KANSAS CITY, Mo.
– Three Cascade Collegiate Conference teams remain ranked to conclude the final NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Rating of the 2023 season, released Wednesday by the national office.
Eastern Oregon University held its No. 3 spot as they head into postseason. Corban University dropped one position to No. 7 to finish the regular season. Southern Oregon University jumped four to be placed at No. 12, its highest ranking all season. The CCC Volleyball Championship Tournament first round took place last night. It will continue on Friday and Saturday, hosted by the Regular Season Champions of EOU.
2023 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 6
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Northwestern (Iowa) [10] |
24-2 |
580 |
| 2 |
1 |
Indiana Wesleyan [11] |
30-0 |
579 |
| 3 |
3 |
Eastern Oregon |
28-1 |
558 |
| 4 |
4 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
22-2 |
534 |
| 5 |
5 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
28-4 |
509 |
| 6 |
7 |
Park (Mo.) |
28-2 |
499 |
| 7 |
6 |
Corban (Ore.) |
25-5 |
450 |
| 8 |
9 |
Missouri Baptist |
23-5 |
449 |
| 9 |
12 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
23-8 |
443 |
| 10 |
11 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
26-1 |
428 |
| 11 |
10 |
Montana Tech |
22-4 |
417 |
| 12 |
15 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
26-6 |
355 |
| 12 |
16 |
Southern Oregon |
25-5 |
355 |
| 14 |
14 |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
29-3 |
344 |
| 15 |
18 |
Midland (Neb.) |
15-10 |
340 |
| 16 |
8 |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
22-8 |
297 |
| 17 |
19 |
Saint Katherine (Calif.) |
28-2 |
279 |
| 18 |
20 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
22-8 |
260 |
| 19 |
24 |
SAGU (Texas) |
22-6 |
235 |
| 20 |
23 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
29-6 |
225 |
| 21 |
21 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
21-9 |
224 |
| 22 |
22 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
23-2 |
213 |
| 23 |
13 |
Texas Wesleyan |
23-5 |
181 |
| 24 |
17 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
26-5 |
164 |
| 25 |
NR |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
24-4 |
117 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Ottawa (Kan.)
Receiving Votes: Valley City State (N.D.) 66; Indiana Tech 60; Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) 59; CIU (S.C.) 48; Kansas Wesleyan 45; Marian (Ind.) 34; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 24; Judson (Ill.) 20; Ottawa (Kan.) 18; Loyola (La.) 15; Morningside (Iowa) 6; Indiana East (Ind.) 5; Menlo (Calif.) 3
Rating Methodology:
- The rating was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents/unaffiliated groups.
- The Coaches 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 rating) 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 appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered "receiving votes"