2021 Men's Volleyball Coaches' Preseason Top 15 Poll
Jan 05, 2021
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The preseason edition of the NAIA Men's Volleyball Top 15 Poll released on Wednesday has Grand View (Iowa) at No. 1.
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 10 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 12 points for each first-place vote, 11 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"
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | 2020 RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Grand View (Iowa) [10] | 22-1 | 211 |
| 2 | 2 | Campbellsville (Ky.) [2] | 23-2 | 201 |
| 3 | 4 | Park (Mo.) | 12-1 | 194 |
| 4 | 5 | Missouri Baptist | 22-3 | 177 |
| 5 | 6 | Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) | 15-7 | 165 |
| 6 | 7 | Lourdes (Ohio) | 17-4 | 163 |
| 7 | 8 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 10-8 | 157 |
| 8 | NR | Jamestown (N.D.) | 11-2 | 132 |
| 9 | 10 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 14-6 | 128 |
| 10 | RV | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 11-7 | 123 |
| 11 | RV | Mount Mercy (Iowa) | 16-7 | 115 |
| 12 | RV | Ottawa (Ariz.) (AZ) | 13-5 | 113 |
| 13 | NR | Life (Ga.) | 11-6 | 78 |
| 14 | NR | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 17-8 | 63 |
| 15 | NR | Hope International (Calif.) | 6-10 | 61 |
Dropped from the Top 15: Menlo (Calif.), Briar Cliff (Iowa)
Receiving Votes: Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 58, Graceland (Iowa) 54, Warner (Fla.), 43, Missouri Valley 36, Goshen (Ind.) 19, UC Merced (Calif.) 14, Ottawa (Kan.) 13, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 8, Webber International (Fla.) 7
