KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Following another week of GPAC sweeps, the Red Raider volleyball team kept its spot at No. 3 in the NAIA Coaches’ Poll. Northwestern has been ranked in 66 consecutive NAIA top 25 polls dating back to the 2016 season, which is second in the nation behind Eastern Oregon. The Raiders received one first-place vote in the poll, holding a 22-3 overall record heading into the final week of the regular season.
Providence (Mont.) took over the top spot, trading places with No. 2 Eastern Oregon. Northwestern and Concordia (Neb.) followed at No. 3 and No. 4, while Corban (Ore.) jumped three spots into the top five.
GPAC IN THE TOP 25
No. 3 Northwestern Red Raiders
No. 4 Concordia Bulldogs
No. 19 Midland Warriors
RV Dakota Wesleyan Tigers
RV Dordt Defenders
| TREND | RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| ▲ | 1 | 2 | Providence (Mont.) [10] | 25-1 | 502 |
| ▼ | 2 | 1 | Eastern Oregon [8] | 22-2 | 490 |
| ● | 3 | 3 | Northwestern (Iowa) [1] | 22-3 | 482 |
| ● | 4 | 4 | Concordia (Neb.) | 20-2 | 456 |
| ▲ | 5 | 8 | Corban (Ore.) | 19-4 | 433 |
| ● | 6 | 6 | McPherson (Kan.) | 26-1 | 430 |
| ● | 7 | 7 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 20-3 | 415 |
| ▼ | 8 | 5 | Indiana Wesleyan | 21-4 | 401 |
| ● | 9 | 9 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 19-2 | 368 |
| ● | 10 | 10 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 27-0 | 367 |
| ▲ | 11 | 13 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 18-3 | 307 |
| ▼ | 12 | 11 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 15-4 | 304 |
| ● | 12 | 12 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | 20-7 | 304 |
| ● | 14 | 14 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 19-4 | 267 |
| ▲ | 15 | 16 | IU Kokomo (Ind.) | 23-5 | 254 |
| ▼ | 16 | 15 | Viterbo (Wis.) | 19-6 | 248 |
| ▲ | 17 | 21 | Missouri Baptist | 23-5 | 236 |
| ▲ | 18 | 19 | College of Idaho | 15-8 | 229 |
| ▼ | 19 | 17 | Midland (Neb.) | 16-8 | 213 |
| ▲ | 20 | 23 | Bushnell (Ore.) | 16-10 | 174 |
| ▼ | 21 | 18 | Northwest (Wash.) | 13-9 | 127 |
| ▲ | 22 | 25 | Mobile (Ala.) | 20-2 | 125 |
| ▲ | 23 | RV | Aquinas (Mich.) | 25-5 | 116 |
| ▼ | 24 | 22 | Grand View (Iowa) | 25-3 | 108 |
| ▲ | 25 | RV | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 20-4 | 101 |
Dropped from Top 25: Taylor (Ind.) and Dakota State (S.D.)
Receiving Votes: Taylor (Ind.) 91, Huntington (Ind.) 84, Walla Walla (Wash.) 66, Southern Oregon 41, OUAZ (Ariz.) 26, Dakota State (S.D.) 22, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 15, Marian (Ind.) 15, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 13, Dordt (Iowa) 6, Montana State-Northern (Mont.) 4, Montana Tech 3, Carroll (Mont.) 3
