KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw three teams ranked and another receiving votes on the latest NAIA 2022 Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
Eastern Oregon University jumped five spots to sit at No. 2 – the highest-ever ranking held by a CCC team – and earned eight first-place votes after starting the year with an 11-1 record. Corban University slipped one spot to No. 6, while Southern Oregon University made a five-spot jump to No. 17. 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 |
2 |
Midland (Neb.) [13] |
13-1 |
584 |
| 2 |
7 |
Eastern Oregon [8] |
11-1 |
576 |
| 3 |
3 |
Marian (Ind.) |
9-0 |
542 |
| 4 |
6 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
13-1 |
535 |
| 5 |
1 |
Missouri Baptist |
9-2 |
527 |
| 6 |
5 |
Corban (Ore.) |
11-2 |
489 |
| 7 |
8 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
10-2 |
477 |
| 8 |
10 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
10-1 |
454 |
| 9 |
9 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
10-5 |
415 |
| 10 |
13 |
SAGU (Texas) |
12-0 |
408 |
| 11 |
4 |
Park (Mo.) |
7-3 |
401 |
| 12 |
11 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
8-2 |
394 |
| 13 |
16 |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
12-0 |
381 |
| 14 |
23 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
7-3 |
331 |
| 15 |
12 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
8-5 |
302 |
| 16 |
15 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
7-3 |
282 |
| 17 |
22 |
Southern Oregon |
10-1 |
272 |
| 18 |
17 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
8-2 |
268 |
| 19 |
18 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
12-3 |
251 |
| 20 |
14 |
Montana Tech |
9-5 |
235 |
| 21 |
19 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
10-5 |
178 |
| 22 |
RV |
CIU (S.C.) |
11-6 |
161 |
| 23 |
RV |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
10-3 |
157 |
| 24 |
21 |
Texas Wesleyan |
9-2 |
151 |
| 25 |
RV |
Columbia (Mo.) |
4-7 |
99 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Carroll (Mont.), Ottawa (Ariz.), Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)
Receiving Votes: Westmont (Calif.) 90, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 76, Indiana Tech 75, Saint Mary (Kan.) 64,
Bushnell (Ore.) 46, IU Kokomo (Ind.) 46, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), 40, Keiser (Fla.) 27, Ottawa (Kan.) 19, Loyola (La.) 19, Saint Xavier (Ill.) (17), Cumberland (Tenn.) 12, Bethel (Ind.) 12, John Brown (Ark.) 6, Dakota State (S.D.) 4
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