Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000):
• Biola locks down the No. 1 ranking for the second-consecutive week and second time in program history, dating back to 2000. The Eagles claimed 17-of-20 possible first place votes and 558 total points. No. 2 Viterbo (Wis.) claimed the remaining three first-place votes.
• No. 21 Westmont (Calif.) highlighted the positive movement within the poll, jumping three spots from last week.
• Biola (Calif.), which has been ranked among the top 10 in 43-consecutive polls, hold the longest active streak in the Top 25 at 113-straight. Columbia (Mo.) is next with 102-consecutive mentions.
• No newcomers joined the Top 25 this edition.
• Twelve of the 21 NAIA volleyball conferences are represented in the poll. The Great Plains Athletic Conference leads all leagues with five ranked programs – No. 4 Midland (Neb.), No. 11 Northwestern (Iowa), No. 14 Dordt (Iowa), No. 20 Hastings (Neb.) and No. 24 Doane (Neb.).
• Former member Fresno Pacific (Calif.) has the most No. 1 appearances with 70, followed by National American (S.D.) with 33.
• Biola, Concordia (Calif.), Northwestern (Iowa) and Texas at Brownsville were ranked among the top 10 in every edition in 2014.
• Only one program has been able to maintain the No. 1 ranking for an entire season, with Fresno Pacific accomplishing the feat in 2004, 2008 and 2009.
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. 2 (Sept. 15)
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK^ |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
2015 Record |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Biola (Calif.) (17) |
10-0 |
558 |
|
2 |
2 |
Viterbo (Wis.) (3) |
10-0 |
544 |
|
3 |
3 |
Missouri Baptist |
10-1 |
521 |
|
4 |
4 |
Midland (Neb.) |
13-0 |
510 |
|
5 |
5 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
13-3 |
482 |
|
6 |
6 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
10-4 |
463 |
|
7 |
8 |
Eastern Oregon |
9-1 |
456 |
|
8 |
9 |
Southern Oregon |
11-0 |
438 |
|
T9 |
11 |
Evangel (Mo.) |
14-0 |
405 |
|
T9 |
10 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
8-4 |
405 |
|
11 |
12 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
12-2 |
373 |
|
12 |
13 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
5-4 |
353 |
|
13 |
14 |
Coastal Georgia |
11-1 |
340 |
|
14 |
15 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
9-1 |
327 |
|
15 |
16 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
9-1 |
279 |
|
T16 |
18 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
10-2 |
278 |
|
T16 |
17 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
11-3 |
278 |
|
18 |
21 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
9-2 |
259 |
|
19 |
7 |
Park (Mo.) |
5-3 |
249 |
|
20 |
19 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
9-5 |
208 |
|
21 |
23 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
10-3 |
187 |
|
22 |
22 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
6-4 |
165 |
|
23 |
20 |
Montana Tech |
12-5 |
155 |
|
24 |
25 |
Doane (Neb.) |
10-4 |
142 |
|
25 |
24 |
Great Falls (Mont.) |
14-4 |
112 |
Dropped from the Top 25: None
Others receiving votes: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 87; The Master’s (Calif.) 85; Concordia (Neb.) 42; St. Thomas (Fla.) 37; St. Catharine (Ky.) 26; Cornerstone (Mich.) 26; Oklahoma City 20; Carroll (Mont.) 18;
College of Idaho 15; Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 12; Jamestown (N.D.) 12; Mobile (Ala.) 7; Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 5; Bellevue (Neb.) 4; Ottawa (Kan.) 4; Cumberlands (Ky.) 3; Taylor (Ind.) 3.
^Based off Coaches’ Poll from Sept. 8, 2015