KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the final NAIA Women's Volleyball Top 25 Coaches' Poll of the 2023 regular season on Wednesday morning, as the Corban University Volleyball team secured a Top 10 standing in every single poll this season and will be the No. 7-ranked program as they enter the postseason tournaments.
To read up on final NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches' poll of 2023, click HERE.
"We are honored again to be recognized in the top ten of the NAIA!" head coach Kim McLain exclaimed. "We know it will be played out on the court and are thankful for tough patches that push us to get better. I am proud of this team and how they are putting in extra work in order to accomplish their goals. We're looking forward to the journey ahead as we begin the postseason."
A 2-2 record to end the regular season isn't exactly how Coach McLain and her team drew it up in their gameplan, yet due to their unscathed record against every program not named Eastern Oregon University throughout the conference slate, the Warriors were still able to lock up the No. 2-seed in the 2023 Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament, clinching an automatic semifinal appearance and forgoing both the play-in and quarterfinal rounds.
The 2023 CCC All-Conference Awards will be released tomorrow at 12pm PT, where numerous Warriors expect to have their names called due to their incredible seasons of competition. Their semifinal matchup is still to be determined based on the quarterfinal results, but will begin at 3pm PT in La Grande at Quinn Coliseum this upcoming Friday.
2023 NAIA Volleyball Top 25 Coaches' Poll – No. 5
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School [First-Place Votes]
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Overall Record
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Points
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1.
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Northwestern (Iowa) [10]
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24-2
|
580
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2.
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Indiana Wesleyan [11]
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30-0
|
579
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3.
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Eastern Oregon
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28-1
|
558
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4.
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Concordia (Neb.)
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22-2
|
534
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5.
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Viterbo (Wis.)
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28-4
|
509
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6.
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Park (Mo.)
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28-2
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499
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7.
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Corban (Ore.)
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25-5
|
450
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8.
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Missouri Baptist
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23-5
|
449
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9.
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Jamestown (N.D.)
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23-8
|
443
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10.
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Vanguard (Calif.)
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26-1
|
428
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11.
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Montana Tech
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22-4
|
417
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T12.
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Columbia (Mo.)
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26-6
|
355
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T12.
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Southern Oregon
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25-5
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355
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14.
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IU Kokomo (Ind.)
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29-3
|
344
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15.
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Midland (Neb.)
|
15-10
|
340
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16.
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College of Saint Mary (Neb.)
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22-8
|
297
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17.
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Saint Katherine (Calif.)
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28-2
|
279
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18.
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Bellevue (Neb.)
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22-8
|
260
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19.
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SAGU (Texas)
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22-6
|
235
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20.
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Mount Vernon Nazarene (Kan.)
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29-6
|
225
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21.
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Central Methodist (Mo.)
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21-9
|
224
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22.
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St. Thomas (Fla.)
|
23-2
|
213
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23.
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Texas Wesleyan
|
23-5
|
181
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24.
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Bethel (Ind.)
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26-5
|
164
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25.
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Oklahoma Wesleyan
|
24-4
|
117
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Receiving Votes: Valley City State (N.D.) 66; Indiana Tech 60; Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) 59; CIU (S.C.) 48; Kansas Wesleyan 45; Marian (Ind.) 34; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 24; Judson (Ill.) 20; Ottawa (Kan.) 18; Loyola (La.) 15; Morningside (Iowa) 6; Indiana East (Ind.) 5; Menlo (Calif.) 3
The 2023 NAIA National Tournament Qualifiers will be announced on Monday, November 13th at 12pm PT, where the Warriors will more than likely see their name called for the eighth consecutive season.
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