KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Missouri Baptist returns to No. 1 in the postseason edition of the 2021 NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 Poll after winning the 2021 national title.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences 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"
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
3 |
Missouri Baptist [20] |
33-2 |
560 |
| 2 |
4 |
Park (Mo.) |
34-3 |
542 |
| 3 |
1 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
35-1 |
522 |
| 4 |
7 |
Marian (Ind.) |
35-3 |
508 |
| 5 |
5 |
Providence (Mont.) |
28-3 |
474 |
| 6 |
19 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
19-12 |
471 |
| 7 |
2 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
39-2 |
451 |
| 8 |
21 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
20-11 |
435 |
| 9 |
11 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
26-8 |
428 |
| 10 |
5 |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
27-6 |
385 |
| 11 |
8 |
Corban (Ore.) |
30-3 |
384 |
| 12 |
9 |
Midland (Neb.) |
25-6 |
355 |
| 13 |
10 |
Life (Ga.) |
34-3 |
320 |
| 14 |
13 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
25-10 |
303 |
| 14 |
15 |
Montana Tech |
23-10 |
303 |
| 16 |
12 |
Eastern Oregon |
26-9 |
293 |
| 17 |
20 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
24-6 |
290 |
| 18 |
22 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
19-10 |
262 |
| 19 |
14 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
29-9 |
252 |
| 20 |
16 |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
26-4 |
202 |
| 21 |
25 |
Oregon Tech |
24-8 |
197 |
| 22 |
18 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
25-15 |
193 |
| 23 |
RV |
Texas Wesleyan |
25-8 |
184 |
| 24 |
23 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
25-7 |
158 |
| 25 |
17 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
30-9 |
117 |
Dropped from the Poll: Bethel (Ind.)
Receiving Votes: Bushnell (Ore.) 85, Bethel (Ind.) 60, SAGU (Texas) 54, Dakota State (S.D.) 45, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 44, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 26, Ottawa (Kan.) 22, Bryan (Tenn.) 9, Xavier (La.) 5, IU South Bend (Ind.) 3, Taylor (Ind.) 3