FOURTH EDITION OF NATIONAL POLL RANKS TIGERS VOLLEYBALL AT 15
Mitchell, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan University volleyball remains in the top-25 for the second straight NAIA National Coaches Poll. The Tigers dropped from 13th to 15th this week after three straight losses last week to Dakota State, No. 1 Jamestown, and No. 10 College of Saint Mary. DWU rebounded last night with a four-set win over Dordt who is now ranked 16th in the nation.
Wilber and company are set for a nonconference match tonight against Mayville State. The junior varsity squads will toss up first serve at 3:30 p.m., then the varsity teams square off at 5 p.m. from the Christen Athletic Center.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences 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"
|
RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Jamestown (N.D.) [17] |
21-0 |
588 |
|
2 |
2 |
Viterbo (Wis.) [4] |
25-1 |
574 |
|
3 |
4 |
Missouri Baptist |
16-2 |
548 |
|
4 |
5 |
Park (Mo.) |
17-2 |
518 |
|
5 |
6 |
Corban (Ore.) |
19-0 |
515 |
|
6 |
3 |
Midland (Neb.) |
18-3 |
501 |
|
7 |
7 |
Marian (Ind.) |
24-0 |
487 |
|
8 |
8 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
16-3 |
464 |
|
9 |
9 |
Providence (Mont.) |
16-2 |
436 |
|
10 |
11 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
19-3 |
410 |
|
11 |
10 |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
18-3 |
400 |
|
12 |
12 |
Life (Ga.) |
21-1 |
393 |
|
13 |
13 |
Eastern Oregon |
16-5 |
366 |
|
14 |
15 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
12-6 |
345 |
|
15 |
13 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
16-5 |
320 |
|
16 |
18 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
12-5 |
294 |
|
17 |
19 |
Montana Tech |
15-5 |
256 |
|
18 |
17 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
22-4 |
240 |
|
19 |
22 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
20-4 |
234 |
|
20 |
20 |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
15-2 |
232 |
|
21 |
16 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
16-4 |
216 |
|
22 |
21 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
14-3 |
196 |
|
23 |
NR |
Doane (Neb.) |
18-5 |
186 |
|
24 |
24 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
13-10 |
145 |
|
25 |
25 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
17-5 |
140 |
Dropped from the Poll: Concordia (Neb.)
Receiving Votes: Bushnell (Ore.) 104, Concordia (Neb.) 80, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 52, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 33, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 27, Hastings (Neb.) 26, Dakota State (S.D.) 18, Westmont (Calif.) 13, Indiana Tech 9, Bethel (Ind.) 8, Texas Wesleyan 7, IU South Bend (Ind.) 6, Loyola (La.) 5, Ottawa (Kan.) 5, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 5, Columbia International (S.C.) 3, Campbellsville (Ky.) 3
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