2019 NAIA Men's Volleyball Coaches' Top 10 Poll — No. 3 (Feb. 19)
Feb 19, 2019
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Baptist is the new No. 1 team in the latest edition of the NAIA Men’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 10 Poll, the national office announced on Tuesday.
Top 10 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2017):
- Missouri Baptist is one of two undefeated teams in the top 10. The Spartans have yet to play a
five set match this season. - Since the last poll, MBU has captured wins over RV Missouri Valley, Dordt (Iowa), Morningside (Iowa), Briar Cliff (Iowa) and No. 3 Park (Mo.).
- No. 9 Mount Mercy (Iowa) and No. 10 Saint Xavier (Ill.) make their way into the poll this week.
- No team has been ranked at No. 1 for an entire season. Grand View has the most No. 1-rankings with 12. Missouri Baptist with four and Park (Mo.) with three are the only other teams that have been ranked at No. 1.
- Park holds the longest active streak in the polls with 22-consecutive rankings. Grand View, Lourdes (Ohio) and Ottawa (Kan.) follow with 21-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.
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2019 Men’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 10 Poll
| LAST | ||||
| RANK | WEEK | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Missouri Baptist [12] | 13-0 | 132 |
| 2 | 4 | Lourdes (Ohio) | 8-2 | 115 |
| 3 | 3 | Park (Mo.) | 7-1 | 114 |
| 4 | 5 | Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) | 9-3 | 97 |
| 5 | 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | 8-1 | 94 |
| 6 | 6 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 15-0 | 90 |
| 7 | 7 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 5-3 | 67 |
| 8 | 9 | Hope International (Calif.) | 6-1 | 60 |
| 9 | NR | Mount Mercy (Iowa) | 11-5 | 56 |
| 10 | NR | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 9-2 | 31 |
Others Receiving Votes: Life (Ga.) 22, UC Merced (Calif.) 13, Clarke (Iowa) 8, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 7, Siena Heights (Mich.) 5
