KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Corban University leads four Cascade Collegiate Conference teams appearing on the first edition of the NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
The Warriors jumped up eight spots from No. 15 to No. 7 after opening the season with a perfect 6-0 record. Corban comes off two upset victories over previously No. 9-ranked Westmont College, which has only lost twice at home in the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 seasons combined.
Eastern Oregon University dropped to No. 14 after starting the season 2-2, while Southern Oregon University moved up four spots to No. 21 with its first win of the year. Bushnell University rounds out the CCC’s quartet, receiving votes in the poll.
2021 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Aug. 25
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Missouri Baptist [20] |
4-0 |
591 |
| 2 |
2 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
4-0 |
572 |
| 3 |
3 |
Midland (Neb.) |
4-0 |
552 |
| 4 |
4 |
Park (Mo.) |
0-0 |
534 |
| 5 |
5 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
0-0 |
516 |
| 6 |
7 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
0-0 |
487 |
| 7 |
15 |
Corban (Ore.) |
6-0 |
455 |
| 8 |
10 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
0-0 |
447 |
| 9 |
13 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
6-0 |
439 |
| 10 |
14 |
Providence (Mont.) |
4-0 |
428 |
| 11 |
11 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
0-0 |
397 |
| 12 |
17 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
3-0 |
374 |
| 13 |
16 |
Marian (Ind.) |
4-0 |
361 |
| 14 |
6 |
Eastern Oregon |
2-2 |
350 |
| 15 |
9 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
4-2 |
346 |
| 16 |
12 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
0-0 |
323 |
| 17 |
NR |
Montana Tech |
6-1 |
262 |
| 18 |
18 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
0-0 |
251 |
| 19 |
19 |
Oklahoma City |
0-0 |
237 |
| 20 |
NR |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
3-1 |
201 |
| 21 |
8 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
0-4 |
164 |
| 21 |
25 |
Southern Oregon |
1-0 |
164 |
| 23 |
23 |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
4-0 |
160 |
| 24 |
21 |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
0-0 |
144 |
| 25 |
24 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
3-1 |
130 |
| 25 |
NR |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
3-1 |
130 |
Dropped from the poll: Madonna (Mich.), Keiser (Fla.)
Receiving Votes: Life (Ga.) 121, Columbia (Mo.) 58, Ottawa (Ariz.) 42, Madonna (Mich.) 37, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 31, Carroll (Mont.) 25, CIU (S.C.) 20, Texas Wesleyan 11, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 10, Loyola (La.) 9,
Bushnell (Ore.) 8, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 7, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 6, Ave Maria (Fla.) 6, Kansas Wesleyan 5, Life Pacific (Calif.) 5, Evangel (Mo.) 4, Aquinas (Mich.) 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"