Kansas City, MO – After closing the 2016 season with their first banner, Hastings (Neb.) claims the No. 1 ranking in the 2017 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Preseason Poll, the national office announced on Tuesday. The Broncos swept the field with all 20 first-place votes.
Dordt retains their runner-up ranking and #13 Northwestern made the jump into the top 25 after receiving votes in the 2016 Coaches’ Top 25 Postseason Poll.
| RANK | WEEK | SCHOOL (FIRST PLACE VOTES) | 2016 Record | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Hastings (Neb.) (20) | 33-3 | 560 |
| 2 | 2 | Dordt (Iowa) | 28-8 | 539 |
| 3 | 4 | Park (Mo.) | 36-4 | 506 |
| 4 | 3 | Midland (Neb.) | 31-4 | 505 |
| 5 | 5 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 35-2 | 499 |
| 6 | 9 | Viterbo (Wis.) | 42-3 | 463 |
| 7 | 7 | Westmont (Calif.) | 34-2 | 442 |
| 8 | 8 | Columbia (Mo.) | 30-12 | 439 |
| 9 | 16 | Corban (Ore.) | 25-8 | 417 |
| 10 | 10 | Grand View (Iowa) | 31-8 | 406 |
| 11 | 6 | Eastern Oregon | 32-3 | 381 |
| 12 | 13 | Missouri Baptist | 21-11 | 355 |
| 13 | RV | Northwestern (Iowa) | 18-17 | 316 |
| 14 | 15 | Montana Tech | 25-11 | 285 |
| 15 | 12 | Doane (Neb.) | 25-10 | 270 |
| 16 | RV | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 32-9 | 265 |
| 17 | 20 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 26-14 | 261 |
| 18 | 17 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 28-9 | 247 |
| 19 | 22 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 28-11 | 241 |
| 20 | 23 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 32-12 | 233 |
| 21 | 19 | Indiana Wesleyan | 35-4 | 220 |
| 22 | 18 | Lourdes (Ohio) | 27-7 | 182 |
| 23 | 21 | Carroll (Mont.) | 24-8 | 175 |
| 24 | 25 | Madonna (Mich.) | 31-10 | 108 |
| 25 | RV | College of Idaho | 20-10 | 100 |
Dropped from the rankings: Morningside (Iowa), Biola (Calif.) and Oklahoma City
Others receiving votes: Morningside (Iowa) 95, Union (Ky.) 75, Coastal Georgia 55, Ottawa (Kan.) 46, Texas Wesleyan 43, Northwest (Wash.) 34, Oklahoma City 30, Missouri Valley 27, St. Francis (Ill.) 26, IU Kokomo 25, Campbellsville (Ky.) 24, Marian (Ind.) 18, Mobile (Ala.) 3
