KANSAS CITY - Texas Wesleyan University's Volleyball team is receiving votes in the NAIA poll number one, announced Wednesday September 3. The Rams are coming off a 3-4 start to their season and are headed into conference play this weekend.

Eastern Oregon tops the NAIA Women's Volleyball Top 25 Poll for the first time since the 2022 season. No team remained at the same spot in the Top 25 as they were in the preseason poll. 

Four new teams joined the poll this week: Cumberlands (Ky.), Taylor (Ind.), Spring Arbor (Mich.), and Dakota State (S.D.).

NAIA Women's Volleyball Poll #1:

1. Eastern Oregon (507)

2. Concordia (Neb.) (484)

3. Bellevue (Neb.) (475)

4. Corban (Ore.) (471)

5. Providence (Mont.) (417)

6. Northwestern (Iowa) (410)

7. Indiana Wesleyan (409)

8. Oklahoma Wesleyan (369)

9. McPherson (Kan.) (353)

10. College of Idaho (338)

11. Missouri Baptist (333)

12. Viterbo (Wis.) (298)

13. St. Thomas (Fla.) (295)

14. The Master's (Calif.) (290)

15. Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) (232)

16. Marian (Ind.) (231)

17. Midland (Neb.) (213)

18. IU Kokomo (Ind.) (206)

19. Southern Oregon (156)

20. Cumberlands (Ky.) (153)

21. Montana Tech (135)

22. Taylor (Ind.) (84)

23. Spring Arbor (Mich.) (83)

24. Dakota State (S.D.) (80)

24. Aquinas (Mich.) (80)

Receiving Votes: Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 74, Carroll (Mont.) 70, William Carey (Miss.) 52, Morningside (Iowa) 49, Mobile (Ala.) 48, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 42, Grand View (Iowa) 37, Cumberland (Tenn.) 36, Montana Western 33, Central Methodist (Mo.) 23, Nelson (Texas) 20, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 19, Northwest (Wash.) 17, Oregon Tech 16, Texas Wesleyan 16, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 15, Park (Mo.) 12, Cornerstone (Mich.) 12, CIU (S.C.) 10, Indiana Tech 8, Valley City State (N.D.) 5, Columbia (Mo.) 5, Bethel (Kan.) 4, Grace (Ind.) 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.