2023 NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Rating - No. 2 (September 13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Eastern Oregon remains at No. 1 in the latest edition of the 2023 NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Rating. The Top 3 teams (Eastern Oregon, Concordia (Neb.), Northwestern (Iowa)) are three of four teams that remained the same rank as last week. The fourth team that remained the same rank as last week was Missouri Baptist at No. 7. Indiana Wesleyan broke into the Top 5 this week as the team moved up three spots, while IU Kokomo (Ind.) and Rocky Mountain (Mont.) moved back into the Top 25.
Rating Methodology
- The rating was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated groups.
- The Coaches Top 25 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 on the ballot are not considered "receiving votes"
- For the complete women's volleyball ratings calendar, CLICK HERE
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Eastern Oregon [18] | 11-0 | 589 |
| 2 | 2 | Concordia (Neb.) [3] | 9-0 | 574 |
| 3 | 3 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 10-1 | 534 |
| 4 | 5 | Corban (Ore.) | 11-2 | 524 |
| 5 | 8 | Indiana Wesleyan | 9-0 | 517 |
| 6 | 4 | Viterbo (Wis.) | 13-2 | 508 |
| 7 | 7 | Missouri Baptist | 9-2 | 473 |
| 8 | 6 | Park (Mo.) | 6-2 | 461 |
| 9 | 12 | College of Saint Mary (Neb.) | 13-1 | 455 |
| 10 | 11 | Columbia (Mo.) | 10-2 | 415 |
| 11 | 10 | Montana Tech | 7-2 | 390 |
| 12 | 13 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 11-1 | 384 |
| 13 | 9 | Midland (Neb.) | 5-5 | 351 |
| 14 | 15 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 12-1 | 340 |
| 15 | 16 | Bethel (Ind.) | 12-0 | 339 |
| 16 | 17 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 9-5 | 294 |
| 17 | 19 | Southern Oregon | 10-2 | 273 |
| 18 | 14 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 7-5 | 263 |
| 19 | 20 | Texas Wesleyan | 9-3 | 239 |
| 20 | 18 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 6-4 | 218 |
| 21 | NR | IU Kokomo (Ind.) | 9-3 | 181 |
| 22 | 25 | Indiana Tech | 12-2 | 167 |
| 23 | 24 | SAGU (Texas) | 6-5 | 126 |
| 23 | NR | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 8-4 | 126 |
| 25 | 22 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | 12-3 | 120 |
Dropped from the Poll: Hastings (Neb.), MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
Receiving Votes: Loyola (La.) 102, St. Thomas (Fla.) 89, Saint Katherine (Calif.) 78, Oklahoma Wesleyan 77, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 53, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 42, CIU (S.C.) 40, Dakota State (S.D.) 28, Taylor (Ind.) 18, Providence (Mont.) 16, McPherson (Kan.) 9, Valley City State (N.D.) 5, Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) 5, Aquinas (Mich.) 4
