Eastern Oregon Climbs to Top of NAIA Women's Volleyball Top 25 Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Eastern Oregon tops the NAIA Women's Volleyball Top 25 Poll for the first time since the 2022 season. No team remained at the same spot in the Top 25 as they were in the preseason poll.
Four new teams joined the poll this week: Cumberlands (Ky.), Taylor (Ind.), Spring Arbor (Mich.), and Dakota State (S.D.).
The Master's (Calif.) saw the biggest move up in the poll, from No. 23 up nine spots to No. 14 after Top 25 wins over Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio), Southern Oregon, William Carey (Miss.), and Midland (Neb.). College of Idaho and Missouri Baptist also made big moves up in the poll, with each moving up eight spots.
Teams have largely been competing in out of conference competitions for the last two weeks and will now start getting into their respective conference schedules.
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1. Eastern Oregon, 507 points Previous Rank: 5 Record: 8-0 Match-ups prior to next poll: Sept. 5 Evergreen (Wash.), Sept. 6 Northwest (Wash.), Sept. 12 Southern Oregon, Sept. 13 Oregon Tech Notes: Received 17 first-place votes. The last time that the Mountaineers were rated No. 1 was in 2022. EOU currently leads the nation in kills per set at 15.6. Kiauna Mack leads the nation with 2.08 blocks per set. |
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2. Concordia (Neb.), 484 points Previous Rank: 4 Record: 7-1 Match-ups prior to next poll: Sept. 6 Mount Marty (S.D.), Sept. 10 College of Saint Mary (Neb.) Notes: Defeated the previous No. 1 team, Indiana Wesleyan. Suffered their first loss at the hands of the new No. 1 Eastern Oregon. |
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3. Bellevue (Neb.), 475 points Previous Rank: 2 Record: 4-1 Match-ups prior to next poll: Sept. 5 Bismarck State (N.D.), Sept. 6 Dickinson State (N.D.), Sept. 10 Dickinson State (N.D.), Sept. 10 Dakota State (S.D.), Sept. 12 Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Sept. 13 Carroll (Mont.) Notes: Received one first-place vote. Defeated defending national champions in rematch. Savanna Berger leads the nation in attack percentage at .559. |
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4. Corban (Ore.), 471 points Previous Rank: 3 Record: 6-1 Match-ups prior to next poll: Sept. 3 Bushnell (Ore.), Sept. 4 Warner Pacific (Ore.), Sept. 12 Northwest (Wash.), Sept. 13 Evergreen (Wash.) Notes: The Warriors are led by senior Makayla Roginski on the right side, who currently boasts 95 kills and 3.8 kills per set on the season. Teams only loss on the season was at the hands of Missouri Baptist. |
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5. Providence (Mont.), 417 points Previous Rank: 10 Record: 7-1 Match-ups prior to next poll: Sept. 5 Carroll (Mont.), Sept. 10 Montana State-Northern, Sept. 12 Mayville State (N.D.), Sept. 13 Valley City State (N.D.) Notes: The team's only loss thus far is to the current No. 1 Eastern Oregon. The Argos are undefeated on neutral site courts this season. |
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6. Northwestern (Iowa), 410 points Previous Rank: 7 Record: 6-2 Match-ups prior to next poll: Sept. 6 Dordt (Iowa), Sept. 10 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.), Sept. 13 Briar Cliff (Iowa) Notes: Zavyr Metzger is No. 1 in the nation in blocks per set with 1.89. The team has lost only to No. 1 Eastern Oregon and defending national champions Indiana Wesleyan. |
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7. Indiana Wesleyan, 409 points Previous Rank: 1 Record: 4-3 Match-ups prior to next poll: Sept. 3 Grace (Ind.), Sept. 6 Spring Arbor (Mich.), Sept. 10 Saint Francis (Ind.), Sept. 13 Bethel (Ind.) Notes: Received one first-place vote. Wildcats are figuring out their new line-up with Eva Joldersma still on the sidelines. They have suffered losses to Concordia (Neb.), Bellevue (Neb.) and Viterbo (Wis.). Two of the three matches were in five sets. |
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8. Oklahoma Wesleyan, 369 points Previous Rank: 13 Record: 6-1 Match-ups prior to next poll: Sept. 3 Southwestern Christian, Sept. 13 Nelson (Texas) Notes: Sydney Collins boasts 11.67 assists per set and leads the nation in that category. Is undefeated at home and on neutral courts so far this season. Only loss has come at the hands of Corban (Ore.). |
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9. McPherson (Kan.), 353 points Previous Rank: 11 Record: 8-1 Match-ups prior to next poll: Sept. 4 Central Methodist (Mo.), Sept. 5 Columbia (Mo.), Sept. 6 William Penn (Iowa), Sept. 6 Doane (Neb.), Sept. 10 Central Christian (Kan.), Sept. 12 Viterbo (Wis.), Spet 12 Governors State (Ill.), Sept. 13 Cumberland (Tenn.) Notes: Is on a six-match win streak after suffering a loss to Northwestern (Iowa). |
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10. College of Idaho, 338 points Previous Rank: 18 Record: 6-1 Match-ups prior to next poll: Sept. 5 Northwest (Wash.), Sept. 6 Evergreen (Wash.), Sept. 12 Oregon Tech, Sept. 13 Southern Oregon Notes: The team's only loss on the season was against Midland (Neb.). They defeated previous No. 2 Bellevue (Neb.) in five sets. |
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS |
| 11 | 19 | Missouri Baptist | 8-2 | 333 |
| 12 | 16 | Viterbo (Wis.) | 4-4 | 298 |
| 13 | 9 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 6-3 | 295 |
| 14 | 23 | The Master's (Calif.) | 7-1 | 290 |
| 15 | 14 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | 6-3 | 232 |
| 16 | 22 | Marian (Ind.) | 8-1 | 231 |
| 17 | 20 | Midland (Neb.) | 4-5 | 213 |
| 18 | 8 | IU Kokomo (Ind.) | 5-4 | 206 |
| 19 | 6 | Southern Oregon | 3-4 | 156 |
| 20 | RV | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 7-0 | 153 |
| 21 | 17 | Montana Tech | 4-2 | 135 |
| 22 | RV | Taylor (Ind.) | 9-3 | 84 |
| 23 | RV | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 12-0 | 83 |
| 24 | RV | Dakota State (S.D.) | 4-0 | 80 |
| 24 | 15 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 5-3 | 80 |
Receiving Votes: Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 74, Carroll (Mont.) 70, William Carey (Miss.) 52, Morningside (Iowa) 49, Mobile (Ala.) 48, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 42, Grand View (Iowa) 37, Cumberland (Tenn.) 36, Montana Western 33, Central Methodist (Mo.) 23, Nelson (Texas) 20, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 19, Northwest (Wash.) 17, Oregon Tech 16, Texas Wesleyan 16, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 15, Park (Mo.) 12, Cornerstone (Mich.) 12, CIU (S.C.) 10, Indiana Tech 8, Valley City State (N.D.) 5, Columbia (Mo.) 5, Bethel (Kan.) 4, Grace (Ind.) 2
Poll Methodology
- The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
- A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
- The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
- 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
- The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
- Teams receiving only one point are not listed as “receiving votes.”
- For the Preseason Poll, there is no "previous ranking" column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system.
