KANSAS CITY - Texas Wesleyan University received 25 points in the 2026 NAIA Beach Volleyball preseason coaches' poll, placing the Rams at No. 10 as the season approaches.
OUAZ (Ariz.) opens the 2026 NAIA Beach Volleyball season at No. 1. The Spirit ended the 2025 season with a 19-5 record.
The 2026 season opens on Thursday, January 22, when the Battle for the Red Banner will begin.
| RANK |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
POINTS |
| 1 |
OUAZ (Ariz.) [4] |
65 |
| 2 |
Corban (Ore.) [2] |
63 |
| 3 |
Southern Oregon |
58 |
| 4 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
54 |
| 5 |
Arizona Christian |
50 |
| 6 |
Webber International (Fla.) |
42 |
| 7 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
40 |
| 8 |
College of Idaho |
38 |
| 9 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
32 |
| 10 |
Texas Wesleyan |
25 |
Receiving Votes: Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) 20, Loyola (La.) 19, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 15, William Carey (Miss.) 11, New College of Florida 10, La Sierra (Calif.) 6, Ave Maria (Fla.) 5
Ratings Methodology
- The rating is rated by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and unaffiliated groupings.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each rater rates the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place, 28 for third-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ratings for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) are removed. The team's rating will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the team appears on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes".
