
| ▲ |
18 |
21 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
8-1 |
199 |
| ▲ |
19 |
20 |
Montana Western |
6-3 |
194 |
| ▲ |
20 |
23 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
5-3 |
151 |
| ▼ |
21 |
16 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
5-3 |
136 |
| ▲ |
22 |
RV |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
7-2 |
127 |
| ▲ |
23 |
24 |
Evangel (Mo.) |
7-2 |
112 |
| ▲ |
24 |
25 |
Texas Wesleyan |
6-3 |
111 |
| ▼ |
25 |
18 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
6-3 |
107 |
Receiving Votes: Cumberland (Tenn.) 62, Concordia (Neb.) 57, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 55, Bethel (Tenn.) 46, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 31, Dakota State (S.D.) 26, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 23, Taylor (Ind.) 10, Reinhardt (Ga.) 9, Baker (Kan.) 8, Cumberlands (Ky.) 5
Dropped out of Top 25: Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
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
