KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three teams from the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) were recognized in the NAIA Women's Volleyball Postseason Coaches' Poll, the national office announced Wednesday.
McPherson College finished the season inside the Top 10, coming in at No. 8 in the postseason poll. Oklahoma Wesleyan University was not far behind the Bulldogs, landing at the No. 13 spot. Bethel College also received national recogition, as one of the teams in the "Receiving Votes" category of the poll.
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
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
8 |
 Indiana Wesleyan |
33-4 |
510 |
| 2 |
3 |
 Northwestern (Iowa) |
33-4 |
490 |
| 3 |
1 |
 Eastern Oregon |
32-3 |
476 |
| 4 |
4 |
 Concordia (Neb.) |
28-4 |
450 |
| 5 |
5 |
 Corban (Ore.) |
27-6 |
439 |
| 6 |
2 |
 Providence (Mont.) |
34-3 |
421 |
| 7 |
6 |
 Bellevue (Neb.) |
29-5 |
409 |
| 8 |
7 |
 McPherson (Kan.) |
34-3 |
399 |
| 9 |
10 |
 Cumberlands (Ky.) |
36-1 |
365 |
| 10 |
12 |
 Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
27-9 |
333 |
| 11 |
15 |
 Missouri Baptist |
31-6 |
324 |
| 12 |
14 |
 IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
32-6 |
299 |
| 13 |
9 |
 Oklahoma Wesleyan |
26-5 |
293 |
| 14 |
13 |
 St. Thomas (Fla.) |
27-5 |
281 |
| 15 |
19 |
 Bushnell (Ore.) |
22-13 |
251 |
| 16 |
11 |
 The Master's (Calif.) |
24-5 |
244 |
| 17 |
21 |
 Aquinas (Mich.) |
33-7 |
224 |
| 18 |
25 |
 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
20-12 |
223 |
| 19 |
18 |
 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
17-10 |
196 |
| 20 |
16 |
 College of Idaho |
19-12 |
191 |
| 21 |
20 |
 Midland (Neb.) |
19-12 |
180 |
| 22 |
22 |
 Mobile (Ala.) |
30-5 |
120 |
| 23 |
RV |
 Cornerstone (Mich.) |
27-9 |
110 |
| 24 |
RV |
 Huntington (Ind.) |
25-10 |
100 |
| 25 |
17 |
 Viterbo (Wis.) |
27-7 |
83 |
Receiving Votes: Northwest (Wash.) 44, Park (Mo.) 43, Taylor (Ind.) 35, Southern Oregon 29, Walla Walla (Wash.) 28, Marian (Ind.) 20, Montana-Northern 19, Nelson (Texas) 14, Columbia International (S.C.) 14, Grand View (Iowa) 12, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 5, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 3, OUAZ(Ariz.) 3, Bethel (Kan.) 2.
—KCAC—