Four CCC Teams Remain Ranked in Newest NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Northwestern (Iowa) remains at No. 1 in the fourth 2019 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the NAIA office.
Four Cascade Collegiate Conference teams were represented on the poll, with all four remaining in the Top-25. Eastern Oregon University continues to lead the charge at No. 4. Southern Oregon University moved up two spots to sit at No. 7, while Corban University is at No. 14. College of Idaho dropped to No. 25 to round out the quartet.
2019 Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Poll
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Northwestern (Iowa) [21] |
27-0 |
591 |
| 2 |
2 |
Missouri Baptist |
27-4 |
572 |
| 3 |
4 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
30-1 |
544 |
| 4 |
3 |
Eastern Oregon |
26-2 |
530 |
| 5 |
5 |
Park (Mo.) |
22-3 |
517 |
| 6 |
6 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
28-5 |
491 |
| 7 |
9 |
Southern Oregon |
25-3 |
473 |
| 8 |
8 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
24-4 |
459 |
| 9 |
7 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
26-3 |
455 |
| 10 |
10 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
24-5 |
415 |
| 11 |
11 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
25-9 |
402 |
| 12 |
15 |
Marian (Ind.) |
28-1 |
371 |
| 13 |
13 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
25-6 |
348 |
| 14 |
12 |
Corban (Ore.) |
17-7 |
347 |
| 15 |
14 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
27-3 |
338 |
| 16 |
17 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
21-4 |
306 |
| 17 |
18 |
Montana Tech |
22-6 |
293 |
| 18 |
22 |
Oklahoma City |
28-1 |
252 |
| 19 |
18 |
Providence (Mont.) |
19-6 |
251 |
| 20 |
23 |
Lawrence Tech (Mich.) |
27-2 |
250 |
| 21 |
24 |
Midland (Neb.) |
17-9 |
195 |
| 22 |
20 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
18-9 |
142 |
| 23 |
24 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
18-8 |
130 |
| 24 |
NR |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
20-8 |
117 |
| 25 |
21 |
College of Idaho |
15-10 |
112 |
Others receiving votes: Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 102, Reinhardt (Ga.) 89, Westmont (Calif.) 85, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 75, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 61, Saint Francis (Ind.) 50, Saint Mary (Neb.) 23, Vanguard (Calif.) 19, Thomas More (Ky.) Saint Mary (Kan.) 5, Dakota State (S.D.) 3, Xavier (La.) 3
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000):
- Northwestern (Iowa) remained at No. 1 with all 21 first-place votes after taking the No. 1 spot for the first time in the last poll
- The Red Raiders are the only team in the Top 25 who remains undefeated.
- The Top 5 saw a little movement with the same teams from the last poll.
- New to the Top 25 this week: No. 24 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
- Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) holds the longest active streak in the Top 25 with 69 consecutive appearances. The Blue Raiders land at No. 10 this week.
- There has only been one program that has been able to maintain the No. 1 ranking for an entire season, with former member Fresno Pacific (Calif.) 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, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups.
- 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 rating) 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 appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”