KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw four teams represented on the first NAIA 2022 Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
Corban University moved up two spots to sit at No. 5 after opening the year with a 7-1 record. Eastern Oregon University also climbed in the rankings, jumping up five spots to No. 7. Southern Oregon University broke into the top 25 at No. 22, while Bushnell University continued to receive votes.
2022 NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Aug. 31, 2022
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Missouri Baptist [8] |
8-1 |
572 |
| 2 |
5 |
Midland (Neb.) [6] |
6-1 |
569 |
| 3 |
4 |
Marian (Ind.) [4] |
4-0 |
528 |
| 4 |
6 |
Park (Mo.) [1] |
3-0 |
519 |
| 5 |
7 |
Corban (Ore.) |
7-1 |
512 |
| 6 |
2 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
7-1 |
503 |
| 7 |
12 |
Eastern Oregon [2] |
7-1 |
502 |
| 8 |
8 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
4-1 |
455 |
| 9 |
9 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
4-3 |
421 |
| 10 |
11 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
5-0 |
412 |
| 11 |
15 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
4-0 |
406 |
| 12 |
3 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
3-2 |
391 |
| 13 |
23 |
SAGU (Texas) |
8-0 |
352 |
| 14 |
13 |
Montana Tech |
4-3 |
336 |
| 15 |
14 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
2-1 |
333 |
| 16 |
18 |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
6-0 |
323 |
| 17 |
16 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
5-0 |
289 |
| 18 |
22 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
6-0 |
288 |
| 19 |
NR |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
6-3 |
230 |
| 20 |
NR |
Carroll (Mont.) |
6-2 |
184 |
| 21 |
NR |
Texas Wesleyan |
4-2 |
176 |
| 22 |
NR |
Southern Oregon |
6-1 |
175 |
| 23 |
24 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
2-2 |
124 |
| 24 |
17 |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
2-2 |
107 |
| 25 |
NR |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
6-0 |
85 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Grand View (Iowa), Ottawa (Kan.), Columbia (Mo.), Providence (Mont.),
Oregon Tech
Receiving Votes: Saint Xavier (Ill.) 65, Loyola (La.) 59, Grand View (Iowa) 54, Ottawa (Kan.) 54, Columbia (Mo.) 48, John Brown (Ark.) 44, CIU (S.C.) 40,
Bushnell (Ore.) 35, Dakota State (S.D.) 31, Keiser (Fla.) 23, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 22, Cornerstone (Mich.) 21, Park Gilbert (Ariz.) 18, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 15, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 13, Bethel (Ind.) 11, Westmont (Calif.) 5, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 5, IU Kokomo (Ind.) 4, William Carey (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