KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCACSports.com) — Three teams from the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) were recognized in the latest edition of the NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Poll, the national office announced Wednesday.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University remained at No. 6, the spot they held in the previous poll. McPherson College moved up two spots to No. 23, where they are tied with Columbia International (S.C.). Ottawa University remained in the “Receiving Votes” category of the poll.
The next edition of the NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Poll will be released Wednesday, October 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”.
| POSITION | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Northwestern (Iowa) [21] | 13-0 | 591 |
| 2 | 2 | Eastern Oregon | 11-1 | 542 |
| 3 | 4 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 8-0 | 541 |
| 4 | 3 | Concordia (Neb.) | 10-1 | 539 |
| 5 | 5 | Southern Oregon | 10-1 | 515 |
| 6 | 6 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 15-1 | 492 |
| 7 | 9 | Corban (Ore.) | 9-1 | 473 |
| T8 | 8 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 11-2 | 466 |
| T8 | 7 | Indiana Wesleyan | 11-2 | 466 |
| 10 | 11 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 15-0 | 413 |
| 11 | 10 | IU Kokomo (Ind.) | 11-4 | 402 |
| 12 | 12 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 16-1 | 399 |
| 13 | 13 | Montana Western | 9-2 | 349 |
| 14 | 14 | Park (Mo.) | 10-3 | 336 |
| 15 | 15 | Providence (Mont.) | 10-2 | 327 |
| 16 | 22 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | 16-0 | 291 |
| 17 | 17 | Viterbo (Wis.) | 11-8 | 291 |
| 18 | 19 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 8-2 | 219 |
| 19 | 21 | Grace (Ind.) | 9-2 | 209 |
| 20 | 20 | Midland (Neb.) | 6-7 | 199 |
| 21 | 15 | Morningside (Iowa) | 13-5 | 195 |
| 22 | 24 | Marian (Ind.) | 12-2 | 163 |
| T23 | 23 | Columbia International (S.C.) | 13-1 | 144 |
| T23 | 25 | McPherson (Kan.) | 10-3 | 144 |
| 25 | 18 | Columbia (Mo.) | 7-7 | 126 |
Dropped from the Top 25: None
Receiving Votes: College of Idaho 96, Cumberlands (Ky.) 89, Keiser (Fla.) 68, Benedictine (Kan.) 55, Valley City State (N.D.) 53, Ottawa (Kan.) 49, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 39, College of Saint Mary (Neb.) 29, The Master’s (Calif.) 19, Mobile (Ala.) 16, Carroll (Mont.) 9, Dakota State (S.D.) 7, Missouri Baptist 7, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 6, Nelson (Texas) 3.
