2019 NAIA Men's Volleyball Coaches' Final Top 10 Poll
Apr 07, 2019
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Baptist remains at No. 1 team in the final edition of the NAIA Men’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 10 Poll.
Top 10 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2017):
- Missouri Baptist is the only undefeated teams in the top 10.
- New teams in the poll: No. 8 St. Andrews (N.C.) and No. 10 Saint Xavier (Ill.)
- 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 six 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 24-consecutive rankings. Grand View, Lourdes (Ohio), Missouri Baptist and Ottawa (Kan.) follow with 23-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
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Missouri Baptist [12] | 26-0 | 132 |
| 2 | 2 | Lourdes (Ohio) | 23-3 | 118 |
| 3 | 3 | Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) | 21-4 | 112 |
| 4 | 4 | Grand View (Iowa) | 18-1 | 105 |
| 5 | 5 | Park (Mo.) | 19-3 | 92 |
| 6 | 6 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 28-3 | 78 |
| 7 | 7 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 13-9 | 71 |
| 8 | NR | St. Andrews (N.C.) | 21-5 | 59 |
| 9 | 8 | Mount Mercy (Iowa) | 22-8 | 54 |
| 10 | NR | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 20-7 | 45 |
Others Receiving Votes: Hope International (Calif.) 24, Menlo (Calif.) 13, Campbellsville (Ky.) 8, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 7, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 5
