Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) Moves into NAIA Beach Volleyball Top 10 Rating
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The first regular-season NAIA Beach Volleyball Top 10 Rating sees little movement at the top, as OUAZ (Ariz.) strengthens its hold on the No. 1 spot with a perfect 5–0 record and all five first-place votes.
Corban (Ore.) remains close behind at No. 2, while The Master’s (Calif.) climbs to No. 3 after a strong opening stretch. Southern Oregon and Arizona Christian round out the top five, with several early-season risers—including Mobile (Ala.) and Hope International (Calif.)—making moves up the leaderboard. Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) enters the poll at No. 10..
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1. OUAZ (Ariz.) Matches Prior to Next Rating: Feb. 18 Life Pacific, Feb. 18 Hope International (Calif.), Feb. 19 La Sierra (Calif.), Feb. 20 The Master's (Calif.), Feb. 26 Wayland Baptist (Texas), Feb. 27 Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) |
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2. Corban (Ore.) Matches Prior to Next Rating: Feb. 20 University of Portland, Feb. 21 Sacramento State, Feb. 21 Chaminade University, Feb. 27 Northwest (Wash.), Feb. 28 College of Idaho |
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3. The Master's (Calif.) Matches Prior to Next Rating: Feb. 19 Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.), Feb. 19 Arizona Christian, Feb. 20 OUAZ (Ariz.), Feb. 20 Park Gilbert (Ariz.), Feb. 27 La Sierra (Calif.), Feb. 28 CSU Bakersfield, Feb. 28 Vanguard University |
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4. Southern Oregon Matches Prior to Next Rating: Feb. 20 Chaminade University, Feb. 21 Sacramento State, Feb. 27 Simpson (Calif.), Feb. 28 Portland University, Feb. 28 Simpson (Calif.) |
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5. Arizona Christian Matches Prior to Next Rating: Feb. 18 La Sierra (Calif.), Feb. 18 Life Pacific (Calif.), Feb. 19 Hope International (Calif.), Feb. 19 The Master's (Calif.), Feb. 27 Park Gilbert (Ariz.), Feb. 28 Justice University, Feb. 28 Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
| TREND | RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| ● | 1 | 1 | OUAZ (Ariz.) [5] | 5-0 | 50 |
| ● | 2 | 2 | Corban (Ore.) | 3-1 | 46 |
| ▲ | 3 | 4 | The Master's (Calif.) | 2-1 | 45 |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | Southern Oregon | 0-0 | 41 |
| ● | 5 | 5 | Arizona Christian | 2-2 | 37 |
| ▲ | 6 | 7 | Mobile (Ala.) | 2-2 | 33 |
| ▲ | 7 | 9 | Hope International (Calif.) | 3-1 | 33 |
| ▼ | 8 | 6 | Webber International (Fla.) | 0-2 | 30 |
| ▼ | 9 | 8 | College of Idaho | 0-0 | 27 |
| ● | 10 | 10 | Texas Wesleyan | 3-2 | 21 |
| ▲ | 10 | RV | Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) | 4-1 | 21 |
Receiving Votes: Loyola (La.) 14, Texas A&M -Texarkana 11, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 10, William Carey (Miss.) 6, New College of Florida 2, Truett McConnell (Ga.) 2
Ratings Methodology
- The rating is rated by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and unaffiliated groupings.
- The Top 10 is determined by a points system based on how each rater rates the best teams. A team receives 15 points for each first-place vote, 14 for second-place, 13 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 in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”.
Key: RV - Receiving Votes, NR - Not Ranked, ▲- Climbed, ▼- Dropped, ● - Steady
