Raiders Keep Top Spot in Final Top 25 Rating

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the final NAIA volleyball top 25 rating of the year, Northwestern was once again selected as the No. 1 team in the nation, receiving all 21 first-place votes.

Northwestern enters the week as one of two unbeaten teams in the NAIA, joining No. 10 St. Thomas (Fla.).

Concordia (Neb.) remained at No. 2, while Jamestown (N.D.) and Indiana Wesleyan are locked together at No. 3. Moving into the top five was Bellevue (Neb.).

Four GPAC teams were represented in the rating, with two teams (Northwestern and Concordia) at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.

GPAC IN THE TOP 25

No. 1 Northwestern Red Raiders

No. 2 Concordia Bulldogs

No. 20 Midland Warriors

RV Morningside Mustangs

Northwestern has been ranked in 59 consecutive polls, sitting second in the NAIA’s active streaks. They have been ranked No. 1 in 10 polls in program history, which is eighth all time.

RANKLAST TIMEINSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]RECORDPOINTS
11Northwestern (Iowa) [21]28-0591
22Concordia (Neb.)23-2552
34Jamestown (N.D.)22-1536
35Indiana Wesleyan29-2536
56Bellevue (Neb.)26-3515
63Eastern Oregon27-3510
77Southern Oregon25-3482
88Corban (Ore.)23-4449
99Oklahoma Wesleyan27-2432
1010St. Thomas (Fla.)28-0425
1112Aquinas (Mich.)36-1403
1111IU Kokomo (Ind.)29-4403
1314Providence (Mont.)23-6345
1416Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)29-3329
1513Viterbo (Wis.)22-9328
1617McPherson (Kan.)26-5288
1719Montana Tech19-9279
1820Nelson (Texas)27-4270
1915Montana Western20-8265
2022Midland (Neb.)17-10208
2121Central Methodist (Mo.)26-6192
2223College of Idaho18-12165
2224Marian (Ind.)22-7165
2418Grace (Ind.)20-9144
25RVThe Master’s (Calif.)18-6138

Dropped from the Top 25: Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.)

Receiving Votes: CIU (S.C.) 75, Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) 59, Benedictine (Kan.) 47, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 43, Park (Mo.) 39, Indiana Tech 39, Morningside (Iowa) 25, Evangel (Mo.) 22, Columbia (Mo.) 20, Missouri Baptist 18, Cumberlands (Ky.) 14, Dakota State (S.D.) 9, Texas Wesleyan 9, Bushnell (Ore.) 8, Mobile (Ala.) 5, Ottawa (Kan.) 5, Bethel (Kan.) 4

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