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 one spot to No. 6 after building on its unbeaten streak, which now stands at 15-straight matches. Eastern Oregon University also climbed a spot to sit at No. 13, while Bushnell University continued to receive votes.
2021 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Sept. 29
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
2 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
16-0 |
588 |
| 2 |
3 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
20-1 |
572 |
| 3 |
1 |
Midland (Neb.) |
16-2 |
540 |
| 4 |
4 |
Missouri Baptist |
13-2 |
538 |
| 5 |
6 |
Park (Mo.) |
12-2 |
517 |
| 6 |
7 |
Corban (Ore.) |
15-0 |
502 |
| 7 |
8 |
Marian (Ind.) |
18-0 |
478 |
| 8 |
11 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
11-2 |
441 |
| 9 |
10 |
Providence (Mont.) |
14-2 |
440 |
| 10 |
17 |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
16-2 |
430 |
| 11 |
12 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
15-2 |
387 |
| 12 |
18 |
Life (Ga.) |
18-1 |
372 |
| 13 |
14 |
Eastern Oregon |
13-4 |
360 |
| 13 |
NR |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
15-1 |
360 |
| 15 |
9 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
10-5 |
313 |
| 16 |
13 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
12-3 |
294 |
| 17 |
NR |
Taylor (Ind.) |
19-2 |
278 |
| 18 |
5 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
10-4 |
274 |
| 19 |
15 |
Montana Tech |
12-4 |
233 |
| 20 |
20 |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
12-1 |
227 |
| 21 |
16 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
10-3 |
220 |
| 22 |
20 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
16-4 |
206 |
| 23 |
19 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
9-6 |
183 |
| 24 |
24 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
8-9 |
133 |
| 25 |
NR |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
13-5 |
116 |
Dropped from the poll: Oklahoma City, Bethel (Ind.), Westmont (Calif.)
Receiving Votes: Madonna (Mich.) 81,
Bushnell (Ore.) 74, Doane (Neb.) 73, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 48, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 43, Westmont (Calif.) 37, Saint Mary (Kan.) 27, Bethel (Ind.) 19, SAGU (Texas) 16, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 8, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 5, IU South Bend (Ind.) 4, Oklahoma City 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"