KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Grand View (Iowa) claims the No. 1 rank in the first regular-season poll of the NAIA Men’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 10 Poll.

Top 10 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2017):

• Grand View opened up the season with a 2-1 record. The teams only loss was the Campbellsville (Ky.).
• Campbellsville was the only new team to enter the Top 10 this week after receiving votes in the preseason poll.
• No team has been ranked at No. 1 for an entire season. Grand View has the most No. 1-rankings with 13. Missouri Baptist (6), Park (Mo.) (3) and Benedictine Mesa (2) are the only other teams that have been ranked at No. 1.
• Park holds the longest active streak in the polls with 27-consecutive rankings. Grand View, Lourdes (Ohio), Missouri Baptist and Ottawa (Kan.) follow with 26-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”

2019 Men’s Volleyball Coaches’ Postseason Top 10 Poll

Others Receiving Votes: St. Andrews (N.C.) 33, Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 11, Ottawa (Ariz.) 9, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 5