KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw its top-two teams both sit in the Top 3 on the NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
Eastern Oregon University held onto its No. 1 ranking, picking up 13 first-place votes, despite snapping a 19-match winning streak. Corban University – which handed the Mounties that loss – moved up to No. 3, the Warriors’ highest-ever ranking.
Two other CCC teams are earning votes in the poll. Bushnell University continued to receive votes, while Lewis-Clark State College jumped into the mix after a trio of wins, including a four-set victory over then-ranked No. 23 Southern Oregon University.
2022 NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Oct. 12, 2022
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Eastern Oregon [13] |
19-2 |
584 |
| 2 |
2 |
Jamestown (N.D.) [6] |
19-2 |
569 |
| 3 |
5 |
Corban (Ore.) |
19-2 |
540 |
| 4 |
4 |
Missouri Baptist [2] |
19-2 |
538 |
| 5 |
3 |
Midland (Neb.) |
11-3 |
533 |
| 6 |
6 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
16-3 |
494 |
| 7 |
7 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
17-4 |
474 |
| 8 |
8 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
17-6 |
451 |
| 9 |
9 |
SAGU (Texas) |
20-0 |
449 |
| 10 |
15 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
16-4 |
419 |
| 11 |
NR |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
19-0 |
374 |
| 12 |
13 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
20-5 |
368 |
| 13 |
18 |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
16-4 |
336 |
| 14 |
10 |
Park (Mo.) |
17-4 |
333 |
| 15 |
14 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
16-6 |
329 |
| 15 |
17 |
Marian (Ind.) |
17-2 |
329 |
| 17 |
11 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
15-5 |
275 |
| 18 |
19 |
Montana Tech |
17-6 |
274 |
| 19 |
12 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
12-5 |
249 |
| 20 |
16 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
15-6 |
234 |
| 21 |
20 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
18-5 |
210 |
| 22 |
22 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
19-3 |
193 |
| 23 |
24 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
16-7 |
172 |
| 24 |
25 |
Texas Wesleyan |
17-3 |
143 |
| 25 |
21 |
CIU (S.C.) |
20-7 |
110 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Southern Oregon
Receiving Votes: Bethel (Ind.) 94, Ottawa (Kan.) 94, Hastings (Neb.) 69,
Bushnell (Ore.) 48, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 34, Westcliff (Calif..) 19, Saint Francis (Ind.) 15, Westmont (Calif.) 13, Xavier (La.) 11,
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 8, IU Kokomo (Ind.) 8, John Brown (Ark.) 7, Ave Maria (Fla.) 5, Oklahoma Wesleyan 3, Blue Mountain (Miss.) 3
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) 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 ratings) 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 appears on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes.”
- For the complete ratings calendar, click here