KANSAS CITY, Mo. –Northwestern (Iowa) is the new No. 1 in the third 2019 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.
For the first time, Northwestern (Iowa) captured the No. 1 spot. The Red Raiders are the only team in the Top 25 who remains undefeated. The Red Raiders received 20 of 21 first place votes in the poll.
Other GPAC teams in the rankings are Jamestown at #8, Concordia makes their first appearance in the rankings in the 17 spot, Dordt is up 2 spots to #20, and Midland dropped from 8th to a tie for 24th. Receiving votes this week was Morningside and College of Saint Mary
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Northwestern (Iowa) [20] | 22-0 | 591 |
| 2 | 1 | Missouri Baptist [1] | 24-4 | 564 |
| 3 | 5 | Eastern Oregon | 23-1 | 548 |
| 4 | 3 | Indiana Wesleyan | 25-1 | 529 |
| 5 | 6 | Park (Mo.) | 19-3 | 525 |
| 6 | 4 | Viterbo (Wis.) | 24-5 | 482 |
| 7 | 9 | Columbia (Mo.) | 23-2 | 474 |
| 8 | 11 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 20-3 | 458 |
| 9 | 10 | Southern Oregon | 20-3 | 444 |
| 10 | 13 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 22-5 | 415 |
| 11 | 12 | Grand View (Iowa) | 21-9 | 411 |
| 12 | 7 | Corban (Ore.) | 14-6 | 359 |
| 13 | 15 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 21-5 | 356 |
| 14 | 14 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 24-3 | 339 |
| 15 | 19 | Marian (Ind.) | 24-1 | 336 |
| 16 | 18 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 16-7 | 320 |
| 17 | NR | Concordia (Neb.) | 19-3 | 266 |
| 18 | 20 | Providence (Mont.) (Mont.) | 17-5 | 260 |
| 18 | 16 | Montana Tech | 19-6 | 260 |
| 20 | 22 | Dordt (Iowa) | 15-8 | 221 |
| 21 | 23 | College of Idaho | 14-7 | 195 |
| 22 | 24 | Oklahoma City | 23-1 | 181 |
| 23 | NR | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | 21-2 | 158 |
| 24 | NR | Hope International (Calif.) | 16-7 | 154 |
| 24 | 8 | Midland (Neb.) | 14-8 | 154 |
Others receiving votes: Westmont (Calif.) 120, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 53, Reinhardt (Ga.) 52, Saint Mary (Neb.) 40, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 39, Vanguard (Calif.) 39, Saint Francis (Ind.) 29, Thomas More (Ky.) 20, Morningside (Iowa) 11, Dakota State (S.D.) 5, The Master’s (Calif.) 3, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 3, Madonna (Mich.)
