KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Three teams represent the Cascade Collegiate Conference on the NAIA Women’s Volleyball Postseason Coaches’ Poll, released Thursday by the national office.
Eastern Oregon University sits in the No. 7 spot after advancing to the NAIA Volleyball Championship quarterfinals. Corban University ends the year at No. 14, while Bushnell University is receiving votes.
2020-21 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll (April 7, 2021)
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORDS |
POINTS |
| 1 |
6 |
Missouri Baptist [16] |
28-2 |
436 |
| 2 |
12 |
Midland (Neb.) |
16-9 |
422 |
| 3 |
1 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
30-2 |
408 |
| 4 |
16 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
18-7 |
394 |
| 5 |
5 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
22-5 |
376 |
| 6 |
2 |
Park (Mo.) |
21-4 |
354 |
| 7 |
8 |
Eastern Oregon |
19-2 |
353 |
| 8 |
10 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
18-5 |
344 |
| 9 |
14 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
18-5 |
330 |
| 10 |
3 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
14-1 |
309 |
| 11 |
4 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
21-3 |
275 |
| 11 |
9 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
15-7 |
275 |
| 13 |
15 |
Providence (Mont.) |
22-3 |
272 |
| 14 |
13 |
Corban (Ore.) |
14-5 |
264 |
| 15 |
7 |
Marian (Ind.) |
18-5 |
245 |
| 16 |
17 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
14-9 |
220 |
| 17 |
23 |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
24-6 |
206 |
| 18 |
18 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
17-7 |
197 |
| 19 |
11 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
36-2 |
194 |
| 20 |
21 |
Oklahoma City |
15-4 |
182 |
| 21 |
19 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
31-9 |
149 |
| 22 |
NR |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
23-5 |
139 |
| 23 |
20 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
18-6 |
133 |
| 24 |
24 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
25-8 |
127 |
| 25 |
22 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
23-4 |
90 |
Dropped from the poll: Aquinas (Mich.)
Receiving Votes: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 45, Texas Wesleyan 43, Aquinas (Mich.) 42, Reinhardt (Ga.) 40, The Master's (Calif.) 26, McPherson (Kan.) 20, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 20, Mayville State (S.D.) 19, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 7, Columbia (Mo.) 6,
Bushnell (Ore.) 6, Madonna (Mich.) 4
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"