KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released this week's edition of the NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 Poll. The Carroll Volleyball team has cracked into the Top-25, appearing at No. 24 in the Poll.
For the first time since the 2022 season, the Fighting Saints (11-6, 6-3) appear inside the nation's Top-25 teams.
A pair of victories over in-state rivals last week helped propel the Saints up the rankings, including a three set sweep of then-ranked No. 19 Montana Tech and a four set victory over Montana Western.
Carroll will look to keep their four-game win-streak alive this weekend, making a trip to North Dakota for matchups with new NAIA-member Bismarck State and Dickinson State, wrapping up their first loop through the Frontier's new 22-game conference slate.
The Saints are one of just three Frontier teams inside the Top-25, joining No. 3 Providence and No. 8 Bellevue.
The last time Carroll appeared inside the Top-25 was August 31, 2022, and the last time they held the No. 24 ranking was October 25, 2011.
| TREND |
RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| ● |
1 |
1 |
Eastern Oregon [19] |
16-0 |
510 |
| ● |
2 |
2 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
13-1 |
493 |
| ▲ |
3 |
4 |
Providence (Mont.) |
16-1 |
475 |
| ▼ |
4 |
3 |
Corban (Ore.) |
12-3 |
440 |
| ▲ |
5 |
9 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
13-1 |
427 |
| ▲ |
6 |
7 |
Indiana Wesleyan (Ind.) |
12-3 |
425 |
| ▼ |
7 |
6 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
14-3 |
415 |
| ▼ |
8 |
5 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
11-3 |
412 |
| ▼ |
9 |
8 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
19-1 |
380 |
| ▲ |
10 |
14 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
17-0 |
350 |
| ● |
11 |
11 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
11-2 |
310 |
| ▲ |
12 |
13 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
11-3 |
287 |
| ▲ |
13 |
16 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
15-5 |
279 |
| ▲ |
14 |
17 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
9-2 |
276 |
| ▼ |
15 |
12 |
College of Idaho |
10-5 |
272 |
| ▼ |
16 |
15 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
13-5 |
270 |
| ▼ |
17 |
10 |
Missouri Baptist |
16-4 |
241 |
| ▼ |
18 |
17 |
Midland (Neb.) |
10-6 |
236 |
| ▲ |
19 |
RV |
Grand View (Iowa) |
18-1 |
201 |
| ● |
20 |
20 |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
14-5 |
190 |
| ▲ |
21 |
22 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
14-6 |
148 |
| ▼ |
22 |
21 |
Marian (Ind.) |
12-5 |
117 |
| ▲ |
23 |
RV |
Northwest (Wash.) |
10-4 |
111 |
| ▲ |
24 |
RV |
Carroll (Mont.) |
11-6 |
84 |
| ▲ |
25 |
RV |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
17-5 |
81 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Southern Oregon, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.), Spring Arbor (Mich.), Montana Tech
Receiving Votes: Montana Tech 55, Walla Walla (Wash.) 53, Bushnell (Ore.) 51, Cornerstone (Mich.) 48, Aquinas (Mich.) 45, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 42, Huntington (Ind.) 30, Mobile (Ala.) 24, Dakota State (S.D.) 15, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 11, Southern Oregon 9, Cumberland (Tenn.) 7, Bethel (Kan.) 5, Texas Wesleyan 3, OUAZ (Ariz.) 2
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, ▲- Climbed, ▼- Dropped, ● - Steady
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