KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw four teams ranked and one received votes in the latest NAIA Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Rating, released Wednesday by the national office.
Eastern Oregon University moved to No. 4 in the poll. Southern Oregon University held its No. 5 rank. Corban University fell one spot to No. 9. College of Idaho made its first appearance on the poll at No. 22. Bushnell University received votes.
2024 NAIA Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Rating – No. 4
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Northwestern (Iowa) [20] |
21-0 |
560 |
| 2 |
2 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
16-0 |
542 |
| 3 |
4 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
16-2 |
501 |
| 4 |
3 |
Eastern Oregon |
19-2 |
487 |
| 5 |
5 |
Southern Oregon |
18-2 |
477 |
| 6 |
6 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
21-1 |
466 |
| 7 |
9 |
Indiana Wesleyan (Ind.) |
21-2 |
457 |
| 8 |
7 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
21-3 |
456 |
| 9 |
8 |
Corban (Ore.) |
17-2 |
439 |
| 10 |
10 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
20-0 |
401 |
| 11 |
11 |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
21-4 |
378 |
| 12 |
12 |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
27-1 |
369 |
| 13 |
12 |
Providence (Mont.) |
17-4 |
341 |
| 14 |
15 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
16-9 |
318 |
| 15 |
16 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
22-2 |
287 |
| 16 |
14 |
Grace (Ind.) |
16-5 |
280 |
| 17 |
19 |
Montana Western |
14-6 |
279 |
| 18 |
18 |
Midland (Neb.) |
12-8 |
218 |
| 19 |
20 |
Montana Tech |
13-7 |
202 |
| 20 |
24 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
18-5 |
190 |
| 21 |
21 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
19-5 |
173 |
| 22 |
RV |
College of Idaho |
12-9 |
151 |
| 22 |
RV |
Nelson (Texas) |
18-4 |
151 |
| 24 |
25 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
17-4 |
129 |
| 25 |
22 |
Marian (Ind.) |
16-5 |
101 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Park (Mo.), CIU (S.C.)
Receiving Votes: CIU (S.C.) 85,
Bushnell (Ore.) 67, Indiana Tech 50, The Master's (Calif.) 47, Columbia (Mo.) 46, Park (Mo.) 43, Cumberlands (Ky.) 40, Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) 36, Morningside (Iowa) 36, Cornerstone (Mich.) 22, Carroll (Mont.) 20, Mobile (Ala.) 15, Dakota State (S.D.) 11, Missouri Baptist 10, Ottawa (Kan.) 10, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 4
Rating Methodology:
- The rating is rated by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents).
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each rater rates the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place, 28 for third-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ratings for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) are removed. The team’s rating will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the team appears on.
- Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered "receiving votes".