2015 Tachikara – NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 9 (Nov. 3)
By Colbi Howser, Communications and Sports Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Baptist claims top spot in this edition of the 2015 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The tenth installment will be released on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000):
• No. 1 Missouri Baptist reaches the top spot for the first time in school history receiving 19 of the 20 first place points possible. Right behind is Lindsey Wilson (Ky.).
• The Great Plains Athletic Conference has the most schools appearing in the Top 25 Poll including: No. 7 Dordt (Iowa), No. 10 Midland (Neb.), No. 17 Northwestern (Iowa), No. 20 Concordia (Neb.) and No. 15 Hastings (Neb.)
• Previous No. 1 Biola (Calif.) falls six spots this week after losing to then-No. 17 Westmont in four sets.
• Unranked Montana Western upsets then-No. 5 Rocky Mountain (Mont.) last week in a hard-fought five-set match. Rocky Mountain is now ranked No. 9.
• Biola, which has been ranked among the top 10 in 50-consecutive polls, holds the longest active streak in the Top 25 at 120-straight. Columbia (Mo.) is next with 109-consecutive mentions.
• No. 18 Lourdes (Ohio) still remains the only team to have an undefeated season (25-0) in the Top 25.
• 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 College of Idaho sees Top 25 action this week after not being ranked since pre-season.
• The only team to fall out of the Top 25 this week is Wayland Baptist (Texas).
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. 9 (Nov. 3)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK^ |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
2015 Record |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
2 |
Missouri Baptist (19) |
31-3 |
560 |
| 2 |
3 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
27-3 |
539 |
| 3 |
4 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
33-4 |
524 |
| 4 |
7 |
Vanguard (Calif.) (1) |
19-4 |
498 |
| 5 |
6 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
22-7 |
489 |
| 6 |
1 |
Biola (Calif.) |
23-3 |
464 |
| 7 |
8 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
22-4 |
457 |
| 8 |
9 |
Park (Mo.) |
21-7 |
424 |
| 9 |
5 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
24-6 |
409 |
| 10 |
11 |
Midland (Neb.) |
25-3 |
406 |
| 11 |
13 |
Evangel (Mo.) |
35-3 |
370 |
| 12 |
10 |
Eastern Oregon |
22-3 |
347 |
| 13 |
T14 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
25-4 |
341 |
| 14 |
17 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
18-6 |
328 |
| 15 |
20 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
21-7 |
315 |
| 16 |
T14 |
Southern Oregon |
22-3 |
301 |
| 17 |
12 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
24-6 |
282 |
| 18 |
18 |
Lourdes (Ohio) |
25-0 |
247 |
| 19 |
21 |
Coastal Georgia |
23-3 |
229 |
| 20 |
16 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
23-7 |
227 |
| 21 |
19 |
MidAmercia Nazarene (Kan.) |
21-9 |
193 |
| 22 |
23 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
27-7 |
176 |
| 23 |
22 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
28-5 |
174 |
| 24 |
24 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
22-12 |
136 |
| 25 |
RV |
College of Idaho |
17-10 |
88 |
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Dropped from the Top 25: Wayland Baptist (Texas)
Others receiving votes: Wayland Baptist (Texas) 80, The Master's (Calif.) 67, Doane (Neb.) 54, Carroll (Mont.) 45,
Jamestown (N.D.) 41, Mobile (Ala.) 17, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 12, IU Kokomo 10, Ashford (Iowa) 9, Oklahoma City 9, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 8, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 8, Warner (Fla.) 7, St. Catharine (Ky.) 6, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 4, Great Falls (Mont.) 3, Bellevue (Neb.) 3