2015 Tachikara NAIA Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 7 (Oct. 20)
By Colbi Howser, Communications and Sports Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –Biola reemerges as the No. 1 team in the seventh edition of the 2015 Tachikara - NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The eighth installment will be released on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000):
• Biola (Calif.) reclaims their No. 1 position this week with 581 points after dropping three spots last week. No. 2 Missouri Baptist was right behind with 579 points.
• The Great Plains Athletic Conference has the most schools appearing in the Top 25 Poll including: No. 6 Dordt (Iowa), No. 10 Midland (Neb.), No. 12 Northwestern (Iowa), No. 15 Concordia (Neb.) and No. 21 Hastings (Neb.)
• Midland dropped a poll-high eight spots this week from No. 2 to No. 10 after losing to than No. 13 Dordt and then No. 17 Concordia last week.
• Biola, which has been ranked among the top 10 in 48-consecutive polls, hold the longest active streak in the Top 25 at 118-straight. Columbia (Mo.) is next with 107-consecutive mentions.
• No. 17 Lourdes (Ohio) remains the only team to have an undefeated season (20-0) in the Top 25.
• Columbia (Mo.) makes their first appearance in the top 5 since Sept. 10, 2013 when they were ranked No. 3.
• Dordt (Iowa) made a significant jump this week, moving seven spots from No. 13 last week to No. 6.
• 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. 9 Park (Mo.) defeated then No. 1 Viterbo (Wis.) last week in three sets to help them jump seven spots in the Top 25 Poll.
• There are no new teams in the Top 25 Poll.
• No teams dropped out of the Top 25 Poll this week.
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 |
4 |
Biola (Calif.) (12) |
19-2 |
581 |
| 2 |
3 |
Missouri Baptist (8) |
25-3 |
579 |
| 3 |
5 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
23-3 |
548 |
| 4 |
6 |
Rocky Mountian (Mont.) |
21-4 |
509 |
| 5 |
8 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
18-5 |
505 |
| 6 |
13 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
19-3 |
492 |
| 7 |
1 |
Viterbo (Wis.) (1) |
28-3 |
470 |
| 8 |
6 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
19-5 |
447 |
| 9 |
15 |
Park (Mo.) |
17-4 |
446 |
| 10 |
2 |
Midland (Neb.) |
22-2 |
441 |
| 11 |
7 |
Eastern Oregon |
19-2 |
422 |
| 12 |
11 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
21-5 |
367 |
| 13 |
10 |
Evangel (Mo.) |
30-3 |
365 |
| 14 |
12 |
Southern Oregon |
19-2 |
351 |
| 15 |
17 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
20-5 |
330 |
| 16 |
16 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
15-5 |
281 |
| 17 |
19 |
Lourdes (Ohio) |
20-0 |
266 |
| 18 |
15 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
18-3 |
265 |
| 19 |
19 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
17-8 |
249 |
| 20 |
18 |
Coastal Georgia |
20-3 |
238 |
| 21 |
21 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
18-6 |
232 |
| 22 |
22 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
22-5 |
183 |
| 23 |
24 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
21.5 |
171 |
| 24 |
23 |
Oklahoma City |
15-5 |
127 |
| 25 |
25 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
17-11 |
108 |
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Dropped from the Top 25: none
Others receiving votes: Carroll (Mont.) 84, The Master's (Calif.) 71,
College of Idaho 58, Jamestown (N.D.) 54,Bellevue (Neb.) 49, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 33, IU Kokomo 11, Great Falls (Mont.) 11, Mobile (Ala.) 10,
Wayland Baptist (Texas) 10, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 9, Warner (Fla.) 8, Ottawa (Kan.) 6, Ashford (Iowa) 5, Cornerstone (Mich.) 4, Doane (Neb.) 3, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 3
^Based off Coaches’ Poll from Oct. 13, 2015