KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference continued to have two teams in the top five and another earn votes on the final edition of the NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
Eastern Oregon University held onto its No. 1 ranking for the fourth week in a row after winning the CCC regular-season championship. Corban University dropped one spot to No. 4, while Southern Oregon University continued to earn votes.
2022 NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Nov. 9, 2022 (FINAL)
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
TEAM [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Eastern Oregon |
28-2 |
587 |
| 2 |
2 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
29-2 |
576 |
| 3 |
4 |
Midland (Neb.) |
25-3 |
550 |
| 4 |
3 |
Corban (Ore.) |
27-3 |
523 |
| 4 |
5 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
22-4 |
523 |
| 6 |
9 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
22-6 |
484 |
| 7 |
8 |
SAGU (Texas) |
29-0 |
472 |
| 8 |
6 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
22-6 |
453 |
| 9 |
7 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
26-7 |
440 |
| 10 |
10 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
26-1 |
409 |
| 11 |
11 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
28-5 |
395 |
| 12 |
17 |
Missouri Baptist |
26-3 |
394 |
| 13 |
13 |
Park (Mo.) |
24-4 |
373 |
| 14 |
16 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
25-6 |
344 |
| 15 |
12 |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
19-8 |
329 |
| 16 |
14 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
24-9 |
298 |
| 17 |
15 |
Montana Tech |
24-7 |
281 |
| 18 |
19 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
24-6 |
266 |
| 19 |
20 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
21-7 |
258 |
| 20 |
21 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
29-3 |
232 |
| 21 |
18 |
Marian (Ind.) |
22-5 |
229 |
| 22 |
25 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
24-9 |
173 |
| 22 |
24 |
CIU (S.C.) |
32-7 |
173 |
| 24 |
23 |
Texas Wesleyan |
24-4 |
171 |
| 25 |
NR |
Westmont (Calif.) |
21-5 |
98 |
Dropped from Top 25: Dordt (Iowa)
Receiving Votes: Hastings (Neb.) 93, Bethel (Ind.) 75, Oklahoma Wesleyan 61,
Southern Oregon 51, IU Kokomo (Ind.) 25, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 25, Blue Mountain (Miss.) 19, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 12, Dordt (Iowa) 10, Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) 8, St. Thomas (Fla.) 8, John Brown (Ark.) 5, Campbellsville (Ky.) 3, Siena Heights (Mich.) 3, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 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