Final NAIA Beach Volleyball Rating
Apr 13, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Southern Oregon became only the second team to hold the No. 1 spot during the 2026 season. The final rating was used to select the teams to compete in the postseason.
| TREND | RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| ▲ | 1 | 2 | Southern Oregon [6] | 19-2 | 66 |
| ▲ | 2 | 4 | The Master's (Calif.) | 18-6 | 61 |
| ● | 3 | 3 | Corban (Ore.) | 22-7 | 57 |
| ▼ | 4 | 1 | OUAZ (Ariz.) | 20-7 | 56 |
| ▲ | 5 | 6 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 15-3 | 49 |
| ▼ | 6 | 5 | New College of Florida | 13-3 | 46 |
| ▲ | 7 | 10 | Arizona Christian | 13-13 | 42 |
| ▼ | 8 | 7 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 16-2 | 38 |
| ▼ | 9 | 8 | Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) | 12-8 | 32 |
| ▲ | 10 | NR | Bushnell (Ore.) | 9-14 | 24 |
Dropped from Top 10: Hope International (Calif.)
Receiving Votes: Hope International (Calif.) 22, St. Thomas (Fla.) 22, College of Idaho 22, Texas Wesleyan 16, Texas A&M - Texarkana 8, Oklahoma Wesleyan 2, Mobile (Ala.) 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
