KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw three teams ranked in the top 10 and two received votes in the first NAIA Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Rating of the 2024 season, released Wednesday by the national office.
Eastern Oregon University claimed two first place votes and secured the No. 2 spot on the poll. Southern Oregon University landed at No. 5 while Corban University moved to No. 9. College of Idaho and Oregon Tech received votes.
The CCC season is in full swing this weekend as all teams begin conference action.
2024 NAIA Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Rating – No. 1
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
2 |
Northwestern (Iowa) [19] |
10-0 |
590 |
| 2 |
3 |
Eastern Oregon [2] |
8-0 |
573 |
| 3 |
4 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
7-1 |
530 |
| 4 |
9 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
4-0 |
520 |
| 5 |
10 |
Southern Oregon |
7-0 |
513 |
| 6 |
13 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
11-1 |
501 |
| 7 |
1 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
7-2 |
487 |
| 8 |
14 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
7-2 |
469 |
| 9 |
12 |
Corban (Ore.) |
4-1 |
426 |
| 10 |
16 |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
8-4 |
398 |
| 11 |
19 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
12-0 |
393 |
| 12 |
RV |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
9-1 |
366 |
| 13 |
15 |
Montana Western |
8-2 |
328 |
| 14 |
8 |
Park (Mo.) |
4-2 |
296 |
| 15 |
23 |
Providence (Mont.) |
9-2 |
292 |
| 15 |
RV |
Morningside (Iowa) |
11-2 |
292 |
| 17 |
5 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
5-6 |
279 |
| 18 |
7 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
4-5 |
244 |
| 19 |
18 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
3-0 |
221 |
| 20 |
6 |
Midland (Neb.) |
4-6 |
215 |
| 21 |
RV |
Grace (Ind.) |
6-1 |
204 |
| 22 |
20 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
12-0 |
169 |
| 23 |
RV |
Columbia International (S.C.) |
10-1 |
128 |
| 24 |
RV |
Marian (Ind.) |
9-1 |
114 |
| 25 |
RV |
McPherson (Kan.) |
6-2 |
106 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Missouri Baptist, Valley City State (N.D.), College of Saint Mary (Neb.), Montana Tech, Ottawa (Kan.), Kansas Wesleyan
Receiving Votes: Missouri Baptist 103,
College of Idaho 100, Valley City State (N.D.) 86, Cumberlands (Ky.) 83, Keiser (Fla.) 56, Benedictine (Kan.) 44, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 32, College of Saint Mary (Neb.) 32, Montana Tech 32, Ottawa (Kan.) 29, Dakota State (S.D.) 19, Nelson (Texas) 17, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 15, Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) 11, Carroll (Mont.) 11, Bethel (Kan.) 10, Hastings (Neb.) 9, Kansas Wesleyan 5, Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) 5, Mobile (Ala.) 2,
Oregon Tech 2
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".