Kansas City Mo. – The latest NAIA Volleyball Coaches Top 25 is out. The new No. 1 ranked team out of the North Star Athletic Association, Viterbo (Wis.)captured the No. 1 slot for the first time in the 2017 season as the poll was announced on Tuesday. The V-Hawks garnered 17-of-21 first-place votes.
With a win over then top ranked Hastings on Saturday Northwestern moves into the 3 spot in the latest poll with Hastings now ranked #4. Dordt is #7 with Midland in the 9 spot. Morningside is in the 21spot with Doane ranked #23. All told the GPAC put six teams in the top 25.
1 Viterbo (Wis.) [17] 16-0 588
2 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) [4] 17-0 573
3 Northwestern (Iowa) 19-1 548
4 Hastings (Neb.) 14-1 525
5 Park (Mo.) 16-2 515
6 Westmont (Calif.) 21-1 509
7 Dordt (Iowa) 18-3 475
8 College of Idaho 16-2 448
9 Midland (Neb.) 14-4 430
10 Missouri Baptist 20-3 419
11 Grand View (Iowa) 16-6 411
12 Corban (Ore.) 14-6 360
13 Columbia (Mo.) 18-3 356
14 Eastern Oregon 14-5 344
15 Montana Tech 12-5 323
16 Madonna (Mich.) 19-2 308
17 Georgetown (Ky.) 10-1 277
18 Cornerstone (Mich.) 14-6 268
19 Bellevue (Neb.) 18-4 259
20 Jamestown (N.D.) 11-6 231
21 Morningside (Iowa) 14-7 223
22 Missouri Valley 20-3 168
23 Doane (Neb.) 10-9 167
24 Campbellsville (Ky.) 14-3 105
25 Marian (Ind.) 18-3 103
Dropped from the rankings: No. 22 Ottawa (Kan.)
Others receiving votes: Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 102, Northwest (Wash.) 86, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 82, William Woods (Mo.) 63, Kansas Wesleyan 57, Indiana Wesleyan 51, Union (Ky.) 16, College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 14, Ottawa (Kan.) 11, Mobile (Ala.) 10, Siena Heights (Mich.) 5, Webber International (Fla.) 4
