2019 NAIA Men's Volleyball Coaches' Preseason Top 10 Poll
Jan 08, 2019
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The inaugural championship season for men’s volleyball opens with the defending invitational champions, Grand View (Iowa), at No. 1 in the preseason NAIA Men’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 10 Poll, the national office announced on Tuesday.
Top 10 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2017):
- Grand View was ranked No. 1 five times during the 2018 season.
- The Vikings return two-of-three first-team All-Americans in Felix Chapman and John Chamone. The team adds one top newcomer in Patrick Furlong.
- No. 10 Missouri Valley lands at No. 10 in the poll after ending 2018 receiving votes.
- No team has been ranked at No. 1 for an entire season in the last two year. Grand View has the most No. 1-rankings with 11. Missouri Baptist and Park (Mo.) are the only other teams with a No. 1-rank each with three.
- Park holds the longest active streak in the polls with 19-consecutive rankings. Grand View, Lourdes (Ohio) and Ottawa (Kan.) follow with 18-consecutive rankings.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups.
- The Top 10 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
- The frequency of polls occurs bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) for the 2016-17 academic season. This change will allow raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work in between rating periods.
- For the complete rating calendar, click here.
2019 Men’s Volleyball Coaches’ Preseason Top 10 Poll
RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
1 | 1 | Grand View (Iowa) [10] | 23-5 | 106 |
2 | 2 | Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) | 21-9 | 96 |
3 | 4 | Lourdes (Ohio) | 23-8 | 88 |
4 | 3 | Missouri Baptist | 25-2 | 85 |
5 | 8 | Park (Mo.) | 15-10 | 73 |
6 | 9 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 21-10 | 65 |
7 | 7 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 25-9 | 55 |
8 | 5 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 22-9 | 40 |
9 | 9 | St. Andrews (N.C.) | 19-9 | 31 |
10 | RV | Missouri Valley | 10-10 | 28 |
Others receiving votes: Robert Morris (Ill.) 26, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 18, Clarke (Iowa) 12, Hope International (Calif.) 6, Siena Heights (Mich.) 7