KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw its top-two teams continue to 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 16 of 21 possible first-place votes, while Corban University also held at its program-best No. 3 ranking. Southern Oregon University is receiving votes again after a solid week.
2022 NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Oct. 26, 2022
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Eastern Oregon [16] |
24-2 |
587 |
| 2 |
2 |
Jamestown (N.D.) [5] |
25-2 |
576 |
| 3 |
3 |
Corban (Ore.) |
24-2 |
548 |
| 4 |
5 |
Midland (Neb.) |
21-3 |
539 |
| 5 |
6 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
19-3 |
515 |
| 6 |
7 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
18-6 |
494 |
| 7 |
8 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
23-6 |
469 |
| 8 |
9 |
SAGU (Texas) |
24-0 |
452 |
| 9 |
10 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
20-4 |
444 |
| 10 |
11 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
23-0 |
424 |
| 11 |
12 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
24-5 |
382 |
| 12 |
13 |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
17-6 |
355 |
| 13 |
14 |
Park (Mo.) |
21-4 |
333 |
| 14 |
23 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
19-9 |
330 |
| 15 |
18 |
Montana Tech |
21-6 |
327 |
| 16 |
15 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
21-6 |
312 |
| 17 |
4 |
Missouri Baptist |
22-3 |
309 |
| 18 |
15 |
Marian (Ind.) |
20-3 |
300 |
| 19 |
17 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
20-6 |
254 |
| 20 |
20 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
18-7 |
234 |
| 21 |
22 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
25-3 |
213 |
| 22 |
19 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
13-8 |
185 |
| 23 |
24 |
Texas Wesleyan |
19-3 |
164 |
| 24 |
25 |
CIU (S.C.) |
27-7 |
142 |
| 25 |
NR |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
20-9 |
135 |
Dropped from the Poll: Vanguard (Calif.)
Receiving Votes: Westmont (Calif.) 120, Hastings (Neb.) 70, Bethel (Ind.) 53, Vanguard (Calif.) 50, IU Kokomo (Ind.) 45, Oklahoma Wesleyan 27, John Brown (Ark.) 15,
Southern Oregon 14, St. Thomas (Fla.) 8, Blue Bountain (Miss.) 7, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 5, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 4, Westcliff (Calif.) 3, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 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