KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Eight teams remain at the same rank in the final regular-season Women’s Volleyball NSC Top 25 Poll. The Top 6 teams make up the majority of the eight teams that remained unchanged.
This will be the final Top 25 Poll as teams close out regular season this weekend and begin conference tournament play next week.
Find out who advances to NAIA postseason during the 2026 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Selection Show on November 16 at 4 p.m. CT on the NAIA’s YouTube page.
Northwestern has only one blemish on its overall record. The Red Raiders captured the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) regular-season title, going 16-0 in conference play with one more match to close out the regular season this weekend against College of Saint Mary (Neb.).
EOU is 8-2 in its last 10 matches with two more matches to go before closing out the regular season. The Mountaineers have only played one five-set match this season, with 22 of their 29 matches ending in three sets.
CUNE is 8-2 in its last 10 matches with only one more match to play before closing out the regular season. The Bulldogs’ final match will be against Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.). Concordia is No. 2 in the GPAC standings with a 14-2 conference record.
MBU leads the Heart of America Athletic Conference with an 18-0 record and the regular season title. The Spartans are on a 20-match win streak, with their last loss coming back at the end of August against Northwestern (Iowa). Missouri Baptist will close out the regular season against Peru State (Neb.) this weekend.
College of Idaho has two more matches before closing out the regular season against Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) and Walla Walla (Wash.). The Yotes have only lost two matches this year to conference opponents Eastern Oregon in September and Southern Oregon in October.
| TREND | RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION | RECORD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● | 1 | 1 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 25-1 |
| ● | 2 | 2 | Eastern Oregon | 27-2 |
| ● | 3 | 3 | Concordia (Neb.) | 22-4 |
| ● | 4 | 4 | Missouri Baptist | 27-2 |
| ● | 5 | 5 | College of Idaho | 23-2 |
| ● | 6 | 6 | Corban (Ore.) | 21-6 |
| ▲ | 7 | 8 | Morningside (Iowa) | 22-6 |
| ▲ | 8 | 9 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 19-5 |
| ▲ | 9 | 11 | Taylor (Ind.) | 27-5 |
| ● | 10 | 10 | McPherson (Kan.) | 25-2 |
| ▼ | 11 | 7 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 34-2 |
| ▲ | 12 | 13 | Indiana Wesleyan | 22-8 |
| ▼ | 13 | 12 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 22-4 |
| ▲ | 14 | 18 | Dordt (Iowa) | 20-7 |
| ▲ | 15 | 16 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 18-4 |
| ▼ | 16 | 14 | Midland (Neb.) | 19-9 |
| ▲ | 17 | 19 | Viterbo (Wis.) | 27-5 |
| ▼ | 18 | 17 | Nelson (Texas) | 24-4 |
| ▲ | 19 | 20 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 17-7 |
| ▼ | 20 | 15 | Grace (Ind.) | 25-6 |
| ▲ | 21 | 24 | Southern Oregon | 20-8 |
| ▼ | 22 | 21 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 23-5 |
| ● | 23 | 23 | IU Kokomo (Ind.) | 22-7 |
| ▲ | 24 | 25 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 26-4 |
| ▲ | 25 | NR | Bushnell (Ore.) | 17-8 |
A team’s ranking in the NAIA National Selection Committee (NSC) Poll does not guarantee a corresponding seed in the national championship.
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