KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Corban University leads four 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 held at No. 7 and are currently on a program-best 11-match winning streak. Eastern Oregon University follows at No. 14, while Bushnell University continues to receive votes. Oregon Tech is also getting some recognition and receiving votes.
2021 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Sept. 15
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
3 |
Midland (Neb.) [20] |
14-0 |
591 |
| 2 |
2 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
11-0 |
565 |
| 3 |
9 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
16-1 |
558 |
| 4 |
1 |
Missouri Baptist [1] |
9-2 |
535 |
| 5 |
5 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
10-1 |
510 |
| 6 |
4 |
Park (Mo.) |
7-2 |
490 |
| 7 |
7 |
Corban (Ore.) |
10-0 |
487 |
| 8 |
13 |
Marian (Ind.) |
12-0 |
441 |
| 9 |
8 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
8-2 |
427 |
| 10 |
10 |
Providence (Mont.) |
9-2 |
420 |
| 11 |
12 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
7-2 |
409 |
| 12 |
11 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
9-2 |
372 |
| 13 |
20 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
9-2 |
354 |
| 14 |
14 |
Eastern Oregon |
8-4 |
352 |
| 15 |
17 |
Montana Tech |
9-2 |
321 |
| 16 |
16 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
6-1 |
319 |
| 17 |
23 |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
14-2 |
277 |
| 18 |
NR |
Life (Ga.) |
15-1 |
232 |
| 19 |
6 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
6-5 |
231 |
| 20 |
NR |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
8-1 |
216 |
| 20 |
NR |
Columbia (Mo.) |
12-4 |
216 |
| 22 |
25 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
14-2 |
206 |
| 23 |
19 |
Oklahoma City |
5-4 |
157 |
| 24 |
21 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
4-8 |
143 |
| 25 |
15 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
8-5 |
113 |
Dropped from the Poll: Ottawa (Kan.), IU Kokomo (Ind.), Southern Oregon
Receiving Votes: Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 92, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 90, Ottawa (Kan.) 74, Texas Wesleyan 47, Taylor (Ind.) 37, Madonna (Mich.) 37,
Bushnell (Ore.) 37, Carroll (Mont.) 30, Evangel (Mo.) 18, Life Pacific (Calif.) 14, IU Kokomo (Ind.) 7, SAGU (Texas) 4,
Oregon Tech 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"