KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Northwestern College volleyball has moved back up to number two in the latest NAIA National Selection Committee Top 25 poll. The Red Raiders are 18-and-one overall and a perfect 8-and-oh in the GPAC. They’ve also won 15 straight matches heading into a weekend of top-15 conference matchups.
Eastern Oregon is ranked number one as the only unbeaten team in the NAIA.Three GPAC teams are ranked in the top five. Concordia of Nebraska is third, followed by Morningside at number four. Corban, Ore. Rounds out the top 5.
Midland is 11th, Dordt is 21st, and Dakota Wesleyan is ranked 24th.
Northwestern has now appeared in 72 consecutive NAIA Top 25 polls, dating back to the 2016 season.
GPAC IN THE TOP 25
No. 2 Northwestern Red Raiders
No. 3 Concordia (Neb.) Bulldogs
No. 4 Morningside Mustangs
No. 11 Midland Warriors
No. 21 Dordt Defenders
No. 24 Dakota Wesleyan Tigers
Northwestern has been ranked in 72 consecutive NAIA top 25 polls dating back to the 2016 season, which is second in the nation behind Eastern Oregon.
RANK INSTITUTION RECORD
1 Eastern Oregon 21-0
2 Northwestern (Iowa) 18-1
3 Concordia (Neb.) 17-2
4 Morningside (Iowa) 17-4
5 Corban (Ore.) 14-5
6 Aquinas (Mich.) 25-1
7 Bellevue (Neb.) 15-2
8 College of Idaho 16-1
9 Missouri Baptist 17-2
10 St. Thomas (Fla.) 13-5
11 Midland (Neb.) 14-6
12 Taylor (Ind.) 19-5
13 Grace (Ind.) 20-3
14 McPherson (Kan.) 17-2
15 Southeastern (Fla.) 11-4
16 Indiana Wesleyan 14-7
17 Nelson (Texas) 15-4
18 The Master’s (Calif.) 12-5
19 Cornerstone (Mich.) 16-5
20 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 12-4
21 Dordt (Iowa) 13-7
22 Southern Oregon 14-6
23 New College of Florida 13-4
24 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 15-5
25 Benedictine (Kan.) 18-2
