After winning the regular season and GPAC tournament titles in 2024, the Northwestern College volleyball team is picked to finish second in the conference in 2025 by league coaches. Concordia is the new favorite in 2025 after finishing as the runner-up a year ago in the regular season and conference tournament before advancing to the NAIA National Quarterfinals.
Northwestern was perfect in conference play last season and finished 32-1 overall after a loss in national tournament pool play kept the Raiders from advancing to the quarterfinals. Dordt tied for fifth last season with a conference mark of 8-8 but is picked seventh this year. The Defenders were 14-16 overall in 2024 which was a 10 victory improvement from 2023.
Northwestern opens the season in the Siouxland Invitational August 22-23 at the CNOS Fieldhouse in NOrth Sioux City, South Dakota, against Spartanburg Methodist(SC), Valley City State(ND), McPherson(KS) and Missouri Valley(MO). Dordt begins the season out in Fullerton, California, next weekend facing Benedictine(KS), Embry-Riddle(AZ), Northwest University(WA) and Life Pacific(CA).
2025 GPAC Preseason Volleyball Coaches’ Poll:
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES |
| 1 | CONCORDIA | 117 | 7 |
| 2 | NORTHWESTERN | 115 | 5 |
| 3 | MIDLAND | 95 | |
| 4 | MORNINGSIDE | 92 | |
| 5 | DAKOTA WESLEYAN | 77 | |
| 6 | COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY | 64 | |
| 7 | DORDT | 63 | |
| 8 | HASTINGS | 62 | |
| 9 | MOUNT MARTY | 38 | |
| 10 | DOANE | 29 | |
| 11 | WALDORF | 25 | |
| 12 | BRIAR CLIFF | 15 |
