Lady Owls Receive Votes in NAIA Volleyball Coaches' Poll
Women's Volleyball
October 27, 2021
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the second time this season the Oregon Tech volleyball team has moved into the receiving votes category in the NAIA Coaches' Top Poll that was released today by the national office.
"Great to see our program get recognized on the national stage after a tough weekend of matches," said head coach Ken Murczek. On Friday, the Owls took on then ranked No.5 Corban to 5 sets before falling 17-15 in the final set. Then on Saturday the Lady Owls beat now No.23 ranked Bushnell University 3-1.
Four teams from the CCC are in this week's poll with Corban University slipping to No. 7 after suffering its first loss of the season, while Eastern Oregon University moved up one spot to No. 12. Bushnell University – which handed the Warriors their lone defeat – broke into the rankings at No. 23. Rounding out the quartet is Oregon Tech, which is receiving votes after beating Bushnell this past weekend.
Tech heads to Caldwell, Idaho on Friday or match with College of Idaho and then plays at No.12 Eastern Oregon on Saturday.
2021 NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Oct. 27
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Jamestown (N.D.) [16] |
26-0 |
557 |
| 2 |
2 |
Viterbo (Wis.) [4] |
31-1 |
545 |
| 3 |
3 |
Missouri Baptist |
20-2 |
524 |
| 4 |
4 |
Park (Mo.) |
22-2 |
505 |
| 5 |
6 |
Midland (Neb.) |
21-4 |
474 |
| 6 |
7 |
Marian (Ind.) |
28-0 |
471 |
| 7 |
5 |
Corban (Ore.) |
23-1 |
462 |
| 8 |
9 |
Providence (Mont.) |
19-2 |
431 |
| 9 |
11 |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
23-3 |
406 |
| 10 |
12 |
Life (Ga.) |
26-1 |
394 |
| 11 |
8 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
18-5 |
393 |
| 12 |
13 |
Eastern Oregon |
21-5 |
354 |
| 13 |
10 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
24-5 |
352 |
| 14 |
14 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
16-7 |
333 |
| 15 |
15 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
21-7 |
292 |
| 16 |
16 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
15-7 |
266 |
| 17 |
17 |
Montana Tech |
17-8 |
259 |
| 18 |
19 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
25-7 |
250 |
| 19 |
20 |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
18-2 |
238 |
| 20 |
24 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
20-12 |
226 |
| 21 |
22 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
19-3 |
222 |
| 22 |
21 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
18-5 |
168 |
| 23 |
NR |
Bushnell (Ore.) |
17-5 |
156 |
| 24 |
25 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
20-5 |
124 |
| 25 |
18 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
24-6 |
122 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Doane (Neb.)
Receiving Votes: Concordia (Neb.) 116, Dakota State (S.D.) 52,
Oregon Tech 46, Texas Wesleyan 38, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 36, Doane (Neb.) 29, Westmont (Calif.) 24, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 19, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 10, IU South Bend (Ind.) 9, Ottawa (Kan.) 5, St. Thomas (Fla.) 5
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 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"
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