KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2025 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Postseason Poll is topped by Indiana Wesleyan after the Wildcats won their third Red Banner in three years.
Both Indiana Wesleyan and Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) made moves up seven spots in the postseason poll. Nine other teams made a move up, including Cornerstone (Mich.) and Huntington (Ind.), who joined the Top 25 from receiving votes. Three teams remained at the same rank as the final season edition of the Top 25: Concordia (Neb.), Corban (Ore.) and Mobile (Ala.).
| TREND | RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| ▲ | 1 | 8 | Indiana Wesleyan | 33-4 | 510 |
| ▲ | 2 | 3 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 33-4 | 490 |
| ▼ | 3 | 1 | Eastern Oregon | 32-3 | 476 |
| ● | 4 | 4 | Concordia (Neb.) | 28-4 | 450 |
| ● | 5 | 5 | Corban (Ore.) | 27-6 | 439 |
| ▼ | 6 | 2 | Providence (Mont.) | 34-3 | 421 |
| ▼ | 7 | 6 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 29-5 | 409 |
| ▼ | 8 | 7 | McPherson (Kan.) | 34-3 | 399 |
| ▲ | 9 | 10 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 36-1 | 365 |
| ▲ | 10 | 12 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | 27-9 | 333 |
| ▲ | 11 | 15 | Missouri Baptist | 31-6 | 324 |
| ▲ | 12 | 14 | IU Kokomo (Ind.) | 32-6 | 299 |
| ▼ | 13 | 9 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 26-5 | 293 |
| ▼ | 14 | 13 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 27-5 | 281 |
| ▲ | 15 | 19 | Bushnell (Ore.) | 22-13 | 251 |
| ▼ | 16 | 11 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 24-5 | 244 |
| ▲ | 17 | 21 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 33-7 | 224 |
| ▲ | 18 | 25 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 20-12 | 223 |
| ▼ | 19 | 18 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 17-10 | 196 |
| ▼ | 20 | 16 | College of Idaho | 19-12 | 191 |
| ▼ | 21 | 20 | Midland (Neb.) | 19-12 | 180 |
| ● | 22 | 22 | Mobile (Ala.) | 30-5 | 120 |
| ▲ | 23 | RV | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 27-9 | 110 |
| ▲ | 24 | RV | Huntington (Ind.) | 25-10 | 100 |
| ▼ | 25 | 17 | Viterbo (Wis.) | 27-7 | 83 |
Receiving Votes: Northwest (Wash.) 44, Park (Mo.) 43, Taylor (Ind.) 35, Southern Oregon 29, Walla Walla (Wash.) 28, Marian (Ind.) 20, Montana-Northern 19, Nelson (Texas) 14, Columbia International (S.C.) 14, Grand View (Iowa) 12, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 5, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 3, OUAZ(Ariz.) 3, Bethel (Kan.) 2
Key: RV – Receiving Votes, NR – Not Ranked, ▲– Climbed, ▼– Dropped, ● – Steady
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