KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) lands its second No. 1 rank in the preseason edition of the NAIA Men’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 10 Poll after claiming the first men’s volleyball championship title in 2019.

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

• Benedictine Mesa claimed the title in the inaugural NAIA Men’s Volleyball Championship.
• Menlo (Calif.) is the only new team to jump into the poll from the 2019 Postseason Top 10.
• No team has been ranked at No. 1 for an entire season. Grand View has the most No. 1-rankings with 12. 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 26-consecutive rankings. Grand View, Lourdes (Ohio), Missouri Baptist and Ottawa (Kan.) follow with 25-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: Mount Mercy (Iowa) 24, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 11, Campbellsville (Ky.) 9, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 6, Ottawa (Ariz.) 3