Northwestern College dropped one spot in the latest addition of the NAIA Volleyball coaches' poll released earlier today by the national office.

Ranked 13th in the preseason poll, Northwestern dropped to 14th in the Sept. 5 version, totaling 359 points, two behind No.13 Eastern Oregon. The Red Raiders are one of six GPAC teams ranked in the top 25, joining No.1 Hastings, No. 5 Dordt, No. 9 Midland, No.16 Doane and No.24 Morningside. 

The Red Raiders are off to an 8-1 start to the 2017 season and will face Buena Vista on Wednesday night at the Bultman Center. 

NAIA Press Release | 
 

2017 NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll #1 (Aug.15)

RANK	WEEK	SCHOOL	RECORD	POINTS
1	1	Hastings (Neb.) (18)	8-0	589
2	6	Viterbo (Wis.) (3)	7-0	566
3	5	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	8-0	544
4	3	Park (Mo.)	7-1	524
5	7	Westmont (Calif.)	12-1	513
5	2	Dordt (Iowa)	11-2	513
7	8	Columbia (Mo.)	5-3	459
8	25	College of Idaho	9-1	448
9	4	Midland (Neb.)	7-3	445
10	16	Cornerstone (Mich.)	7-1	430
11	12	Missouri Baptist	8-2	391
12	10	Grand View (Iowa)	7-5	364
13	11	Eastern Oregon	7-4	361
14	13	Northwestern (Iowa)	8-1	359
15	9	Corban (Ore.)	7-4	308
16	15	Doane (Neb.)	8-3	303
17	14	Montana Tech	7-5	284
18	19	Georgetown (Ky.)	4-0	273
19	18	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)	5-4	250
20	21	Indiana Wesleyan	7-2	238
21	20	Bellevue (Neb.)	6-3	228
22	24	Madonna (Mich.)	9-2	185
23	17	Jamestown (N.D.)	4-4	102
24	NR	Morningside (Iowa)	7-5	98
25	NR	Northwest (Wash.)	8-2	90

Dropped from the rankings: No. 23 Carroll (Mont.), No. 22 Lourdes

Others receiving votes: Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 84, Lourdes (Ohio) 76, Ottawa (Kan.) 65, Missouri Valley 57, Campbellsville (Ky.) 47, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 36, Texas Wesleyan 26, College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 23, Marian (Ind.) 21, Baker (Kan.) 20, Mobile (Ala.) 15, Providence (Mont.) 14, William Woods (Mo.) 10, Union (Ky.) 9, Hope International (Calif.) 8, Southern Oregon 5, Webber International 4

^Top 25 ranking in Coaches' Poll on Sept. 5, 2017