October 23, 2019
2019 NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 Poll — Poll 3 (Oct. 23)
New No. 1 for Poll No. 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –Northwestern (Iowa) is the new No. 1 in the third 2019 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000):
- For the first time, Northwestern (Iowa) captured the No. 1 spot.
- The Red Raiders are the only team in the Top 25 who remains undefeated.
- Park (Mo.) joined the Top 5 this week after being at No. 6 in the last rating.
- New to the Top 25 this week: No. 17 Concordia (Neb.), No. 23 Lawrence Tech (Mich.) and No. 24 Hope International (Calif.)
- Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) holds the longest active streak in the Top 25 with 68 consecutive appearances.
- There has only been one program that has been able to maintain the No. 1 ranking for an entire season, with former member Fresno Pacific (Calif.) accomplishing the feat in 2004, 2008 and 2009.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups.
- The 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 in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
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2019 Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Poll
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Northwestern (Iowa) [20] | 22-0 | 591 |
| 2 | 1 | Missouri Baptist [1] | 24-4 | 564 |
| 3 | 5 | Eastern Oregon | 23-1 | 548 |
| 4 | 3 | Indiana Wesleyan | 25-1 | 529 |
| 5 | 6 | Park (Mo.) | 19-3 | 525 |
| 6 | 4 | Viterbo (Wis.) | 24-5 | 482 |
| 7 | 9 | Columbia (Mo.) | 23-2 | 474 |
| 8 | 11 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 20-3 | 458 |
| 9 | 10 | Southern Oregon | 20-3 | 444 |
| 10 | 13 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 22-5 | 415 |
| 11 | 12 | Grand View (Iowa) | 21-9 | 411 |
| 12 | 7 | Corban (Ore.) | 14-6 | 359 |
| 13 | 15 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 21-5 | 356 |
| 14 | 14 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 24-3 | 339 |
| 15 | 19 | Marian (Ind.) | 24-1 | 336 |
| 16 | 18 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 16-7 | 320 |
| 17 | NR | Concordia (Neb.) | 19-3 | 266 |
| 18 | 20 | Providence (Mont.) (Mont.) | 17-5 | 260 |
| 18 | 16 | Montana Tech | 19-6 | 260 |
| 20 | 22 | Dordt (Iowa) | 15-8 | 221 |
| 21 | 23 | College of Idaho | 14-7 | 195 |
| 22 | 24 | Oklahoma City | 23-1 | 181 |
| 23 | NR | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | 21-2 | 158 |
| 24 | NR | Hope International (Calif.) | 16-7 | 154 |
| 24 | 8 | Midland (Neb.) | 14-8 | 154 |
Others receiving votes: Westmont (Calif.) 120, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 53, Reinhardt (Ga.) 52, Saint Mary (Neb.) 40, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 39, Vanguard (Calif.) 39, Saint Francis (Ind.) 29, Thomas More (Ky.) 20, Morningside (Iowa) 11, Dakota State (S.D.) 5, The Master’s (Calif.) 3, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 3, Madonna (Mich.) 3