KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Corban University continues to lead three Cascade Collegiate Conference teams appearing on the latest edition of the NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
The Warriors moved up another spot to No. 5 after starting the season 19-0. Corban lost last night, but the result isn’t reflected on this week’s poll. Eastern Oregon University held at No. 13, while Bushnell University – which handed Corban its first loss of the season last night – is the first team out of the rankings receiving votes on the poll.
2021 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Oct. 13
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Jamestown (N.D.) [17] |
21-0 |
588 |
| 2 |
2 |
Viterbo (Wis.) [4] |
25-1 |
574 |
| 3 |
4 |
Missouri Baptist |
16-2 |
548 |
| 4 |
5 |
Park (Mo.) |
17-2 |
518 |
| 5 |
6 |
Corban (Ore.) |
19-0 |
515 |
| 6 |
3 |
Midland (Neb.) |
18-3 |
501 |
| 7 |
7 |
Marian (Ind.) |
24-0 |
487 |
| 8 |
8 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
16-3 |
464 |
| 9 |
9 |
Providence (Mont.) |
16-2 |
436 |
| 10 |
11 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
19-3 |
410 |
| 11 |
10 |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
18-3 |
400 |
| 12 |
12 |
Life (Ga.) |
21-1 |
393 |
| 13 |
13 |
Eastern Oregon |
16-5 |
366 |
| 14 |
15 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
12-6 |
345 |
| 15 |
13 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
16-5 |
320 |
| 16 |
18 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
12-5 |
294 |
| 17 |
19 |
Montana Tech |
15-5 |
256 |
| 18 |
17 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
22-4 |
240 |
| 19 |
22 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
20-4 |
234 |
| 20 |
20 |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
15-2 |
232 |
| 21 |
16 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
16-4 |
216 |
| 22 |
21 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
14-3 |
196 |
| 23 |
NR |
Doane (Neb.) |
18-5 |
186 |
| 24 |
24 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
13-10 |
145 |
| 25 |
25 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
17-5 |
140 |
Dropped from the Poll: Concordia (Neb.)
Receiving Votes: Bushnell (Ore.) 104, Concordia (Neb.) 80, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 52, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 33, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 27, Hastings (Neb.) 26, Dakota State (S.D.) 18, Westmont (Calif.) 13, Indiana Tech 9, Bethel (Ind.) 8, Texas Wesleyan 7, IU South Bend (Ind.) 6, Loyola (La.) 5, Ottawa (Kan.) 5, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 5, Columbia International (S.C.) 3, Campbellsville (Ky.) 3
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 on the ballot are not considered "receiving votes"