KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Park (Mo.) claimed the No. 1 spot in the latest edition of the 2018 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced on Tuesday.
The Pirates opened the season with an undefeated 5-0 record. Park not only has an undefeated match record but also is undefeated in sets as each of their five wins were won in three sets. Dordt fell from the 2 spot all the way down to #12, while Northwestern fell from 7th to 16th.
2018 Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 1 (Sept. 4)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 5 | Park (Mo.) [17] | 5-0 | 528 |
| 2 | 9 | Grand View (Iowa) [1] | 7-0 | 508 |
| 3 | 14 | Columbia (Mo.) | 5-1 | 487 |
| 4 | 1 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) [1] | 8-2 | 486 |
| 5 | 4 | Viterbo (Wis.) | 8-3 | 440 |
| 6 | NR | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 11-1 | 439 |
| 7 | 6 | Westmont (Calif.) | 8-1 | 422 |
| 8 | 11 | Midland (Neb.) | 8-2 | 418 |
| 9 | 3 | Missouri Baptist | 11-2 | 395 |
| 10 | 13 | Southern Oregon | 10-0 | 385 |
| 11 | 10 | Hastings (Neb.) | 4-0 | 366 |
| 12 | 2 | Dordt (Iowa) | 5-1 | 338 |
| 13 | NR | Vanguard (Calif.) | 11-1 | 306 |
| 14 | 7 | College of Idaho | 6-4 | 296 |
| 15 | NR | Providence (Mont.) | 7-1 | 289 |
| 16 | 7 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 7-3 | 254 |
| 17 | NR | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 10-1 | 238 |
| 18 | 17 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 6-1 | 205 |
| 19 | NR | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 11-2 | 195 |
| 19 | 20 | Madonna (Mich.) | 5-0 | 195 |
| 21 | 15 | Eastern Oregon | 6-4 | 183 |
| 22 | 18 | Doane (Neb.) | 6-2 | 153 |
| 23 | 12 | Montana Tech | 6-5 | 129 |
| 24 | 21 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 5-3 | 125 |
| 25 | NR | The Master’s (Calif.) | 10-3 | 111 |
Dropped from the rankings: No. 19 Corban (Ore.), No. 25 Jamestown (N.D.), No. 23 Ottawa (Kan.), No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan
Others receiving votes: Corban 102, SAGU (Texas) 95, Aquinas (Mich.) 73, Central Methodist (Mo.) 65, Jamestown 52, McPherson (Kan.) 51, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 27, Reinhardt (Ga.) 23, Campbellsville (Ky.) 23, Lourdes (Ohio) 22, William Woods (Mo.) 8, Ottawa (Kan.) 7, Xavier (La.) 4, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 3
