The Northwestern College volleyball team once again holds down the top spot in the NAIA Volleyball Coaches' poll released earlier today by the national office.Â
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The Red Raiders are first for the second straight poll, moving up to No.1 in the last poll released on Oct. 23. They are the last remaining unbeaten team in the NAIA, owning a 27-0 overall record, the fifth longest win streak in program history. Northwestern already clinched the GPAC regular season title and the top seed for the upcoming conference tournament that will get underway with the quarterfinal round on Saturday night. They are 15-0 heading into tonight's match against Concordia.Â
Northwestern is one of six GPAC teams recognized in the coaches' poll; Jamestown (8), Concordia (16), Midland (21), Dordt (22) and College of Saint Mary (RV).Â
The only change among the top five teams is that Indiana Wesleyan and Eastern Oregon switched spots with the former moving up to No.3 after the Mountaineers loss last week.
2019 Women's Volleyball Coaches' Poll
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Northwestern (Iowa) [21] |
27-0 |
591 |
| 2 |
2 |
Missouri Baptist |
27-4 |
572 |
| 3 |
4 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
30-1 |
544 |
| 4 |
3 |
Eastern Oregon |
26-2 |
530 |
| 5 |
5 |
Park (Mo.) |
22-3 |
517 |
| 6 |
6 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
28-5 |
491 |
| 7 |
9 |
Southern Oregon |
25-3 |
473 |
| 8 |
8 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
24-4 |
459 |
| 9 |
7 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
26-3 |
455 |
| 10 |
10 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
24-5 |
415 |
| 11 |
11 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
25-9 |
402 |
| 12 |
15 |
Marian (Ind.) |
28-1 |
371 |
| 13 |
13 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
25-6 |
348 |
| 14 |
12 |
Corban (Ore.) |
17-7 |
347 |
| 15 |
14 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
27-3 |
338 |
| 16 |
17 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
21-4 |
306 |
| 17 |
18 |
Montana Tech |
22-6 |
293 |
| 18 |
22 |
Oklahoma City |
28-1 |
252 |
| 19 |
18 |
Providence (Mont.) (Mont.) |
19-6 |
251 |
| 20 |
23 |
Lawrence Tech (Mich.) |
27-2 |
250 |
| 21 |
24 |
Midland (Neb.) |
17-9 |
195 |
| 22 |
20 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
18-9 |
142 |
| 23 |
24 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
18-8 |
130 |
| 24 |
NR |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
20-8 |
117 |
| 25 |
21 |
College of Idaho |
15-10 |
112 |
Others receiving votes:Â Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 102, Reinhardt (Ga.) 89, Westmont (Calif.) 85, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 75, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 61, Saint Francis (Ind.) 50, Saint Mary (Neb.) 23, Vanguard (Calif.) 19, Thomas More (Ky.) Saint Mary (Kan.) 5, Dakota State (S.D.) 3, Xavier (La.) 3
