Eastern Oregon Stays Perfect; Mobile (Ala.) is Back & Northwest (Wash.) Rockets Up
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - With about three weeks left in the regular season, teams are vying for top billing in their respective conference tournaments.
Northwest (Wash.) made the biggest jump in the poll this week, moving up five spots to No. 18 from 23, while Northwestern (Iowa) and Indiana Wesleyan moved back into the Top 5.
Bushnell (Ore.), Dakota State (S.D.) and Mobile (Ala.) joined the Top 25 this week. The last time that Mobile (Ala.) was in the Top 25 was in 2010.
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1. Eastern Oregon Match-ups prior to next poll: Oct. 17 Corban (Ore.), Oct. 18 Bushnell (Ore.), Oct. 24 Oregon Tech, Oct. 25 Southern Oregon Notes: Received all 18 first-place votes in this week's poll and remains undefeated at 20-0. |
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2. Providence (Mont.) Match-ups prior to next poll: Oct. 17 Valley City State (N.D.), Oct. 18 Mayville State (N.D.), Oct. 24 Dickinson State (N.D.), Bismark State (N.D.) Notes: Is on a 20-match win streak, undefeated in conference and has only lost to No. 1 Eastern Oregon. The Argos offense boasts five attackers between 2.3 and 2.9 kills per set. The team reached its highest rank in school history for the third time this season. |
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3. Northwestern (Iowa) Match-ups prior to next poll: Oct. 25 Mount Marty, Oct. 16 Viterbo (Wis.), Oct. 22 Dordt (Iowa), Oct. 24 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) Notes: Upset Concordia (Neb.) in four sets on Oct. 10. Zavyr Metzger leads the nation in blocks per set at 1.96. |
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4. Concordia (Neb.) Match-ups prior to next poll: Oct. 15 Hastings (Neb.), Oct. 18 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.), Oct. 22 Mount Marty, Oct. 25 College of Saint Mary (Neb.) Notes: Drops to No. 4 after a loss to Northwestern (Iowa). |
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5. Indiana Wesleyan Match-ups prior to next poll: Oct. 15 Saint Francis (Ind.), Oct. 18 Bethel (Ind.), Oct. 20 Oakland (Ind.), Oct. 22 Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio), Oct. 25 Huntington (Ind.) Notes: The Wildcats are on a 14-match win streak and undefeated in conference play. The team is led by two-time NAIA Attacker of the Year Eva Joldersma, with 3.71 kills per set, with freshman Shae Williams close on her heels at 3.0 kills per set. |
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6. McPherson (Kan.) Match-ups prior to next poll: Oct. 15 Bethel (Kan.), Oct. 18 Southwestern (Kan.), Oct. 22 York (Neb.), Oct. 25 Avila (Kan.) Notes: Is on a 20-match win streak after upsetting Oklahoma Wesleyan in four sets on Oct. 11. The Bulldogs' only loss came back in August against Northwestern (Iowa) on a neutral court. |
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7. Bellevue (Neb.) Match-ups prior to next poll: Oct. 17 Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Oct. 18 Carroll (Mont.), Oct. 22 Montana Western, Oct. 23 Montana Tech Notes: The Bruins are currently undefeated on their home court, which was just opened this season. |
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8. Corban (Ore.) Match-ups prior to next poll: Oct. 17 Eastern Oregon, Oct. 18 College of Idaho, Oct. 24 Evergreen (Wash.), Oct. 25 Northwest (Wash.) Notes: Has only one non-conference loss and is undefeated on home and neutral court. |
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9. Oklahoma Wesleyan Match-ups prior to next poll: Oct. 15 Saint Mary (Kan.), Oct. 18 Kansas Wesleyan, Oct. 25 Bethany (Kan.) Notes: The Eagles were upset by McPherson (Kan.) on Oct. 11 in four sets that snapped a 10-match win streak. |
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10. Cumberlands (Ky.) Match-ups prior to next poll: Oct. 16 Campbellsville (Ky.), Oct. 18 Aquinas (Mich.), Northwestern Ohio, Oct. 21 Georgetown (Ky.), Oct. 25 Grace Christian Notes: The Patriots remain undefeated at 20-0 for the program's longest win streak. |
| TREND | RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| ● | 1 | 1 | Eastern Oregon [18] | 20-0 | 510 |
| ▲ | 2 | 3 | Providence (Mont.) | 21-1 | 491 |
| ▲ | 3 | 7 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 18-3 | 463 |
| ▼ | 4 | 2 | Concordia (Neb.) | 16-2 | 456 |
| ▲ | 5 | 6 | Indiana Wesleyan | 17-3 | 439 |
| ▲ | 6 | 9 | McPherson (Kan.) | 22-1 | 412 |
| ▲ | 7 | 8 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 16-3 | 403 |
| ▼ | 8 | 4 | Corban (Ore.) | 15-4 | 398 |
| ▼ | 9 | 5 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 16-2 | 384 |
| ● | 10 | 10 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 20-0 | 337 |
| ▲ | 11 | 14 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 12-3 | 323 |
| ▲ | 12 | 13 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | 17-6 | 290 |
| ▼ | 13 | 11 | The Master's (Calif.) | 14-3 | 266 |
| ▼ | 14 | 12 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 15-4 | 247 |
| ▲ | 15 | 16 | Viterbo (Wis.) | 17-5 | 244 |
| ▲ | 16 | 20 | IU Kokomo (Ind.) | 19-5 | 241 |
| ▲ | 17 | 18 | Midland (Neb.) | 13-7 | 227 |
| ▲ | 18 | 23 | Northwest (Wash.) | 13-5 | 208 |
| ▼ | 19 | 15 | College of Idaho | 12-7 | 192 |
| ▲ | 20 | 21 | Taylor (Ind.) | 16-7 | 165 |
| ▼ | 21 | 17 | Missouri Baptist | 18-5 | 157 |
| ▼ | 22 | 19 | Grand View (Iowa) | 22-2 | 143 |
| ▲ | 23 | RV | Bushnell (Ore.) | 14-8 | 107 |
| ▲ | 24 | RV | Dakota State (S.D.) | 13-6 | 81 |
| ▲ | 25 | RV | Mobile (Ala.) | 17-2 | 78 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), Marian (Ind.), Carroll (Mont.)
Receiving Votes: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 78, Aquinas (Mich.) 69, Huntington (Ind.) 64, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 56, Marian (Ind.) 56, Carroll (Mont.) 22, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 15, Cornerstone (Mich.) 14, Walla Walla (Wash.) 12, Montana State University-Northern 11, Montana Tech 11, Southern Oregon 8, Cumberland (Tenn.) 5
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.
Key: RV - Receiving Votes, NR - Not Ranked, ▲- Climbed, ▼- Dropped, ● - Steady
