KANSAS CITY, Mo.
– Eastern Oregon University remains at No. 1 in the latest edition of the 2023 NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Rating, released Wednesday by the national office. Two other CCC teams stay above the top 20.
After remaining undefeated into conference action, Easter Oregon received 18 first-place votes to hold the top spot in the poll. Corban University is undefeated in CCC play as they move up a position to land at No. 4. Southern Oregon University has one conference loss to EOU as they jump to No. 17.
2023 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 2
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Eastern Oregon [18] |
11-0 |
589 |
| 2 |
2 |
Concordia (Neb.) [3] |
9-0 |
574 |
| 3 |
3 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
10-1 |
534 |
| 4 |
5 |
Corban (Ore.) |
11-2 |
524 |
| 5 |
8 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
9-0 |
517 |
| 6 |
4 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
13-2 |
508 |
| 7 |
7 |
Missouri Baptist |
9-2 |
473 |
| 8 |
6 |
Park (Mo.) |
6-2 |
461 |
| 9 |
12 |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
13-1 |
455 |
| 10 |
11 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
10-2 |
415 |
| 11 |
10 |
Montana Tech |
7-2 |
390 |
| 12 |
13 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
11-1 |
384 |
| 13 |
9 |
Midland (Neb.) |
5-5 |
351 |
| 14 |
15 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
12-1 |
340 |
| 15 |
16 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
12-0 |
339 |
| 16 |
17 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
9-5 |
294 |
| 17 |
19 |
Southern Oregon |
10-2 |
273 |
| 18 |
14 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
7-5 |
263 |
| 19 |
20 |
Texas Wesleyan |
9-3 |
239 |
| 20 |
18 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
6-4 |
218 |
| 21 |
NR |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
9-3 |
181 |
| 22 |
25 |
Indiana Tech |
12-2 |
167 |
| 23 |
24 |
SAGU (Texas) |
6-5 |
126 |
| 23 |
NR |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
8-4 |
126 |
| 25 |
22 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
12-3 |
120 |
Dropped from the Poll: Hastings (Neb.), MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
Receiving Votes: Loyola (La.) 102, St. Thomas (Fla.) 89, Saint Katherine (Calif.) 78, Oklahoma Wesleyan 77, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 53, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 42, CIU (S.C.) 40, Dakota State (S.D.) 28, Taylor (Ind.) 18, Providence (Mont.) 16, McPherson (Kan.) 9, Valley City State (N.D.) 5, Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) 5, Aquinas (Mich.) 4
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"