DWU VOLLEYBALL STILL RECEIVING VOTES IN NATIONAL POLL
Mitchell, S.D. – The NAIA released this morning the volleyball national top-25 poll. The Tigers received 31 points in the first national volleyball poll of the regular season. DWU has yet to drop a set this year for a perfect 5-0 record; making it the third best start for the Tigers in the past five seasons.
Dakota Wesleyan continues to play on the road facing Dakota State in Madison, S.D. at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 31. The Tigers will play their first game at home in Christen Athletic Center on Wednesday, September 15 at 7"30 p.m. as they take on Northwestern College.
|
RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Missouri Baptist [20] |
4-0 |
591 |
|
2 |
2 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
4-0 |
572 |
|
3 |
3 |
Midland (Neb.) |
4-0 |
552 |
|
4 |
4 |
Park (Mo.) |
0-0 |
534 |
|
5 |
5 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
0-0 |
516 |
|
6 |
7 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
0-0 |
487 |
|
7 |
15 |
Corban (Ore.) |
6-0 |
455 |
|
8 |
10 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
0-0 |
447 |
|
9 |
13 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
6-0 |
439 |
|
10 |
14 |
Providence (Mont.) |
4-0 |
428 |
|
11 |
11 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
0-0 |
397 |
|
12 |
17 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
3-0 |
374 |
|
13 |
16 |
Marian (Ind.) |
4-0 |
361 |
|
14 |
6 |
Eastern Oregon |
2-2 |
350 |
|
15 |
9 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
4-2 |
346 |
|
16 |
12 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
0-0 |
323 |
|
17 |
NR |
Montana Tech |
6-1 |
262 |
|
18 |
18 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
0-0 |
251 |
|
19 |
19 |
Oklahoma City |
0-0 |
237 |
|
20 |
NR |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
3-1 |
201 |
|
21 |
8 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
0-4 |
164 |
|
21 |
25 |
Southern Oregon |
1-0 |
164 |
|
23 |
23 |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
4-0 |
160 |
|
24 |
21 |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
0-0 |
144 |
|
25 |
24 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
3-1 |
130 |
|
25 |
NR |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
3-1 |
130 |
Dropped from the poll: Madonna (Mich.), Keiser (Fla.)
Receiving Votes: Life (Ga.) 121, Columbia (Mo.) 58, Ottawa (Ariz.) 42, Madonna (Mich.) 37, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 31, Carroll (Mont.) 25, CIU (S.C.) 20, Texas Wesleyan 11, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 10, Loyola (La.) 9, Bushnell (Ore.) 8, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 7, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 6, Ave Maria (Fla.) 6, Kansas Wesleyan 5, Life Pacific (Calif.) 5, Evangel (Mo.) 4, Aquinas (Mich.) 3
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered "receiving votes"
Full NAIA Preseason Poll release
