2015 NAIA Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Poll - No. 4 (Oct. 13)
By Colbi Howser, Communications and Sports Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Viterbo (Wis.) takes over the No. 1 spot for the first time this season in sixth edition of the 2015 Tachikara - NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The seventh installment will be released on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000):
• Viterbo (Wis.) reaches the No. 1 ranking for the first time this season with 590 total points, knocking off the season previous leader Biola (Calif.) who fell to No. 4. The V-Hawks claimed 19-of-21 first place votes.
• No. 25 Grand View (Iowa) finds a spot in the Top 25 after failing to make it back in since Sept. 15.
• The Great Plains Athletic Conference has the most schools appearing in the Top 25 Poll including: No. 2 Midland (Neb.), No. 11 Northwestern (Iowa), No. 13 Dordt (Iowa), No. 17 Concordia (Neb.) and No. 21 Hastings (Neb.)
• Coastal Georgia dropped a poll-high five spots this week from No. 13 to No. 18 after falling in a three set match to unranked Mobile (Ala.) on Oct. 10.
• Biola (Calif.), which has been ranked among the top 10 in 47-consecutive polls, hold the longest active streak in the Top 25 at 117-straight. Columbia (Mo.) is next with 106-consecutive mentions.
• Three teams are left with perfect records including: Viterbo (26-0), Midland (22-0) and Lourdes (Ohio) (17-0).
• No. 1 Viterbo, No. 8 Columbia (Mo.) and No. 16 Westmont (Calif.) make the biggest leap in the rankings, moving up two spots.
• Three teams have been No. 1 this season: Biola, Park (Mo.), and Viterbo.
• Only one program has been able to maintain the No. 1 ranking for an entire season, with Fresno Pacific (Calif.) accomplishing the feat in 2004, 2008 and 2009.
• No. 25 last week, Carroll (Mont.) slips out of the Top 25 Poll.
Poll Methodology
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions.
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.
• The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low ratings) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appears on.
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
• For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
2015 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 6 (Oct. 13)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK^ |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
2015 Record |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
2 |
Viterbo (Wis.) (19) |
26-0 |
590 |
| 2 |
4 |
Midland (Neb.) |
22-0 |
563 |
| 3 |
3 |
Missouri Baptist |
22-2 |
545 |
| 4 |
1 |
Biola (Calif.) (2) |
16-1 |
531 |
| 5 |
5 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
22-3 |
520 |
| 6 |
6 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
19-4 |
486 |
| 7 |
7 |
Eastern Oregon |
18-1 |
469 |
| 8 |
10 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
17-5 |
456 |
| 9 |
9 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
15-4 |
452 |
| 10 |
9 |
Evangel (Mo.) |
27-1 |
442 |
| 11 |
11 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
18-5 |
397 |
| 12 |
12 |
Southern Oregon |
17-2 |
389 |
| 13 |
14 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
16-3 |
349 |
| 14 |
15 |
Park (Mo.) |
16-5 |
335 |
| 15 |
16 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
17-3 |
311 |
| 16 |
18 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
13-5 |
286 |
| 17 |
17 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
19-6 |
272 |
| 18 |
13 |
Coastal Georgia |
18-3 |
269 |
| T19 |
20 |
Loudes (Ohio) |
17-0 |
253 |
| T19 |
19 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
16-8 |
253 |
| 21 |
21 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
16-6 |
209 |
| 22 |
22 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
22-4 |
180 |
| 23 |
23 |
Oklahoma City |
13-5 |
171 |
| 24 |
24 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
18-5 |
121 |
| 25 |
RV |
Grand View (Iowa) |
15-8 |
109 |
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Dropped from the Top 25: No. 25 Carroll (Mont.)
Others receiving votes: Carroll (Mont.) 71, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 69, The Master's (Calif.) 67, Jamestown (N.D.) 57, St. Thomas (Fla.) 46,
College of Idaho 32, Mobile (Ala.) 28, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 24, IU Kokomo 17, Doane (Neb.) 10, Great Falls (Mont.) 9, Bellevue (Neb.) 8, Ottawa (Kan.) 7, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 6